Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played the teenage son Theo Huxtable on "The Bill Cosby Show" from 1984 to 1992, has passed. The actor was on family vacation in Costa Rica when he was caught by a high ocean current and drowned. According to "TMZ," Warner was pulled from the water by bystanders and taken to the shore where he was tended to by the Costa Rican Red Cross. He was declared dead at the scene.
Warner had a long career in front of the cameras (and the microphone); after "The Cosby Show" ended, he starred in "Malcolm & Eddie" from 1996-2000, voiced "The Producer"' on "the Magic School Bus," and appeared in numerous other television and film roles. Most recently he was in "The Resident" and "9-1-1" and "Alert: Missing Persons Unit." Warner also hosted the "Not All Hood" podcast, with the newest episode -dropping just four days ago.
Tributes came in fast for the late actor. Bill Cosby said in a statement "This reminds me of the call I got when I was taping 'The Cosby Show' and I got a call saying that my son, Ennis, had been murdered...It’s just devastating." Jamie Foxx wrote that he is "speechless on this one," but added, "Rest in power, my brother." Vivica A. Fox also said in an Instagram story that she was "stunned and saddened," and Jennifer Hudson said she was "devastated" and "truly heartbroken." He is survived by a wife and daughter. Malcolm-Jamal Warner was 54.
Source: TMZ