Actor and director Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his role on "The Cosby Show," has died in an accidental drowning in Costa Rica, officials there said.He was 54. Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Department said Warner drowned Sunday afternoon in Cocles de Limón, on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast.
He appeared to be pulled out to sea by a current.Warner was assisted by people who were at the beach, but he was declared dead by the staff of the Costa Rican Red Cross, the department said.Warner starred as Theo Huxtable on "The Cosby Show" from 1984 to 1992.
His performance earned him an Emmy nomination for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series in 1986. In 2023, Warner told CBS Pittsburgh that being part of "The Cosby Show" was an "awesome" experience."That show had such an impact on the culture here in America but also a global impact on how Black people saw ourselves globally and how the rest of the world saw us," he said."So I'm proud to have been part of that legacy and it's been a great ride ever since."This is a breaking story.
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