Why Whitney Houston Turned Down Cosby - Here's Why
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- www.comedyhype.com/ - For a new episode of 'Here's Why', we take a look at the one time Whitney Houston was considering joining The Cosby Show just before she would take over charts. Here's why Whitney Houston turned down the Cosby show. Instagram: @ComedyHype & Twitter: @ComedyHype_
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Whitney was not meant to be a Huxtable. She was born to sing.
Great comment
Right! Thank goodness she turned it down.
Best comment
@@krisj827 Thank you
I don’t think it would have worked. She had a strong personality and more than likely would have clashed with Cosby. Some things just aren’t meant to be.
Originally, Clair was supposed to be Dominican. However, Phylicia Rashad spoke Spanish during her audition and impressed the producers and Cosby’s wife so they decided to go with her. Thank God they did!
Wow I never knew Clair was supposed to be Dominican originally.
Interesting. Weren’t the vast majority of the no white women he assaulted were mixed or racially ambiguous?
@@HeyTash They look white
@@HeyTash keep in mind it happened in a time were there weren't many blacks in power to be in the room with Pill Bill
@@HeyTash "Interesting." The comment had nothing to do with lying-ass women.
Whitney Houston made the best decision in her career being the biggest Pop Urban R&B Female Singer in the '80s and the 90s worldwide 🌍🌎
Sometimes I wonder was it worth it? She lost her life due to this dirty game.
@@C-Lyfe85 that's facts 💯🙏🏿
@@C-Lyfe85 she chose her own path…her destiny was then sealed…as countless others before and after her…
Biggest Pop female singer period. Urban or non urban.
biggest? i think Ms Jackson might have a few things to say about that.
One thing about Whitney Houston is she knew what she wanted, She believed in her dreams and she never gave up. I really appreciate that 🙂.
Whitney was one of the few artists who toured a lot during their career. She made the right choice by declining it. May she rest in peace 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I also heard that Vanessa Williams was supposed to play Sandra as well due to her educational & theater experience but was forced to pass on that role as the officials of the Miss America pageant would not permit it...which is a shame imo 🤦🏾♂️
i remember this
Especially considering they took away her title anyway
Now that I see that Sondra is SUPPOSED to be a "stiff", this actress' casting makes sense to me for the first time in 3 decades. Sondra (and the actress playing her) is super-lame, whiny, bitchy, and annoying! Whitney had too much shine, charisma, and POP to convince us that she's "Sondra".
She turned out to be a great actress, but it's safe to say that she made the right choice.
Except for cocaine
@@drphot6050 tf does that have to do with her career, troll?
Cosby ain't have to rape those females they wanted him he ain't make those thots come to his rooms playboy did that for years but nobody's in jail and it's proof this happened foh Cosby is still Americas dad bih
@@rtd301 what does that have to do with anything? Finish the fourth grade before trying to talk to someone because you sound special.
RIP Whitney Houston
I guarantee she would’ve brought a lot of music into the series once the writers heard her voice. Ultimately she did what was best for her (at the time).
Or she would have been like brandy. A little singing here and there.
Thats a ridiculous guarantee. The show was based around a Black family prospering through their intelligence and not the stereotypical entertainment route. How bout u go back n actually watch all 8 szns with adult eyes. You'll realize how foolish u sound.
@@odizza1688 Would’ve been better than that lip-synching bull shit ass “family” performance and that dry performance Claire did at the university. They had plenty of celebrity guests in that show who were all singers, actors and dancers. Wouldn’t be too unusual to have a child who could actually sing.
@@EricFortuneJr. Thank you Eric!
A television series is full time. Whitney would not have had time for a music career. I'm glad she turned it down.
