Where Are They Now?
Turning Back the TV Dial: Snakkle Catches Up With Our Favorite Sitcom Stars of the ‘80s and ‘90s
In a world before “real” housewives, world travelers, celebrity apprentices, and weight loss contestants, scripted TV actually ruled the airwaves. They occupied our TVs every weeknight through the ‘80s and ‘90s. They taught us life lessons in neat 30-minute segments. Snakkle takes a look at where some of our favorite sitcom stars are today. By Jennifer Bradshaw
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Bill Cosby as Dr. Heathcliff
Bill Cosby produced and starred in eight seasons of The Cosby Show, the first family oriented sitcom to portray an affluent African American family. Cosby starred as the patriarch, OBGYN Cliff Huxtable. His character is often ranked as the number one dad on TV.
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March 15, 2014 at 1:25 am, Deepak said:
Black Nouveau Woman: It is fascinating to me that the ovmnwheleirg responses for someone who hasn’t been married, doesn’t have a wife or any kids is gay or subtly gay. To each their own culture I guess. I can’t help the level of naivety that this form of thinking implies or shows. Not every ‘single’ being, on the almost 10 billion populated Earth, will be married, stay married and/or will have kids and that does not (have to) mean that they are automatically gay or undercover gay. Life does not always have to be about the status quo. I did a blog about him in the summer of 2012 and he was famous for something in every decade since the 70s (for those who are really in ‘tune’ with culture in my opinion). It helps that he was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame last year. And I am not just saying that because of our name similarities. He will surely be missed!Notable works:1970s – All in the Family; The Jeffersons1980s – Amen; 1990s – Dinosaurs (That “Knock the mama!” show; The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirAughties/2000s – a variety of shows/guest appearances2010s (close enough)- American Pie Presents: The Book of Love