Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor known especially for Theo Huxtable in The Cosby Show, has died. Warner, who was 54, drowned on Sunday, while on vacation in Costa Rica.
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The Judicial Investigation Agency in Costa Rica confirmed the death in a press release. Warner was dragged into the sea while swimming at Playa Grande around the local hour 14: 00-14: 30 in Cocles, a city in Limón province, the local authorities said.
Warner played the role of Bill Cosby’s son in the American series in 1984-1992. He was nominated for the Emmy Award for the most remarkable supporting actor in a comedy series for his work in The Cosby Show in 1986. He was chosen by Cosby for his important role on the last day of a national audition.
After The Cosby Show, Warner appeared in several other television programs, including Malcom & Eddie, along with comedian Eddie Griffin. He had appearances as a guest in Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Sesame Street. More recently, he performed Austin, a cardio-thoracic surgeon, in the Dramatic Medical series The Resident.
His album by Spoken Word “Hing in Plain View” brought a new Grammy nomination in 2023.
Warner also won a Grammy award for the best traditional R&B interpretation in 2015, along with Robert Glasper and Lalah Hathaway, for the co-worm of Stevie Wonder’s Jesus Children of America.
