Fat Albert Comes to Big Screen

By Acheron February 27, 2001 8:48 AM

(AP) LOS ANGELES (February 27, 2001 10:09 a.m. EST) - Bill Cosby's "Fat Albert" cartoon character is coming to the big screen in a live-action film. Cosby and his wife will be executive producers for the film planned by 20th Century Fox. No start date has been set for the feature, which is being produced by Davis Entertainment Co. "For the millions of 'Fat Albert' fans, trust me, he could not be in better hands," said Cosby, who is writing the screenplay with Charles Kipps. "Fat Albert" and his friends will be based on Cosby's standup routines about a group of urban youths in Philadelphia. The characters also were featured as a long-running Saturday morning cartoon on television. Besides the "Fat Albert" project, Cosby will be executive producer for a Fox film about the love story between labor and civil-rights leader A. Philip Randolph and his wife, Lucille.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on February 27, 2001 12:23 PM

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Posted by lx (lx@audiophonic.com) on February 28, 2001 8:31 AM

All your Patrick Ewing are belong to us.

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Posted by lx (lx@audiophonic.com) on February 28, 2001 8:34 AM

More to the point, you have no hope. Make your time.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on February 28, 2001 8:58 AM

Who the F%ck are they gonna get to play Fat Albert?

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on February 28, 2001 9:59 PM

I got money says they get Cedrick The Entertainer, or whatever his name is. The guy from the beer commercial.

He seems to be large and in charge.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 2, 2001 10:29 AM

No theyll probably get the guy from Good Burger

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 6, 2001 3:14 PM

Cripes! Was this a story that really cried out to be made?!?!?!?! I think NOT!

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 27, 2001 11:57 AM

faggot

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 27, 2001 11:58 AM

Your mom...

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on July 13, 2001 9:57 AM

What makes you so sure that he's a punk.  My guess is that you're probably a stupid airheaded white boy that has no clue of how to appreciate a form of art you simply can't understand. So don't hate it, if you don't understand it.  And if you're an african american Hating Fat Albert you're in worst shape that our clueless counter-parts.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on August 10, 2001 6:19 AM

Was Pee Wee Herman's 2nd movie cried out to be made?  You be the judge.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on August 10, 2001 6:23 AM

I bet I know who you are?  
The proper response would have been "YO MOMA".  Stay in the side of the pool that you're able to wade in b/c it's obvious you can't swin yet.

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on August 28, 2001 9:36 PM

forget the movie, just bring back the cartoon!!!

who the hell would be a good fit to play Fat ALbert anyway?

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on September 4, 2001 8:04 AM

duh Bill Cosby will play him stupid @$$

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on September 6, 2001 12:26 PM

yo mama!

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on September 6, 2001 12:28 PM

It's swim, dumb ass!

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 6, 2001 8:23 AM

your mama

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 6, 2001 8:26 AM

the host of comic view

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 12, 2001 7:23 AM

you people are to intellagint for comment

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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 19, 2001 8:12 PM

Now is the whole cast of this movie been set I hear that there are auditons and I want to know where i can go or write to try out.

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