Cosby’s career in the 1970s was probably more celebrated for his stand-up comedy than for films like The Devil and Max Devlin and the sketch comedy show Cos.
Just think: if brothers Les and Glenn Charles had been excited about getting a major TV star front and center for Cheers, then nabbing Bill Cosby would have been pretty big.
Still, though, considering the writing and the ensemble cast had as much to do with Cheers becoming a mega-hit as Ted Danson’s affable charisma, Cosby wouldn’t have needed to stretch his own personality much to gain viewers.