Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who performed Theodore Huxtable on The Cosby Present, has died on the age of 54.
In accordance with PEOPLE, Warner died on account of an unintentional drowning whereas on a household trip in Costa Rica.
Warner starred as Theo — the one son of Cliff and Clair Huxtable and the center of their 5 kids — all through all eight seasons of The Cosby Present from 1984 to 1992. In 1986, his efficiency earned him an Emmy nomination for Excellent Supporting Actor in a Comedy Sequence.
Whereas talking in regards to the legacy of The Cosby Present with the New York Every day Information in 2015, Warner mentioned the quite a few sexual assault allegations in opposition to Invoice Cosby made for “a nasty scenario throughout.”
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“We’ve all the time had The Cosby Present to carry up in opposition to… detrimental stereotypes of individuals of shade,” he mentioned. “And the truth that we now not have that, that’s the factor that saddens me probably the most as a result of in a couple of generations the Huxtables could have been only a fairy story.”
Extra lately, nevertheless, Warner clarified he nonetheless felt “proud” of the present’s legacy and “having been part of such an iconic present that had such a profound impression on — firstly, Black tradition — but additionally American tradition.”
Through the midst of his Cosby Present run, Warner portrayed his beloved character in two episodes of its spinoff, A Totally different World. He went on to play himself throughout a cameo on The Recent Prince of Bel-Air earlier than starring in his personal collection, Malcolm & Eddie, reverse Eddie Griffin from 1996 to 2000.
Warner then settled right into a run of notable visitor appearances on Group, Dexter, Key & Peele, Sons of Anarchy, and American Horror Story: Freak Present. Different, extra high-profile roles embrace Al Cowlings within the FX restricted collection The Individuals v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, and a recurring function within the FOX medical drama The Resident.
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