By Carly Koltes Sanjana Karanth
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor who famously played Theodore Huxtable on 鈥淭he Cosby Show,鈥 has died at 54, Costa Rican police told ABC News on Monday.
The star鈥檚 death was聽first reported by TMZ聽and confirmed by People, both of which said Warner died from accidental drowning. The Costa Rica Judicial Investigation Department found the actor鈥檚 body Sunday afternoon near Limon, Costa Rica, after he was caught by a high current in the ocean.
A representative for Warner declined HuffPost鈥檚 request for verification, saying the team for now is not providing any statements or confirming details.聽
Warner was best known for playing the son of Bill Cosby鈥檚 character in 鈥淭he Cosby Show鈥 sitcom between 1984 and 1992, launching him into stardom and getting him an Emmy nod.聽
鈥淲hat made it so groundbreaking was its universality,鈥 the actor told People in 2023. 鈥淣BC initially saw it as a show about an upper-middle-class Black family. Mr. Cosby diligently impressed upon them that the show was about an upper-middle-class fam