Ennis William Cosby (April 15, 1969 – January 16, 1997) was the son of actor Bill Cosby and Camille Hanks. He had four sisters. April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Henry Bill Cosby, Jr. ...

Ennis aspired to become a special education teacher after he overcame dyslexia. A student at Teachers College, Columbia University, Ennis was murdered by a Ukrainian immigrant named Mikail Markhasev on January 16, 1997 at the age of 27 in Los Angeles, California. Ennis was on his way to visit a friend when his Mercedes got a flat tire. Ennis then pulled his car to the side of Interstate 405 to change the tire, where he was confronted by Markhasev. According to prosecutors, Markhasev demanded money from Cosby, and then shot him in the head and fled the scene. While the prosecutors stated that the case was very circumstantial, and that the verdict could have gone either way, Markhasev did confess after his conviction, because, in his own words, "{he} wanted to do the right thing … More than anything, {he} wanted to apologize to the victim's family". Markhasev is currently serving a life sentence in San Quentin State Prison without the possibility of parole. Special education consists of educational programs designed to support students whose singular needs or disabilities require special teaching approaches, equipment, or care within or outside a regular classroom. ... A teacher writes on a blackboard in an American college. ... It has been suggested that Reading Difficulties and Dyslexia be merged into this article or section. ... Teachers College, view down West 120th Street. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... This page is about the Mercedes-Benz brand of automobiles and trucks from the DaimlerChrysler automobile manufacturer. ... This California State Highway article needs to be cleaned up to conform to both a higher standard of article quality and accepted design standards outlined in the WikiProject California State Highways. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The sprawling San Quentin prison complex San Quentin up close San Quentin State Prison is located on 432 acres (1. ...

Ennis graduated from George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania, and Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia.

In 2000, Bill Cosby started a scholarship in Ennis' name at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This article is about the year 2000. ... William Henry Bill Cosby, Jr. ... Franklin and Marshall College is a four-year private co-educational liberal arts college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. ... Nickname: The Red Rose City Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Lancaster Founded 1730 Incorporated March 10, 1818  - Mayor Rick Gray (D) Area    - City  7. ...

Trivia

• Several events in the life of Ennis Cosby were (intentionally) mirrored by the events in the life of his father's fictional son from The Cosby Show, Theo Huxtable (portrayed by Malcolm-Jamal Warner). Both Ennis and Theo had four sisters (two older, two younger). Both had academic problems in middle school and high school. Both were diagnosed as dyslexics and excelled academically in college. And both sought master's degrees in education from elite colleges in New York City (Ennis at Columbia University, Theo at New York University).
• Similarly, the character Griffin Vesey (portrayed by Doug E. Doug) from Cosby was a surrogate son to Bill Cosby's character on that series. Griffin eventually became a teacher, as Ennis aspired to do.

In many ways, Theo Huxtable and Griffin Vesey were intended to be reflections of Ennis Cosby. The Cosby Show was an American television sitcom that ran from 1984 to 1992. ... Malcolm-Jamal Warner (born August 18, 1970 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an African-American actor. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City... Columbia University is a private research university whose main campus lies in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... Doug. ... this refers to the US sitcom – for other uses see Cosby (disambiguation) Cosby was a American situation comedy television series broadcast on CBS Television from 1996 to 2000. ...

• In one of his early standup routines (later released in theaters as Raw), Eddie Murphy mentioned Ennis Cosby as part of a sketch involving his father; Ennis was said to be a fan of Murphy's.

He was also a sunday school teacher in the Bronx. Edward Eddie Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is a Golden Globe, Grammy Award, Screen Actors Guild-winning, and Academy Award-nominated American actor and comedian. ...

External links

• Hello Friend/Ennis William Cosby Foundation
• Convicted Killer of Ennis Cosby Confesses