The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom starring former actor/comedian Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from 1984 until 1992, but lasted for eight years. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.
Main characters Bill Cosby as Cliff Huxtable Phylicia Rashad as Clair Huxtable Sabrina LeBeauf as Sondra Huxtable-Tibideaux (seasons 2–8; recurring season 1) Lisa Bonet as Denise Huxtable (seasons 1–3 and 6–7; recurring seasons 4–5) Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Theodore "Theo" Huxtable Tempestt Bledsoe as Vanessa Huxtable Keshia Knight Pulliam as Rudy Huxtable Geoffrey Owens as Elvin Tibideaux (seasons 4–8; recurring seasons 2–3) Joseph C. Phillips as Martin Kendall (seasons 6–7; guest season 8) Raven-Symoné as Olivia Kendall (seasons 6–8) Erika Alexander as Pam Tucker (seasons 7–8)
Recurring, minor, and one-time characters Earle Hyman as Russell Huxtable Clarice Taylor as Anna Huxtable Deon Richmond as Kenny aka "Bud" Christopher and Clayton Griggs; Darrian and Donovan Bryant; and Gary LeRoi Gray as Nelson Tibideaux Domonique and Monique Reynolds; Jalese & Jenelle Grays; and Jessica Ann Vaughn as Winnie Tibideaux Peter Costa as Peter Chiara Karen Malina White as Charmaine Brown Carl Payne as Walter "Cockroach" Bradley Troy Winbush as Denny Allen Payne as Lance Rodman Pam Potillo as Janet Meiser Reno Wilson as Howard Elizabeth Narvaez as Kara Michelle Thomas as Justine Phillips Lisa Rieffel as Susan (Vanessa's friend) Rachel Hillman as Susan (Rudy's friend) Nicole Rochelle as Danielle Naoka Nakagawa as Kim Ogawa Merlin Santana as Stanley Joe Williams as Al Hanks Ethel Ayler as Carrie Hanks Alex Ruiz as Lou Hernandez Dondre T. Whitfield as Robert Foreman William Thomas Jr. as Dabnis Brickey Wallace Shawn as Jeffrey Engels Adam Sandler as Smitty Mushond Lee as Arthur "Slide" Bartell Elaine Stritch as Mrs. McGee Seth Gilliam as Aaron Dexter Gabrielle Carmouche as Deirdre Arpelle Vanessa Estelle Williams as Jade Marsh and Cheryl Moses Gunn as Joe Kendall Nancy Wilson as Lorraine Kendall
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