The title could have easily been “Why Whitney Houston Turned Down The Cosby Show”…but…clicks…
Exactly. I knew it was BS before I even hit play but I watched anyway cuz I love Whitney
I'm soo glad Whitney Houston didnt do The Cosby Show now she is already became best selling female artists and actress in movies. We all miss her
This is EXACTLY what happened to me when I worked as a comic artist and editer for marvel comics, they would only call me when no one else was available (which was VERY rare) but I was hired as a "lead artist" (meaning I work daily) ,I couldn't get work with anyone else because I was under contract with them and I had many other jobs and producers reaching out to me ,by me saying no to everyone all my offers were pretty much washed up once I left marvel ,a lose lose situation at its best
This industry is very cute thoat ,trust NO ONE
I'm sure you're a great artist to have a stint at Marvel.
in that episode where the family decides who gets to go see Michael Jackson in concert, the Kenny character (in his usual squabbles with Rudy) revealed that he had a crush on Whitney Houston. That would've been awkward if Whitney was acting on the show.
Yeah but she wouldn't be playing herself tho but a different character😊 but yeah he probably would have said someone else if she was there😂
He probably would have said somebody like Janet Jackson instead.
@@antoinec822 That’s exactly what I was thinking 😂😭
They didn’t want Whitney to get bigger than the show and demand more. They wanted to lock her down.
I really don't think that was it. Whitney wasn't a name yet when this happened. These type of locked-in contracts are common for series regulars even if they use you or not.
I remember when she did a guest spot on "Giimme A Break" as Katie's best friend and they were going to start a business together. It was a year before her debut album dropped.
Wasn't she on Silver Spoon as well?
Whitney was just a natural. Beauty of a goddess, beautiful physique and a beautiful instrument of her vocals. You could only imagine what her career could've been had she accepted the role of Sondra. But she was destined for something greater with her voice. I wish Whitney was still here. Can't believe next week marks a full decade since her passing. RIP.
I agree I love Whitney Houston all my life she was so beautiful to me
February 11th I'll never forget that day I was laying in my bed you would have thought my mother passed
@@CHRISFREE84 Feburary 11th It just past now were a day away now from it now🥺
I remember seeing Whitney Houston posters in Vanessa's room on the show.
As for Whitney the law of: "when 1 door closes there's another 1 open" can't apply 4 her b/c her feet were already in the door of music. Sabrina feet were half in but luckily, she had COLLEGE and another desire to propel her forward.
It took "Sandra " so long to grow on me. Not that she wasn't a good actress, but she just didn't fit to me. Check out Whitney Houston! That's some kind of faith she had! Turned down one of the biggest black stars in Hollywood history! You go girl! And she would've been perfect for Sandra too, judging by how good she was as a guest star on "Gimme A Break!" that same year!
a lot of people dont know this ,
but (JALEEL WHITE) who played STEVE EURKEL on (FAMILY MATTERS) was suppose to be the original (RUDY HUCKSTABLE),
because that role was gonna be a SON at first
Interesting
Jaleel White wasn't SUPPOSED to be Rudy, he just auditioned for the role because Rudy was supposed to be a boy but that doesn't mean he was going to get the role. It's not like the role was offered to him and then they switched the sex of the character.
They did Sandra dirty. But she was great example of a smart level headed daughter but they made her like a guest than a family member.
Whitney clearly made the right choice
It's amazing she had so much confidence and faith about her future. So inspiring.
Even though it would be great to have Whitney on the show I don’t think she would have been able to focus on her music if she did. All things happen for a reason! RIP Whitney! Miss you, beautiful!
Sorry for leaving so many comments lol but I just realized another parallel to Whitney Houston and The Cosby Show. Her career blew up just a few months after the successful debut of the show, THEN went into the hemisphere a few months after the show's ending with release of The Bodyguard! 😅 I wonder if her and Cosby ever ran into each other at an event and gave each other a high five or shared a few giggles. Lol only in fun though! Lol they both dominated black pop culture. Lol
Whitney followed her dreams and it payed off for her
Oh but wait, Whitney Houston did make an appearance on The Cosby Show after all! Her poster was on the door of Sandra's room she shared with Denise!☺🤗 Did anyone ever notice? Lol I always did!
