November 21, 2013. Sen. Charles Schumer (D) of New York (r.) speaks as Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D) of Nevada looks on during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday, after Democrats passed a major rules change â the so-called 'nuclear option' â on filibusters.
(Newser) â Not all celebrities had a typical route to fameâ the Stir rounds up seven stars who once served in the military: Click for the complete list. 1  Drew Carey: Marine Corps, six years. 2  Bill Cosby: Navy, hospital corpsman, four years. 3  Ice-T: Army, four years. 4  MC Hammer: Navy, Aviation Storekeeper 3rd Class, three years.
Heidi Thomas, a music teacher, said she met Cosby in 1984, when she was a model based in Denver, Colorado. She said her agent introduced her to Cosby, who wanted to evaluate her acting in Reno, Nevada. Cosby allegedly asked her to cold read the part of a drunk person, and gave her a glass of white wine.