Malcolm-jamal Warner, Actor Best Known As Theo On 'the Cosby Show,' Dies In Drowning Accident At 54

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, champion known for starring successful "The Cosby Show," has died. He was 54.

Warner accidentally drowned successful Costa Rica, according to authorities there.

Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Department said Monday that Warner drowned Sunday day connected a formation connected Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast. He was swimming astatine Playa Cocles successful Limon state erstwhile a existent pulled him deeper into nan ocean.

“He was rescued by group connected nan beach,” nan department’s first study said, but first responders from Costa Rica’s Red Cross recovered him without captious signs and he was taken to nan morgue.

Warner first roseate to prominence for his domiciled arsenic Theo Huxtable, Bill Cosby's fictional son, successful "The Cosby Show," which ran for 8 seasons connected NBC from 1984 to nan early 90s. He was nominated for an Emmy for outstanding supporting character for nan role.

The New Jersey autochthonal went connected to prima successful "Malcolm & Eddie" other Eddie Griffin, and tried his manus astatine directing, according to his IMDB profile. His head credcites see episodes of "The Cosby Show," "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "Keenan & Kel," and "All That."

Warner besides starred successful films, including "Fools Gold" successful 2008 pinch Matthew McConaughey, and "Drop Zone" successful 1994 pinch Wesley Snipes. "The Magic School Bus" fans mightiness besides admit Warner arsenic nan sound of nan show's host, "The Producer."

Besides acting and directing, Warner was a bass player. In 2015, he won a Grammy for nan champion accepted R&B capacity arsenic a featured performer for his activity connected Robert Glasper's "Jesus Children." He's besides taken his talents to off-Broadway plays, starring successful aggregate productions, including "Cryin' Shame," for which he won nan NAACP Theater Award for champion supporting actor.

His astir caller activity includes starring successful 3 episodes of "Alert: Missing Persons Unit" arsenic Chief Inspector Bill Houston this year. He besides co-hosted nan podcast "Not All Hood," which dives into nan different lived experiences of Black group successful America.