Sheryl Lee Ralph would have made a Great Claire, so I don't know where the habla Espanol came from. Whitney Houston can SANG. She don't got time for that, Bill would have been all up in her business even worse than he was Lisa and Them.
I think Whitney Houston would have done a more convincing job than Sabrina did as Sandra. Whitney Resembles Phylicia more (eyes, smile, etc.) and Whitney's acting skills were more convincing and genuine. I'm sorry, but Sabrina always came off as if she was acting & not super convincing. Her portrayal of the character reminded me of the "light skin" Aunt Viv from the Fresh Prince & the "Light skinned" Harriet Winslow from Family Matters- timid and not 100 percent confident in the role.
Side note: I only mentioned light skin, since that's what people have used to differentiate the original or "OG Aunt Viv" and the Harriet Winslow character, before anyone points that out... I thought I'd clarify. :)
Great observations…you’re right on point!
i thought Whitney Houston was so beautiful and could definitely pass for Phylicia Rashad's daughter. i have always thought Claire was one of the most beautiful women on television.
That was good that Whitney chose her music career
Ikr
She wasnt a great actress anyway
@@geebevins1914 Hollywood ain't for everybody
@@geebevins1914 Yet she was one of the top billing movies of all time. Despite what you might think of her acting the numbers are showing different!
@@mariahyohannes Ummm ok? I never called her films flops. What is your point sis?
I like that she said Clive Davis was "grooming"
Claire: what do you mean you decided not to go to law school!?
Sondra:I changed my mind
Claire: CHANGE IT BACK!
I live!!!
Whitney would’ve been too distracting for the show… Whitney presence is bigger than life
Whitney Houston also had another album and single go diamond recently. Making her the only female to have 4 diamond albums.
Actually Mariah Carey has more diamond albums than Whitney Houston, her debut, emotions, daydream, fantasy, butterfly and probably emancipation of Mimi by now. This ain't no shade to Whitney because she's still that chick!
@@jeremiahborders2959 Mariah only has two diamond albums (Daydream and Music Box) )Whitney holds the record right now for being the first Black artist to have three diamond albums and a diamond single.
@@SaintMTi how is that when her her debut album "the Mariah Carey album" sold 9 million and her emotions album sold 8 million copies before the music box and fantasy even came out. Don't you think the Mariah Carey album and emotion have sold more than 1 million copies and 2 million copies in the past 32 years? I mean, I'm really sure the bodyguard has sold far more the 44 million copies in the past 30 years since it's been released. Just because artist don't pay to have their number updated or billboard/ RIAA choose not to keep track doesn't mean an album just sits at a certain number for almost 30 years. When people still do but albums and stream counts now. The RIAA said that "the miseducation of Lauryn Hill" has finally went diamond just two years. When people have been saying that the album has sold over 20 million copies back in 1998. So, I guarantee you Mariah Carey has more diamond albums than just 2!
@@jeremiahborders2959 I highly doubt that Butterfly sold 10 million copies so your comment is suspect.
@@jeremiahborders2959 Mariah’s labels recertified a lot of her albums and singles over the last year or a two. A lot of Mariah’s albums were overshipped in the 90s which is why she has diamond albums yet the two albums only scanned 7-7.5 million. RIAA wont recertified if the past shipments on old albums are still sitting around unscanned.
Until RIAA says Mariah has more she only has two. I’m only dealing official stats.
Excellent video, yes Whitney definitely made the best choice not to sign the contact. Her star to sing, and create an Iconic Legecy was way to great. On the other hand, if they really wanted her. They could've created another role like a cousin, or something. Who occasionally came to visit. Well it wouldn't been interesting, to see Whitney as part of the Cosby Show. We can only wonder!!
Whitney Houston will always be known as "The Voice". She did get other roles on set comes... Her music career, was just to powerful to hold this songbird back.
