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Of philadelphia to the heights of hollywood. >> you dont get larger or more successful than bill cosby unless youre barack obama. >> bob huber covers cosby for philadelphia magazine. >> he was the first leading black man on a network back in the mid-60s. >> cosbys performance in "i spy" won him three consecutive emmys. but that was nothing compared to what came next. by 1985, he had become a television juggernaut with "the cosby show." >> what you need to do now is go to the next level if you wa...

Cosby was the quintessential success story. rising from the projects of philadelphia, to the heights of hollywood. >> you dont get larger, more successful than bill cosby unless you are barack obama. >> bob huber covers cosby for "philadelphia" magazine. >> he was the first leading black man on a network back in the mid 60s. ♪ >> reporter: cosbys performance in "i spy" won him three emmys. but that was nothing compared to what came next. by 1985, he had become a television juggernaut with "the...

Black man on a network back in the mid 60s. >> cosbys performance in "i spy" won him three consecutive emmys but that was nothing compared to what came next. >> by 1985, he had become a television juggernaut with the cosby show. >> what you need to do now is go to the next level if you want justine back. >> whats that? >> begging. >> for 8 seasons on nbc, he starred at the lovable dr. cliff huxtable, patriarch of a family that defied racial stereotypes, revived the sitcom drama and mega bucks in...

Criticism that the boss, joe farrell, regularly dished out. >> and she would come in there and lay down the law. you think this is tough? wait until you get the next level. you think im tough? get used to it now. >> bowmans shot at the next level came in 1985. bill cosby was coming to denver and her agent said he was scouting for potential stars. >> so when he came in to town and she selected me, you know, it was a big deal. >> a big deal because cosby was the quintessential success story. risin...

>> and she would come in there and lay down the law. you think this is tough? wait until you get the next level. th you thih? get used to it now. >> bowmans shot at the next level came in 1985. bill cosby was coming to denver and her agent said he was scouting for potential stars. >> so when he came into town and she selected me, you know, it was a big deal. >> a big deal because cosby was the quintessential success story. rising from the projects of ts philadelphia to the heights of hollywood. ...