Starring Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt, and Jermaine Williams. Rated PG. Seldom, if ever, has a fictional character been given longer or more intense thought from his creator than has Fat Albert ...

Fat Albert was intentionally written as an alternative to the archetypal, funny fat character. Speaking to The New York Times in 2013, Bill Cosby stated, “I changed Albert, making him the leader ...

Cosby’s character Fat Albert was loved by generations; Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, an animated show that ran from 1972 into the ’80s, was revered for offering life lessons to urban adolescents.

Cosby created the characters and produced the '70s cartoon they appeared in; he even voiced Fat Albert himself. That's why, the artist says, they make the perfect whistle blowers. Mr.

Kenan Thompson stars in this could-have-been-worse live action update of the Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids cartoon series. The plot hangs itself on a lonely teenage girl named Doris (Kyla Pratt ...

“Cliff Huxtable was a good person, but that character doesn’t reflect the character of (Cosby’s) life,” Burke said. “Fat Albert is not a serial rapist. Bill Cosby is.” ...

The animated characters from the 1970s make their way into a full-length feature with the help of Bill Cosby. Unfortunately, the end result is a bit disastrous. The premise is that they're trying ...

LOS ANGELES -- Bill Cosby 's "Fat Albert" character is coming to the big screen as a live-action film. Cosby and his wife will be executive producers for the film planned by 20th Century Fox.

Not so in the case of Fat Albert. The best thing about this movie is that it admits up front that Fat Albert is a cartoon in re-runs.