Invoice Cosby has shared emotional phrases about his on-screen son, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who died Sunday (July 20) after drowning whereas on trip in Costa Rica together with his household. Warner was 54.
Talking with ABC Information, Cosby stated of Warner, “He was all the time an awesome studier, and I loved working with him very a lot.”
Warner performed Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Present, a task loosely primarily based on Cosby’s personal son, Ennis, who was fatally shot in a failed theft try in 1997. Whereas the favored sitcom led to 1992, Cosby revealed he and Warner remained in contact.
“Malcolm calls right here repeatedly,” Cosby revealed, noting how he served as a mentor to Warner. “He was very skilled. He all the time knew his half… He all the time knew his traces, and he all the time knew the place to go.”
Warner was swimming on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast when he was caught in a robust present. Beachgoers ultimately pulled him out of the water, nevertheless it was too late. The Judicial Investigation Company (OIJ) later stated in an announcement obtained by Individuals that they “eliminated the physique of a person who apparently died because of asphyxiation by submersion.”
Invoice Cosby, Malcolm-Jamal Warner; ©NBC / courtesy Everett
After information of the passing unfold, Andrew Wyatt, a spokesperson for Cosby, informed Individuals that Warner’s loss of life “reminded him of the identical name he obtained when his son died.” He went on to name the occasions “devastating,” including, “He discovered a solution to speak about Malcolm although he was unhappy.”
“He had simply accomplished a live performance in Minnesota and referred to as Mr. Cosby and talked about it. They spoke on a regular basis. He stated ‘Malcolm was altering humanity,’” Wyatt continued. “Malcolm was doing what he cherished when he died — he was together with his household.”
Cosby has been accused of sexual harassment and sexual assault by a number of girls. He served three years in jail after he was convicted of sexual assault in 2018, however the conviction was later overturned on attraction. Cosby continues to take care of his innocence.
Chatting with Individuals in February 2023, Warner shared his ideas on how Cosby’s controversies have impacted the way in which some folks bear in mind The Cosby Present.
“No matter how some folks might really feel in regards to the present now, I’m nonetheless happy with the legacy and having been part of such an iconic present that had such a profound affect on — in the beginning, Black tradition — but in addition American tradition,” Warner stated.