Bill Cosby

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CTL-P-1168 · Person

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Combined Graph record U-03227 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-1168. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Creator of A Different World

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Creator of A Different World

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Role(s): creator
Known for: Creator of A Different World

Referenced by

A Different World — authored by → this record
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids — authored by → this record
The Cosby Show — authored by → this record

Sources

https://parade.com/entertainment/1987-coming-of-age-sitcom-created-as-a-spin-off-ranked-among-best-90s-tv-shows (verification source · master store)

Evidence note (master store)

A Different World was created by Bill Cosby as a spin-off of The Cosby Show and premiered on NBC in 1987 (Parade).

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