• Clair Huxtable is a fictional character who appears on the American sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992). Portrayed by actress Phylicia Rashad, Clair, the...
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  • refer to him as "Dr. Huxtable", and he is well-respected in the community. Cliff is married to Clair Huxtable. Both Cliff and Clair attended the fictional...
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    were a major part of its success. The portrayal of Clair Huxtable, the matriarch of the Huxtable family, by Phylicia Rashad sparked an international...
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  • spin-off A Different World (1987). The second-born child of Cliff and Clair Huxtable, Denise is a free spirit known for her eccentric clothing. Alternating...
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    refer to him as "Dr. Huxtable", and he is well-respected in the community. Cliff is married to Clair Huxtable. Both Cliff and Clair attended the fictional...
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  • actress Keshia Knight Pulliam, Rudy is the youngest child of Cliff and Clair Huxtable. First appearing alongside her family in the pilot episode "Theo's Economic...
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  • revealed in episode "Theo's Gift". Theo is the only son of Cliff and Clair Huxtable, and the middle one of their five children. At the beginning of the...
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  • was in the running to be Sondra Huxtable. Sondra is introduced partway through Season 1 as the eldest of Cliff and Clair's five children, a sophomore studying...
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  • episodes) Phylicia Rashad as Clair Huxtable (4 episodes) Jonell Green as Dashawn Curtis (4 episodes) Bill Cosby as Cliff Huxtable (3 episodes) Keshia Knight...
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    and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She is best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992) which earned her two Primetime...
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  • is best known for her childhood role as Vanessa Huxtable, the fourth child of Cliff and Clair Huxtable on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–92). In December...
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  • Auction" of the TV series The Cosby Show's second season. In the episode, Clair Huxtable states that Wilson was her great-uncle, and that her grandmother had...
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    philanthropist, and the wife of comedian Bill Cosby. The character of Clair Huxtable from The Cosby Show was based on her. Cosby has avoided public life...
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    "Louis York Sing the Praises of 'Clair Huxtable'," BET.com, February 24, 2015. Misha Sesar, "Celebrate Clair Huxtable In Debut Video," The Fader, April...
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    Rashad), whom he met during the run of The Wiz, and who later played Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show. He also wrote the lyrics and arranged the vocals...
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  • years younger than Phylicia Rashad, the actress who played her mother, Clair Huxtable. Pop singer Whitney Houston also auditioned for the same part, but refused...
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    parallels to Cosby's actual family life: like the characters Cliff and Clair Huxtable, Cosby and his wife Camille were college-educated and financially successful...
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  • Huxtable is the daughter of Hillman alumni Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable and Clair Hanks Huxtable, Esq. She enrolled in Hillman and was roommates with Maggie...
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    Allie — CBS Shelley Long Diane Chambers Cheers — NBC Phylicia Rashad Clair Huxtable The Cosby Show — Susan Saint James Kate McArdle Kate & Allie — CBS Isabel...
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  • ratings and positive critical feedback. Clair Huxtable, an attorney, and her children are having dinner at home. Clair is upset with her son, Theo, due to...
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  • Fraser, the heroine of the Outlander novel series and television series Clair Huxtable, in the television series The Cosby Show Claire Kagenou (クレア・カゲノー, Kurea...
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  • actress, Phylicia Rashad, had previously played Clair Huxtable (wife to Cosby's character, Cliff Huxtable) on The Cosby Show and Ruth Lucas (wife to Cosby's...
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  • The Cosby Show set at Hillman College, the alma mater of Clair and Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable. It ran for six seasons on NBC, airing a total of 141 episodes...
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    and police brutality. After seeing Phylicia Rashad's lawyer character Clair Huxtable on the sitcom The Cosby Show, Williams was inspired to attend law school...
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  • concerned that Jill would be yet another "perfect" TV sitcom mother such as Clair Huxtable of The Cosby Show. She was reassured after seeing some scripts and talking...
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  • Bobby (Victoria Principal and Patrick Duffy) from Dallas, and Cliff and Clair Huxtable (Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad) from The Cosby Show, among others....
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    Masterpiece Theater – Act I, was released in 2015. The first single, "Clair Huxtable", is an ode to Phylicia Rashad's character on The Cosby Show. The EP...
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  • special were produced, spanning eight seasons. The opening credits show the Huxtable family arriving at Central Park and playing various sports there, in a...
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    later portrayed Al Hanks, father of Clair Huxtable, in three episodes of the 1984-1992 series The Cosby Show ("Clair's Sister," season 2; "The March," season...
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    Black (1986). Stevie Wonder: used a Synclavier to sample the voices of Clair Huxtable and children in an episode of The Cosby Show. Neil Young, who used an...
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