You Can’t Be A Kid Without Jell-O Pudding

William Henry “Bill” Cosby, Jr. (born July 12, 1937) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist.

Comedian Bill Cosby is associated with Jell-O and, more famously, Jell-O pudding and he appeared in many commercials promoting both.

The word pudding is believed to come from the French boudin, originally from the Latin botellus, meaning “small sausage”, referring to encased meats used in Medieval European puddings.

Bill Cosby’s got a JELL-O Gelatin Pop in his right hand

In 1974, comedian Bill Cosby became the company’s pudding spokesperson, and continued to serve as the voice of Jell-O for almost thirty years.

Over the course of [Bill Cosby’s] tenure as the mouthpiece for the company, he would hawk new products such as frozen Jell-O Pops (in both gelatin and pudding varieties); the new Sugar-Free Jell-O, which replaced D-Zerta and was sweetened with NutraSweet; Jell-O Jigglers concentrated gummi snacks; and Sparkling Jell-O, a carbonated version of the dessert touted as the “Champagne of Jell-O.”