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Source: CNN
Malcolm-Jamal Warner has passed away, after drowning in Costa Rica this past weekend at age 54. He starred as Theodore Huxtable 'The Cosby Show'.
According to authorities, Warner died in a drowning accident, while on vacation with his family.
He was swimming at Playa Grande near the town of Cahulta, in the province of Limon on the Caribbean cost of Costa Rica at 2:30 PM on Sunday. The rip current pulled him into deeper water in the ocean, according to multiple news outlets.
There were people on a nearby boat who attempted to help Warner, but unfortunately was declared dead by the Red Cross.
via cnn:
A native of New Jersey, Warner started acting at age 9, making appearances in shows like “Fame.” He was a young teen when he was cast as the only son of Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad’s characters, Heathcliff and Claire Huxtable, in “The Cosby Show,” which ran from 1984 to 1992.
Warner later reflected on the legacy of the popular, Emmy-winning sitcom.
“The fact that the Cosby Show for Black America and White America alike finally legitimized the Black middle class, which has always been around since the inception of this country but, as with everything, is not legitimate til it’s on television,” Warner said. “When the show first came out, there were White people and Black people talking about (how) the Huxtables don’t really exist, Black people don’t really live like that. Meanwhile, we were getting tens of thousands of fan letters from people saying, thank you so much for this show.”
Warner was nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 1986 for his supporting work on “The Cosby Show.”
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