Monday was miserable. Monday was Hell. Monday was a miserable Hell. I tried not to sit by the phone, but my apartment was small. Any place I sat, I was sitting near the phone, which meant that I was...
Olivia’s Daddy Archive
TESTING WITH LISA BONET
The morning of my screen test, I chose my wardrobe very carefully. From my closet, I pulled a pair of tan linen slacks and a bright yellow Polo shirt. And yes, I took my time planning a wardrobe that...
ROLLING THE DICE WITH COSBY
All my life, I wanted to be an actor. I love being on stage. Being in front of an audience electrifies me like nothing else I have ever experienced; it’s like a drug. In fact, what I used to...
Broke, Broken-Hearted, and Depressed Is No Way to Go Through Life
I have no idea where I was when I first heard that producers were looking for an actor to play opposite Lisa Bonet on the Cosby Show. I was probably standing on a street corner in Manhattan wondering why...
Olivia’s Daddy: Cruising Through New Jersey with Ralph
Cruising Through New Jersey with Ralph It was the summer after the Cosby Show had ended. The walls of my new home in New Jersey were closing in on me and I paced the floors in a spiritless malaise....
OLIVIA’S DADDY or how I almost became famous on the Cosby Show
I can’t count the number of times I have been asked, “What was it like working on the Cosby Show?“ Depending on my mood, I will give a brief answer: “I had fun.” Or, if I’m in a better...