U.S. actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who performed the son within the smash-hit sitcom “The Cosby Show,” has drowned in Costa Rica, authorities within the nation stated Monday. He was 54.
Warner performed the loveable Theo Huxtable for all eight seasons of the present, helmed by disgraced comedian actor Bill Cosby.
“We received a report of an adult male who died of drowning asphyxiation at Coles Beach in Cahuita” on Sunday afternoon, stated an announcement from investigating police. “When the sufferer entered the ocean he was apparently pulled out by a present.
“The man was assisted by bystanders on the beach, but was pronounced dead by Red Cross lifeguards.”
Local 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 Show,” additionally appeared in sitcoms “Malcolm & Eddie” and “Reed Between the Lines.”
“The Cosby Show,” 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 Bill Cosby, who performed the household’s patriarch, a profitable physician.
The present was a business and demanding hit, and was seen as groundbreaking for its depiction of a loving, glad Black household.
But its legacy has been overshadowed lately by dozens of complaints of sexual assault in opposition to Cosby, a person as soon as often known as “America’s Dad.”
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