RIP Earle Hyman
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Another great actor has left us and this time it’s Earle Hyman who was well known for his role as Russell Huxtable on The Cosby Show and as the voice of Panthro on ThunderCats.
While most well known for his role as grandfather Huxtable on The Cosby Show, Hyman was also a prominent stage and film actor.
He was born in North Carolina and moved to Brooklyn as a child and that is where he began honing his acting skills in the theaters of New York.
He scored an Emmy nomination for his role as Russell Huxtable in 1986 for playing a positive father figure to Bill Cosby on the successful show. In real life, he was only 11 years Cosby’s senior and was first cousins with another great talent Phyllis Hyman.
Due to the success of The Cosby show, Hyman continued to play the beloved character in the sitcom’s Lisa Bonet led spin-off A Different World.
It’s been confirmed that he died on November 17th at 91 years old. However, the cause of death has not been revealed as of this time
While most well known for his role as grandfather Huxtable on The Cosby Show, Hyman was also a prominent stage and film actor.
He was born in North Carolina and moved to Brooklyn as a child and that is where he began honing his acting skills in the theaters of New York.
He scored an Emmy nomination for his role as Russell Huxtable in 1986 for playing a positive father figure to Bill Cosby on the successful show. In real life, he was only 11 years Cosby’s senior and was first cousins with another great talent Phyllis Hyman.
Due to the success of The Cosby show, Hyman continued to play the beloved character in the sitcom’s Lisa Bonet led spin-off A Different World.
It’s been confirmed that he died on November 17th at 91 years old. However, the cause of death has not been revealed as of this time
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Brother was 91 he had a good run. RIP
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I thought he died already I think it was the grandma though
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Damn i did not know Jet mag went back that far
Used to always flip right to the Beauty of the week page -
RIP..I'll watch a couple of Cosby Show episode tonight on Prime in his honor. Probably the "Jazz Caravan" and the anniversary episodes...
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It’s been confirmed that he died on November 17th at 91 years old. However, the cause of death has not been revealed as of this time
Might have been cause he was 91 -
Beauty of the week & top albums and singles. -
I could've sworn this dude died last year. Might've been another famous TV father. RIP.
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91 ain't bad rip
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RIP..
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It's always funny when I here this, Jet been around a looooooooooong as time -
Idiopathic Joker wrote: »
you ain't ? ... That shouldn't have been that funny. -
PANNNNNNTHROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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king hassan wrote: »
the hall is watching old ? .....i know im old too but they still watching.....they got me on some ? ? .