Early Life and Education
Ennis Cosby was born in Los Angeles, the third of five children and only son, to Bill and Camille Cosby. Before Ennis' birth, his father joked to his wife on his 1969 NBC television special that the child, "...had better be a boy, you hear, Camille?".
Although he performed on stage in high school, Cosby was not a public figure. He attended Eaglebrook School and graduated from George School, in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Despite his hard work, Cosby struggled academically throughout his early school years. In 1988, he enrolled in Morehouse College and was eventually diagnosed with dyslexia. Cosby then transferred to Landmark College, a school with a program for people with dyslexia, which helped him improve his grades. He later graduated from Morehouse College in 1992. In 1995, Cosby earned his master's degree in education from Columbia University.
After overcoming his dyslexia, Cosby aspired to become a special education teacher. He had previously served an internship as a special education teacher at P.S. 163, a public school located on Manhattan's West Side. At the time of his death, Cosby was a pursuing his doctorate at the Teachers College, Columbia University and living in a brownstone ten blocks from his parents' home in Manhattan's East Side.
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