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Though most members of the show are still alert , a few superstar fromThe Cosby Show , including one of the twin worker , have passed away , sometimes from rude causes and sometimes under more tragical setting . The Cosby Showwill forever be inextricably linked withBill Cosby ’s intimate assault allegement and convictionsthat uprise to public attention in the mid-2010s . It ’s forever tarnished not only Cosby ’s legacy but also that ofThe Cosby Show , which was a hugely democratic sitcom in both its prime and in syndication .
Premiering in 1984,The Cosby Showran for eight seasons and followed the Huxtable family , an upper - mediate - class African American family living in Brooklyn Heights , New York . The series was an instant strike and a few ofThe Cosby Showepisodes are some of the most watched of all prison term . The Cosby Showfeatured an ensemble cast of the Huxtables and their extended family and neighbors . Most of the cast is still alive , pursuing acting and other career , but woefully , there have been a few deaths since the series end .
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Earle Hyman
Grandpa Huxtable
Ethel Ayer
Carrie Hanks
Michelle Thomas
Justine Phillips
Everett Wilson
Nelson Tibideaux
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Earle Hyman As Grandpa Huxtable
Date Of Birth: October 11, 1926
Actor : Earle Hymanpassed out on November 17 , 2017 , at the years of 91 . ThoughThe Cosby Showwas his biggest role , he also memorably vocalize Panthro / Redeye in theThunderCatsTV serial .
Notable Movies & TV Shows :
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The Bamboo Prison(1954 )
Doc Jackson
ThunderCats(1985 - 1989 )
Panthro / Redeye
Twice in a Lifetime(2001 )
Charley Freeman / Jack
Character : Grandpa Huxtable isCliff Huxtable ’s ( Cosby ) Church Father . A strong and caring patriarch , everyone , except maybe Cliff , was always happy to see Grandpa Huxtable . Hyman earned an Emmy nominating speech for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series for his performance .
The ' 80s was the decade of the family and workplace - centric sitcom and some of those shows are among the respectable to ever transmit on idiot box .
Ethel Ayler As Carrie Hanks
Date Of Birth: May 1, 1930
Actor : Ethel Ayler hand away on November 18 , 2018 , at the age of 88 . Her famous film deferred payment includedThe Bodyguardas Emma andTo Sleep with Angeras Hattie . On television set , she appeared inRyan ’s Hopeas Constance Small and in an instalment of7th Heavenas Mrs. Macaferty.
Ryan ’s Hope(1981 )
Constance Small
The Bodyguard(1992 )
Emma
7th Heaven(2006 )
Mrs. Macaferty
Character : Ayler played the recurring character Carrie Hanks onThe Cosby Show . Carrie is Clair Huxtable ’s ( Phylicia Rashad ) female parent , a charwoman even wiser and more forthright than Clair .
Michelle Thomas As Justine Phillips
Date Of Birth: September 23, 1968
Actor : Michelle Thomastragically passed away on December 23 , 1998 , at the untried age of 30 , after a bout with a rare soma of Crab , DSRCT(viaPeople ) . Thomas also star inFamily Mattersas Myra Monkhouse and appear in 38 episodes ofThe Young and the Restlessas Callie Rogers .
Family Matters(1993 - 1998 )
Myra Monkhouse
Thea(1994 )
Keanda
The Young and the Restless(1998 )
Callie Rogers
Character : Michelle Thomas played Justine Phillips inThe Cosby Show . Justine was a recur character in the show and was Theo Huxtable ’s ( Malcolm - Jamal Warner ) longtime girl , appearing in eight episode of the serial .
Everette Wilson As Nelson Tibideaux
Date Of Birth: August 5, 1987
doer : Everett Wilson and his twinned brother Ronald only ever had one playing character apiece , as the infant Nelson Tibideaux . Tragically , Everett was killed in an machine accident on January 8 , 2005 , at the years of 17 , ( viaFindAGrave ) .
The Cosby Show(1989 )
Character : Everett and Ronald Wilsononly appear as Nelson Tibideaux inThe Cosby Showseason 6 , sequence 2 , " Surf ’s Up " , the only episode Nelson appears as an baby . Nelson and his duplicate sister Winnie ( Domonique & Monique Reynolds ) were the son and girl of Sondra Huxtable ( Sabrina LeBeauf ) and Elvin Tibideaux ( Geoffrey Owens ) .