Great video, bravo!! Love me some Whitney Houston 🕊❤🎵😇🙏🏽🎙🎵🙌🏽🕊❤🎵
Cissy more than likely advised Whitney not to have dealings with Cosby. There was buzz in the industry for some time about Bill.
Sabrina was looking at it all the wrong way. Remember when the Jefferson's were in 'All in the Family'? They had small roles. Then the Jeffersons got their own show which is an American classic. You gotta take what God gives you, shine and be grateful and make something out of it instead of being bitter and jealous of what others have.
It all what depends
Yeah I definitely think she looked at her character and her role in the show, in the wrong way. One of the main things that made the Cosby show great was just how real the family dynamic was played. Even the behavior of the kids at different ages was written well. She couldn't have been in every episode especially since she was grown and out of the house. It's crazy she thinks she was under used, because out of all the Cosby kids, I think Rudy and Sandra & Alvin had the most funniest and memorable moments on the show.
Not necessarily it all what depends etc...../ sometimes people are not given an chance to shine etc....
@@JamesCH08 I can of or get where
she is coming from, they could of at least out of the entire series / episodes put her in at least 70- 💯/ 100 episodes, if they really had wanted to they would definitely been done, made it happen they felt her character was even worthy enough etc ....!!!!!/ just saying
Even if Whitney signed to be on the Cosby Show Jive Davis would have gotten her out of that contract he had “plans” for her and wasn’t going to let anything or anyone get in the way of it.
Would it have really been any different with Cosby? He was very controlling to the people he worked with, not only onset but also offset as well, one of the many reasons Lisa left.
@@mariahyohannes Cosby isn’t a Khazar no BM has the power to destroy peoples careers/lives I understand your naive and relatively green to things like this but understand this young’n the people who run this country, banks, entertainment businesses, big businesses, ect are all of Clive Davis ethnic group which are Khazars Bill Cosby can’t do anything to them hell those are the same people who sent him to jail for 3 years. I hope you’ve learned something from my response and if you doubt this then i suggest that you do your own thorough research on this and I’m not talking about Google research neither cause it’s not credible, but anyway take care kid ✌🏽.
@@bossplayermfs5972 He destroyed his own I can tell you that. Black men in the industry have power to destroy other black peoples career. Just look at Lee Daniels, Oprah, Diddy, Jay Z and many other black gatekeepers.
Whitney could have had both. Ask Janet Jackson, how it was done.
Characters were neglected on that show simply because there were too many to fit into one half hour sitcom. They had five kids! Had they stuck with the average two or three no one would have been neglected story wise. Whitney did the right thing. It’s a shame that they wouldn’t allow Ms. LeBouf to pursue other opportunities. On the show or elsewhere. I believe her acting career suffered because of it. According to Wikipedia she does a lot of acting in plays here in DC with a Shakespeare company. Good for her for continuing to do what she enjoys.
When I lived in DC I saw a play with her in it and she was utterly forgetful. I think she was cast because of her light skin n that's why they call it light skin privilege.
@@derricknregina unfortunately light skin does afford an actor a measure of versatility in a world that is still largely influenced and controlled by Caucasian perspectives.
Sabrina LeBouf’s lack of acting skills hindered any opportunities she might have had. She was the worst.
@@LadyRockville I saw her in a play in Washington DC and I forgot she was in it the minute the play was over so I agree with you
@@theos1022 man was your comment deep. I need to read it once a day
The Voice already knew her calling and she stood on that! I literally heard Whitney's voice turning down that contract! She always seemed so confident and sure of what she wanted!
Luv Whitney, but If she was under contract with Clive Davis why did she waste The Cosby show’s production time by auditioning knowing she wouldn’t be available when needed, and she knew she wouldn’t or couldn’t sign a contract if offered the part ?!? 👀 This doesn’t make much sense… Also Sabrina did seem to old to play Saundra, her character never felt like the right fit.
If it’s true that Whitney was abusing drugs from her early teens, it’s possible she would have been fired because she wouldn’t have had all of her enablers on set that she had on tour. Still, it’s a hell of a “What If”. 🤔Great video.
