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ken cosby | bio ken cosby was born in los angeles and grew up in atlanta, georgia. he attended howard university from 1989 through 1991 where he was treasurer and an active member of the howard players. in 1991 he transferred to new york university’s, tisch school of the arts film school were he received his bachelors in fine arts in 1993. from there, he entered nyu’s graduate dramatic writing program where he received the 1994 nyu lucille lortel playwriting award for his one act play angel at the heavenly gate and in 1995 he received his master’s in fine arts as well as the graduate award in screenwriting. he has been a member of the writer’s guild of america since 1994 and has written for nbc. ken teaches screenwriting at the university of southern california, performs as managing director and dramaturge at the jewel box theatre center, in hollywood, ca, and as one of the founding members of the sketch comedy group live ! live ! news ! news !, which perform regularly at the comedy store,