Malcolm-Jamal Warner, an actor and artist who rose to fame as a child as Theodore Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” is dead…CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
He was 54.
Warner died in a drowning accident in Costa Rica, where he was on vacation with his family, a source said.
According to reports, Warner was swimming at Playa Grande near the town of Cahuita in the province of Limón on the Caribbean coast around 2:30 p.m. local time Sunday, when a current pulled him deeper into the ocean, according to the Associated Press.
Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Police told CNN on Monday that people who were on the beach tried to help Warner, but he was declared dead by the Red Cross.
Warner started acting at age 9, making appearances in shows like “Fame.”
He was a young teen when he was cast as the only son of Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad’s characters, Heathcliff and Claire Huxtable, in “The Cosby Show,” which ran from 1984 to 1992.
Warner was nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 1986 for his supporting work on “The Cosby Show.”
He won best traditional R&B performance in 2015 for the song “Jesus Children,” a Stevie Wonder cover Warner performed with the Robert Glasper Experiment.
He was also nominated for a Grammy in 2023 for best spoken word poetry album.
Some of Warner’s more recent acting credits include “The Resident,” “The Wonder Years” reboot, “Grownish,” and “9-1-1.”
Last year, Warner launched his podcast “Not All Hood” with the goal of continuing to be a voice that explores the diverse experiences of the Black community and touches on themes of representation in media…CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