Now why bring that up🧐🤔🤔🤔🤔🧐🧐👀👀 drugs have nothing to do with talent. All the CELEBRITIES in Hollywood are on drugs n addicted to plastic surgery. They all have addictions. Don't believe everything social media says. There narrative is never accurate they tell us what they want us to know. It's called predictive programming 👀👀
@@beb5407 did you read Robin’s book? as I said, IF it’s true. to my knowledge, that woman was never sued for slander or liable by the estate, so it’s plausible. if Cosby essentially fired Lisa Bonet for getting married and pregnant because he was worried about image, what would he have done if his TV daughter was found to be abusing drugs?
If Sandra was supposed to reflect Bill’s relationship with his real daughter, that says a lot
The daughter was away in college.
@@sxm76 Don't debate people who want to throw shade. It's pointless...
What, exactly? Lol
Houston was everywhere, commercial jingles, Magazine covers (seventeen magazine) etc all before Clive Davis. She def had a full life despite her early death
Bill wasn't going to stop Whitney especially with Clive behind her
I like all of Bill Cosby's shows !!! He is a great great actor, and a great TV Dad not America's Dad, America is not living with him, he is an actor on screen !!!
He would need to have someone to speak Spanish because of the neighborhoods. She needed to be diverse for her career.
Nah....I'm good not having whitney on the show...she made the right decision
Who told Whitney she could sing? YAHUAH, he's the one who gave my all time favorite singer the most beautiful voice I ever heard!
Sabrina aka Sandra is the "forgotten Huxtable". Raven Simone got more airtime than she did.
I saw Whitney on a late season episode of Gimme a Break as a teenager.
Never saw the show but How was she
@@alexandraanderson3988 Relaxed, casual attitude. She was a friend of the daughter on the show. I was just surprised to see her years before she was famous for her music.
Sondra was played perfect and nobody needed to see her all the time
What if Whitney's actions caused them to react that way to Sabrina
I recall reading Angela Bassett and her husband's book where she talked about Sheryl Lee Ralph. She was apparently a force to be recorded with during those times. I wish she had more popular on-screen roles.
This was good. Great job 👏🏾
6:58 (cough cough) thriller
Really cool info on the background of The Crosby’s 👍🏾
Whitney was so beautiful!
Thank you for posting these revealing facts about The Cosby Show. Never knew that Whitney was up for Sandra, and that the actress who eventually portrayed that character faced such challenges. I am glad to hear she has a satisfying career in Interior Design.
Houston played on Gimmie a Break with Nel Carter. She played in a few episodes. She held her own as a newcomer. He said he liked I Love Lucy and he was going to have Claire speak Spanish like Ricky did when he got mad at Lucy. She never did it in the show though.
I don't know about acting but I do know that girl could SANG!!!!
Everything worked out as it should've
Whitney should have taken it. Sondra didn’t have a lot of work anyway. They filmed 25 episodes and she was only in 5 she could have pulled it off and been a singer. Clive Davis had hold of Whitney lets be honest.
Well I can't really say that I wonder because they both The Cosby Show and Whitney Houston were HUGE hits. The Cosby Show was creme-de-la-creme of shows back then and of course we all know what Whitney did. The Cosby Show would've had to been a failure or just not as big as it was for me to wonder how it would've been with Whitney.
The Cosby show was a hit but besides Bill & Phylicia none of the cast members really had successful careers in film or tv.
@@mariahyohannes what does that have to do with how huge the Cosby show was I mean it was a REALLY HUGE show. I'm 44 years old this show was my childhood so I remember how mega huge this show was EVERYBODY black and white watched The Cosby Show, even my white teachers at school watched The Cosby Show. What you just wrote you said as if Whitney Houston's daughter went on to became some great singer or something. You don't have to like Bill Cosby but that show was more than a great show it's Americana.
