Not all the changes I was experiencing were negative. I soon discovered that celebrity also had privileges. For instance, I suddenly discovered the wonders of first class air travel. Prior to being on The Cosby Show, I had always...
Joseph’s Columns Archive
UN, DEAUX, TROIS, CHANGE
I was a bumpkin. Not everyone from Denver is a bumpkin, but I was. I had very little style, or sophistication (as evidenced by the exciting tan pants and brilliant yellow polo shirt I wore to my audition). I...
THE PHONE CALL THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
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...
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...
THE REAL PURPOSE BEHIND THE CAMPUS RENAMING MOVEMENT
The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that centuries old names on buildings, squares, and streets are coming under attack on the campuses of our nation’s colleges and universities. Once widely revered in a different era, a priest, anthropologist,...
PARTIES ARE MADE FOR MEN
The emergence of Donald a Trump as the front runner in the Republican presidential primaries has caused a rift in the grandest of political parties. In fact, the rift is so great that there are a number of Republican...
THE DEPORTATION LIE
I’m not so naive as to believe that politicians don’t lie, however, I am always surprised when politicians tell obvious lies – big whoppers like the deportation lie. A couple of the GOP presidential candidates have been regularly telling...
THE CONSTITUTION: THE NEW HOTNESS
In these past few days, following the death of Supreme Court Justice, Antonin Scalia, the Constitution has become all the rage, particularly among the Left. With the ideological power of the Supreme Court hanging in the balance, Leftist have...