US actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who performed the son within the smash-hit sitcom The Cosby Present, has drowned in Costa Rica, authorities within the nation stated Monday (Jul 21). He was 54.
Warner performed the loveable Theo Huxtable for all eight seasons of the present, helmed by disgraced comedian actor Invoice Cosby.
“We acquired a report of an grownup male who died of drowning asphyxiation at Coles Seashore in Cahuita” on Sunday afternoon, stated a press release from investigating police.
“When the sufferer entered the ocean he was apparently pulled out by a present.
“The person was assisted by bystanders on the seaside, however was pronounced lifeless by Crimson Cross lifeguards.”
Native authorities recognized him because the actor, and stated his physique had been transferred to a morgue for additional evaluation.
Warner, who was nominated for an Emmy for his work on The Cosby Present, additionally appeared in sitcoms Malcolm & Eddie and Reed Between the Strains.
The Cosby Present, which ran from 1984 to 1992, was one of many largest TV hits of its time, detailing the lives of a middle-class Black household in New York.
The present was impressed by the stand-up routines of Invoice Cosby, who performed the household’s patriarch, a profitable physician.
The present was a industrial and significant hit, and was seen as groundbreaking for its depiction of a loving, joyful Black household.
However its legacy has been overshadowed lately by dozens of complaints of sexual assault in opposition to Cosby, a person as soon as often called “America’s Dad.”
