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Berkleemusic Scholarship Honoree - Bill Cosby

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Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby is, by any standards, one of the most influential individuals and Americans of our times. Whether through concert appearances or recordings, television or films, life long learning or writing, social activism or the Internet, philanthropy or music, Bill Cosby has the ability to touch people's lives. His talents range from insights on the basic cornerstones of our existence to the ability to communicate these insights, often with humor, in such a way as to provide refreshing awareness and understanding of our roles as parents, children, family members, as well as men and women. Without resorting to gimmickry or lowbrow humor, Bill Cosby's storytelling has a point of reference and respect for the trappings and traditions of the great American humorists such as Mark Twain, Buster Keaton and Jonathan Winters.

Bill Cosby represents the voice of a vast, extra-ordinary world. Everyone seems to easily identify with his characters and the situations they find themselves in. He gives the twist of the ridiculous to everyday faults, foibles and successes and makes them a recognizable slice of life. Bill Cosby points out the humor in our lives, and in doing so, he touches our hearts. Because of this, his appeal is not restricted to any specific group. His qualities have endeared him to people from all walks of life.

His lifelong contributions to American culture were recognized with a Kennedy Center Honor in 1998 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in July 2002, America's highest civilian honor.

Berklee College of Music presented Cosby with an Honorary Doctor of Music Degree in 2004.

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