Malcolm-Jamal Warner, greatest recognized for starring in “The Cosby Present,” has died. He was 54.
Warner unintentionally drowned in Costa Rica, in accordance with authorities there.
Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Division advised The Related Press on Monday that Warner drowned Sunday afternoon on a seashore on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast. He was swimming at Playa Cocles in Limon province when a present pulled him deeper into the ocean.
“He was rescued by individuals on the seashore,” the division’s preliminary report mentioned, however first responders from Costa Rica’s Crimson Cross discovered him with out very important indicators and he was taken to the morgue.
Warner first rose to prominence for his function as Theo Huxtable, Invoice Cosby’s fictional son, in “The Cosby Present,” which ran for eight seasons on NBC from 1984 to the early 90s. He was nominated for an Emmy for excellent supporting actor for the function.
The New Jersey native went on to star in “Malcolm & Eddie” reverse Eddie Griffin, and tried his hand at directing, in accordance with his IMDB profile. His director credcites embrace episodes of “The Cosby Present,” “The Contemporary Prince of Bel-Air,” “Keenan & Kel,” and “All That.”
Warner additionally starred in movies, together with “Fools Gold” in 2008 with Matthew McConaughey, and “Drop Zone” in 1994 with Wesley Snipes. “The Magic College Bus” followers may additionally acknowledge Warner because the voice of the present’s host, “The Producer.”
Apart from appearing and directing, Warner was a bass participant. In 2015, he gained a Grammy for one of the best conventional R&B efficiency as a featured performer for his work on Robert Glasper’s “Jesus Kids.” He is additionally taken his abilities to off-Broadway performs, starring in a number of productions, together with “Cryin’ Disgrace,” for which he gained the NAACP Theater Award for greatest supporting actor.
His most up-to-date work contains starring in three episodes of “Alert: Lacking Individuals Unit” as Chief Inspector Invoice Houston this yr. He additionally co-hosted the podcast “Not All Hood,” which dives into the totally different lived experiences of Black individuals in America.
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