Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor perhaps better known for starring the television comedy “The Cosby Show” as son Theodore “Theo” Huxtable, has died at age 54.
Warner drowned on the coast of Costa Rica, told ABC News to ABC News. The official cause of Warner’s death was suffocation, police said.
Warner died near Cocles, a beach in Limón, Costa Rica, police said. Police said it was caught by a high current in the water and was discovered on Sunday afternoon.
Warner was formally identified by the National Police of Costa Rica.
The members of the cast of Cosby Show, Tempestt Bledsoe, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Lisa Bonet, Phylicia Rashad, Keshia Knight Pulliam and Bill Cosby.
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Warner played Theo Huxtable for the eight seasons of “The Cosby Show”, which was developed between 1985 and 1992, receiving an Emmy nomination for paper.
Warner also starred in Eddie Griffin in the 1996-2000 “Malcolm situation comedy & Eddie, “And as Dr. Alex Reed in Bet’s situation” Reed among the lines. “He also appeared in invited roles in dozens of television programs over the years.
Warner recently starred in Fox’s medical drama “The Resident” for five of the six seasons of the program.
Born on August 18, 1970, Warner caught the error of early action in life and attended and graduated from the Professional School of Children in New York City.
He made his first television appearance in an episode of the television series “Matt Houston” in 1982 and also appeared in the television series “Fame” the following year.
In 1984, he got his role in “The Cosby Show” with Bill Cosby, Phyllicia Rashad, Lisa Bonet and more.
In 2023, Warner appeared In “Live With Kelly and Mark” and shared how he got the paper.
“When my agent introduced me, they were looking for a 16 -foot and 2 -inch young man,” he said at that time. “Because it was a career joke: Mr. Cosby’s son at that time was 15 years old and it was [6 feet, 2 inches tall]”
He said they could not find someone with that criterion, so his agent sent him again for the paper and he auditioned.
“I literally was the last person they saw,” he said.
The role earned Warner a nomination for Emmy in 1986 by an outstanding support actor in a comedy series.
Warner speak For Bevy Smith about the legacy of “The Cosby Show” in 2023, saying: “There is a generation of us who went to university, they sought higher education due to that show. There is a generation of us who went and married and we had love relationships between us and their children for that program.”
He added: “That impact is irreversible.”
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