Keshia Knight Pulliam was 5 when she read for the part of Rudy Huxtable on The Cosby Show. At her audition, she kept looking away from the director, who finally asked her what she was looking at. "That's me," she said, pointing at the monitor. "How can you make me on the TV?"

Aw. That's the Keshia I want to remember. Little Rudy — smart as a whip and cute as a bug — or a goldfish.

Sure, I know that the actor and her character are two different people. I know that it's been over 15 years since The Cosby Show's original run. I know Pulliam turned 29 a few weeks ago. When I see pictures like this, I can deal with her growing up. You can still see a little of Rudy in her, can't you? … continue reading