@@ramsesstafford4640 When did I say the Cosby show was NOT huge? The only point I made is the only people who had a successful career after the show ended was Bill & Phylicia, everyone else pretty much faded out. Also Whitney's daughter has nothing to do with anything that is being discussed. Let that girl rest in peace.
@@mariahyohannes that's not true, none of the kids have had the same success of the Cosby Show but then again who has? Malcolm-Jamal Warner has been on several shows that have done well, Raven Symone has made PLENTY of money from different shows and the that Cheetah Girls movie crap and if you go through all the other kids from the shows Wikipedia pages you'll see they've all had more success than Whitney Houston's daughter. Facts 🤷🏽♂️
@@ramsesstafford4640 Again, what does Whitney Houston's daughter have to do with anything? Yes they all continued to work on different projects but none of those projects were really successful or a hit. Although Bobbi Kristina has absolutely nothing to do with this conversation, you saying the cast members achieved more than Whitney's daughter makes absolutely no sense, of course they worked more than her Bobbi Kris only lived until she was 22 while the others have lived 30-40 years longer than her. And despite Bobbi dying at 22 and not having much of a career she was still richer than all the supporting characters on that show combined , due to the fact that both of her parents were extremely successful, something a lot of black Americans aren't familiar with and that is GENERATIONAL wealth.
I'm 2minutes into this upload; and had to stop to post a compliment for the way Symphony Thompson
[brought LIFE] to her reading of a verbatim conversation between Whitney Houston and Jay Sandrich....
plus I wanted to compliment Symphony before she possibly had a faux pas and said something [telling]
like 'xspecially' or 'fustrating' you know, those kinds of things that give THEM license to say;
"They don't interview well. "
anyway I'm digressing, Symphony brought their conversation to LIFE!
BLESSINGS
This was well put together and informative!!! I could see Whitney being Sandra and adding some extra flair to the role, but Sabrina fit the "stiffness" that Bill Cosby was looking for. I never really connected with her character because she did seem very dull and almost uninterested....Shout out to Whitney for listening to her momma and auntie and turning the show down lol
The character of Sandra did bore me.
Jaleel White (Steve Urkel) was considered for the role of Rudy
I think Whitney Houston made the right choice in pursuing her dreams of singing. Cause it worked out in the end. If she chose to do The Cosby Show at the time, her career would've suffered the same fate as Sabrina Le Beauf.
It would have been interesting to see Whitney take on that role. In that conversation she had, if she would have named dropped her Mom and Auntie.... then the tides would have turned. I can dream though
Long live our GREATS huah. Salute. Have a great weekend Symphony
I always thought Sondra deserved better! And Sabrina as an indiviual is a creative and beautiful soul!! Im glad she could find joy in expressing her creativity in design!
So her career would been ruined by the Cosby Show?! Really I don’t think so!
They believed that one of the most popular television shows of all time can ruin a person's career. If anything, she wouldn't have been as big of an icon because she'd be "that chick from the Cosby Show." However, with her voice, the show would have probably made her career easier to get into.
THIS IS MORE NEGATIVE , HIT JOBS ON COSBY. THIS SHOW WOULD "ONLY" HAVE MADE WHITNEY BIGGER!
@@mauricea.tillman4956 Whitney's cousin was Dionne Warwick, her mother toured with Aretha Franklin & Elvis Presley. Whitney was singing background for Aretha Franklin and Chaka Khan at 16 years old. The Cosby show wouldn't have made her career easier to get into because she already had access and once she released that debut album she became an instant success.
@@telam1744 So other Bill & Phylicia Rashad why did none of the other cast members become superstars or have more successful careers in film and television? By the time The Cosby show came out in 1984, Whitney Houston had already been signed to her label. There was no way Whitney would have been able to take a role on the Cosby show, record and release her album and tour globally. Whitney's tours were so successful and she sold out tours in every country she sang in to where her tours would last 6 months to a year. This show would have hindered what Whitney wanted to do and that was to sing, that is why she quit being a model and dived heavily into music. Besides Bill himself Whitney had already been more relevant than anyone on that show even when it first started because of who her family was. Cosby show needed Whitney, Whitney did not need the Cosby show.
