Malcolm-Jamal Warner, an actor best known for his role as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has died. Warner, who was 54, drowned at the weekend while on holiday in Costa Rica, local authorities said. Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his role as Theodore Huxtable on "The Cosby Show," has died at 54. The Emmy-nominated actor drowned off the coast of Costa Rica on July 20, according to ABC Good Samaritans tried to rescue Malcolm-Jamal Warner after he accidentally drowned but it was too late. “The Cosby Show” actor died on Sunday, July 20, at age 54, while on vacation in Costa Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor perhaps best known for starring in the TV sitcom "The Cosby Show" as son Theodore "Theo" Huxtable, has died at 54. Warner drowned off the coast of Costa Rica on The Costa Rican beach where The Cosby Show star drowned was once named the most dangerous beach on Costa Rica's Atlantic Coast. Malcolm-Jamal Warner, former star of The Cosby Show, has died in an apparent drowning off the coast of Costa Rica, according to local authorities. The 54-year-old was on a family trip when he A second man was pulled out of the water at the Playa Grande resort in Costa Rica -- just moments after the “Cosby Show” alum Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowned while swimming at age 54. New details have emerged in the drowning death of Malcolm-Jamal Warner as the Caribbean Guard revealed why the beach where he was swimming did not have patrols. Malcolm-Jamal Warner died on Sunday, July 20, and a source told PEOPLE that he drowned while swimming on a family trip to Costa Rica Authorities in Costa Rica have since confirmed the actor's Malcolm-Jamal Warner, known for starring in the TV sitcom The Cosby Show, has died at 54. He was swimming off the coast of Playa Cocles, in the province of Limón. This popular beach is where many SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who as teenage son Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show” was central to a cultural phenomenon that helped define the 1980s, died at 54 in an accidental drowning in Costa Rica, authorities there said Monday. Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Department said Warner drowned Sunday afternoon on a beach on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast. He Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for starring in "The Cosby Show," has died. He was 54. Warner drowned after he was swept out to sea in Costa Rica, according to authorities there. A source close Heartbreaking new details have emerged in Malcolm-Jamal Warner's tragic drowning death in Costa Rica, including a second man in critical condition. ‘The Cosby Show’ Star Malcolm-Jamal Warner Dies at 54 After Drowning Fans around the world are in shock: Malcolm‑Jamal Warner, best known as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has tragically passed away at the age of 54. The heartbreaking news broke today, confirming that the beloved actor died from an apparent accidental drowning.l, while vacationing with his family in Costa Rica. Malcolm-Jamal Warner has died at 54 after drowning in Costa Rica, People reported. The actor, widely known for playing Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” died while on a family vacation in the 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. Warner drowned Sunday Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played Theodore Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show,' has died in an accidental drowning. He was 54. Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who drowned on Sunday while on vacation with his family in Costa Rica, died of asphyxia, ABC News reported. Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Theo Huxtable on ‘The Cosby Show,’ Dies at 54 Mr. Warner, who played the only son of Bill Cosby’s character on the beloved 1980s sitcom, drowned in Costa Rica. When beloved actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner died on July 20, 2025, in an accidental drowning, he was vacationing with his family in Costa Rica, a source confirmed to People. Authorities said Warner, who was 54, drowned while swimming at a beach in Playa Cocles, located on the Caribbean coast, when a
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