More 'Cosby Show' stars react to Malcolm-Jamal Warner's death
Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies at 54
"The Cosby Show" alum Malcolm-Jamal Warner has died at the age of 54-years-old. Details surrounding the circumstances of his death have not been released by officials at this time.
More stars of "The Cosby Show" are reacting to the death of Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
Warner, who as teenage son Theo Huxtable on "The Cosby Show" was central to a cultural phenomenon that helped define the 1980s, died last week at the age of 54 in an accidental drowning in Costa Rica.
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What they're saying:
"A week ago I lost my big brother but I gained an angel… I love you… I miss you… We got our girls," Keshia Knight-Pulliam posted on Instagram Monday.
Raven-Symoné, who joined the hit sitcom at just three years old during its final three seasons, shared a heartfelt message on Instagram.
"Words cannot describe the pain, sadness, and surprise that I feel with the recent loss of MJW. He was a big brother. He was a beacon. He was one of the most multifaceted, talented men…so gentle. He gave the best advice. He gave the best hugs, and his smile will always be a huge, bright, white smile in my head forever. I love you and I know you’re watching over all of us now," the actress said in a video.
"The Cosby Show’s" embattled patriarch, Bill Cosby, also shared his thoughts last week.
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Cosby’s representative, Andrew Wyatt, told TMZ that Warner’s death brought him back to January 1997, when he got a call informing him that his son, Ennis Cosby, was killed in an attempted robbery.
THE COSBY SHOW -- Season 1 -- Pictured: (l-r) Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Theodore 'Theo' Huxtable, Keshia Knight Pulliam as Rudy Huxtable, Bill Cosby as Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable, Tempestt Bledsoe as Vanessa Huxtable, Phylicia Rashad as Clair Hank
What happened to Malcolm Jamal-Warner?
Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Department said Monday that Warner drowned Sunday afternoon on a beach on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast. He was swimming at Playa Cocles in Limon province when a current pulled him deeper into the ocean.
What they're saying:
"He was rescued by people on the beach," the department's initial report said, but first responders from Costa Rica’s Red Cross found him without vital signs and he was taken to the morgue.
New details: Malcolm-Jamal Warner' death
"The Cosby Show" star Malcom-Jamal Warner has died. Warner drowned in Costa Rica. He was 54. Warner had been swimming at Playa Grande de Cocles in Limon province when a current pulled him into deeper waters, Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Department claimed. LiveNOW's Mike Pache spoke about Warner's death and his career with TMZ's Branson Quirke.
Warner and ‘Cosby Show’ legacy
Like the rest of the "Cosby Show" cast, Warner had to contend with the sexual assault allegations against its titular star, whose conviction in a Pennsylvania court was later overturned.
Warner told the Associated Press in 2015 that the show's legacy was "tarnished."
Remembering Malcolm-Jamal Warner's life and legacy
Variety's Clayton Davis joins LiveNOW's Andrew Craft to discuss the life and legacy of "The Cosby Show" star Malcolm-Jamal Warner after the actor's death.
"My biggest concern is when it comes to images of people of color on television and film," Warner said. "We've always had ‘The Cosby Show’ to hold up against that. And the fact that we no longer have that, that’s the thing that saddens me the most because in a few generations the Huxtables will have been just a fairy tale."
The Source: Catherine Stoddard and the Associated Press contributed to this report. Information in this story comes from official statements by Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Department. This story was reported from Los Angeles.