AMAZING! I did not know any of this.
They did add Whitney's poster to one of the kids bedrooms on the show.
If Whitney had of played Sondra there would have been much more singing💕
I enjoyed listening to the actors and actresses singing and the ones that spoke Spanish too.
Comedy Hype just did the same thing lol. They used an video on the topic of Whitney turning down the Sandra Huxtable role to bring up Sabrina LeBeauf struggles on set when they shouldve given Sabrina an appreciation episode and fully discussed the matter I'm full, and why she should be celebrated for her contribution. Unless by all means she doesn't deserve an accolade by Comedy Hype.
I wondered what the show would be like, if Whitney Houston was on it.
It's gonna be. Whitney Valentine this year huah. Love you Comedy Hype. 😍 oh and kick ass at your shows.
Whitney is from Newark New Jersey NOT NY
Love and light Whitney ❤️
Nippy picked the right career singing Instead of acting on the Cosby Show but keep In mind Nippy did act In both Give Me A Break and Silver Spoons both good show's with Nippy In them
We love you Whitney🙏🙏🙏
Whitney was supposed to be in The Five Heartbeats as Baby Doll too. 💯
It's crazy that sondra hasn't been in that much episodes on season 2 on the Cosby show I wonder why ?
If she did choose, the character woulda been in more episodes 😂
It's amazing how things just surface once someone dies
I don’t think Sondra was ever introduced as a Huxtable. I don’t ever recall hearing “Sondra Huxtable”, it was always just Sondra
What??....
I think accepting the role would've slowed down Whitney's music career and I can't picture nobody playing Sandra but Sabrina she was perfect for the role.
Oh wow
Never knew this
Whitney knew😂
Whitney and Sabrina knew that they would be limited,Whitney just decided to walk.Remy Ma' spoke on contract prison so to speak...she said people don't know that they're sometimes prevented from even doing freelance work while under contract😕
I thought Whitney was already signed even though she told them she wasn't?
She did the right thing knowing music was her strong suit in my opinion because acting wasn't.
Whitney didn't turn them down, it was Cosby who chose the other actress due to the other actress's experience. The show was called The Cosby Show and there was no way Cosby would let Whitney or any other actress with or without a singing voice steal the spot light from him.. You see Cosby even had issues with Lisa Bonet's star rising, he wanted to control her outside film projects and he didn't like that she got married.. I think he may have been concern that Lisa would not be focused enough on her work.
This was a GREAT retrospective review of the COSBY SHOW.Most of the info presented here I didn't know.Sabrina was soo pretty back then,nice red-bone!!!LOL.Didn't know her character was sooo neglected at the time,this happens a lot in an ensemble cast,not enough screen-time for everyone.The Cosby Show was soooo BIG back in the 80s-HUGE SUCCESS!!!LOL.85% of Cosby's audience were white.What black sitcom could pull those kinds of numbers now. NONE.
Sabrina was a cute young woman. "Red bone" is such an out dated country term to describe a sista. Anyway, in regards to having approval from "whites" the Cosby show catered to that demographic and did not fully express the "black" experience for many of our people. There was a show that came close to Cosby show success and that was Family Matters. And Family Matters looked more like families I knew versus The Cosby Show.
Blackish does
Even this video wasn’t about her. It was about Whitney 😭
Great video
Rudy and Bud discuss Whitney Houston in one of the Cosby Show episodes too(Bud has a crush on her).
Reason I understood that Phylicia Rashad was chosen over Sherryl Lee Ralph, was not because of speaking Spanish..But because of her Age...She explained in an Interview..Cosby took one look at her and said..."You Are Too Young"...Stating that he wanted someone Older to play his Wife !!!
Excellent content, misleading title, I am sure it was done on purpose. Get your views, get your money. With all the things surrounding Cosby right now, that title is misleading, you have to admit that.