Word: agee
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Entering Saturday's Harvard-Northeastern gridiron showdown, Crimson football Coach Joe Restic knew he had to solve an age-old mystery: how to break the Wishbone...
Unlike most comedians, who are "on" only when performing, Cosby is naturally funny for much of his waking day. In his 20s and 30s, he was notorious for his smoldering anger; he bristled at interviewers and once decked Comedian Tommy Smothers at a Playboy mansion party. But with age and prosperity, "he got a lot calmer," says his younger brother Russell, 44, a Delta Air Lines service agent in Atlanta. Even today Bill can be pedantic or short-tempered, but most of the time he is simply fun to be around...
...entertainer on the globe. He is TV's best-loved family man, yet he firmly shields his own wife and five children from publicity. He shies away from the praise of peers by refusing to accept Emmy nominations; yet he flaunts his doctor's degree in education, earned at age 39. As a performer, he radiates childlike charm and clownish exuberance; with co-workers, he can be demanding and difficult (see following story...
...other TV spots, hawking products for Ford, Texas Instruments and Coca-Cola, among others. His latest client, E.F. Hutton, reportedly paid him more than $5 million for a long-term deal. "The advertising business was looking for universality that shatters the color image," says Fred Danzig, editor of Advertising Age. "Cosby does that...
...stiff on the stump but unflappable under attack and congenial close up, Schmoke is modest about his accomplishments. "From the earliest age, there have been people who recognized in me an ability to do better than I thought I could, and they pushed me," he says. Schmoke downplays racial politics, contending that a leader's role is "to try to get people to see their commonality rather than their differences." His early ideal as a black politician was Republican Edward Brooke, the former Massachusetts Senator. Schmoke's impressive start may make him a model for a generation of politicians...