Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his role Theo Huxtable of the Cosby Show, died at the age of 54 in what the Costa Rican authorities described as a random drowning.
According to the Warner Country Investigation Department, he swam in Playa Cocles on the Caribbean coast in the province of Limon on Sunday afternoon when he was swept by a strong stream. His death was confirmed on Monday.
The investigation department said in his report: “He was saved by people on the beach.” The first respondents from the Red Cross of Costa Rica considered him lifeless and showed no vital symptoms.
The legendary actor, poet and musician, with a 40 -year -old career, also directed television shows and music videos, in addition to playing in a number of sitcoms. He acted in “Malcolm & Eddie” and “Read Between Lines” and the Medical Drama “Resident”.
He was awarded Grammy for the best traditional performance of R&B. He also received a Grammy nomination for the best album of poetry spoken word for “hidden in plain view”. Malcolm-Jamal gained an Emmy nomination for Theo Huxtable, played for eight seasons. In 1986 he acquired recognition as a supportive actor in a comedy and appeared in each of the 197 episodes “The Cosby Show”.
“I grew up with a manic obsession by not wanting to be one of those where children are now,” quoted Associated Press Malcolm-Jamal as in 2015.
He also remarked: “I feel very blessed so I can have all these expressions of the speech … Be where I am now and finally in a place where I can worry about having life after” cosby. “
After the “Cosby Show”, the main performance of Malcolm-Jamal was seen in Sitcom “Malcom & Eddie”, where he shared screen space with comedian Eddie Griffin. The popular series broadcast on the extinct network UPN between 1996 and 2000.
On the large screen, Malcolm-Jamal was known for his role in 2008 Rom-Com “Fol’s Gold”, who played with Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson.
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