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Tempestt Bledsoe
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Bill Cosby as Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable and Phylicia Rashad as Clair Huxtable stand in a kitchen, while Keshia Knight Pulliam, Tempestt Bledsoe, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner sit at a table set for a meal. Promotional photo of The Bill Cosby Show cast with Bill Cosby seated at center holding Keshia Knight Pulliam, surrounded by Lisa Bonet, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, and Tempestt Bledsoe.
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  • The Cosby Show
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    (Malcolm-Jamal Warner), preteen Vanessa (Tempestt Bledsoe), and young Rudy (Keshia Knight Pulliam). Grandparents Anna and Russell Huxtable (Clarice Taylor and Earle Hyman) frequently appeared, and the irresistible Olivia (Raven-SymonĂ©, who later starred in the Disney Channel’s That’s So Raven, 2003–07) was eventually introduced as Cliff and Clair’s five-year-old step-grandchild.

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    (Malcolm-Jamal Warner), preteen Vanessa (Tempestt Bledsoe), and young Rudy (Keshia Knight Pulliam). Grandparents Anna and Russell Huxtable (Clarice Taylor and Earle Hyman) frequently appeared, and the irresistible Olivia (Raven-SymonĂ©, who later starred in the Disney Channel’s That’s So Raven, 2003–07) was eventually introduced as Cliff and Clair’s five-year-old step-grandchild.

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