\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMalcolm-Jamal Warner, an actor and artist who rose to fame as a child as Theodore Huxtable on \u201cThe Cosby Show,\u201d has died, according to a source close to the actor.He was 54.Warner died in a drowning accident in Costa Rica, where he was on vacation with his family, the source said.CNN has reached out to representatives for Warner for further information.A native of New Jersey, Warner started acting at age 9, making appearances in shows like \u201cFame.\u201d He was a young teen when he was cast as the only son of Bill Cosby\u2019s character, Heathcliff Huxtable, in \u201cThe Cosby Show,\u201d which ran from 1984 to 1992.Warner later reflected on the legacy of the popular, Emmy-winning sitcom.\u201cThe fact that the Cosby Show for Black America and White America alike finally legitimized the Black middle class, which has always been around since the inception of this country but, as with everything, is not legitimate til it\u2019s on television,\u201d Warner said. \u201cWhen the show first came out, there were White people and Black people talking about (how) the Huxtables don\u2019t really exist, Black people don\u2019t really live like that. Meanwhile, we were getting tens of thousands of fan letters from people saying, thank you so much for this show.\u201dWarner was nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 1986 for his supporting work on \u201cThe Cosby Show.\u201dBy the time the show was over, Warner said in a 2013 interview, \u201cwe were still on top enough to go out on top, but we were ready to live our own lives.\u201d\u201cWe were all ready to move on and as Mr. Cosby said, by that point, we had pretty much said all that we could say,\u201d Warner added.After the perennial hit series ended in 1992, the actor continued working primarily in television until recently, with credits including \u201cTouched by an Angel,\u201d \u201cCommunity,\u201d \u201cKey and Peele,\u201d \u201cSuits,\u201d \u201cSons of Anarchy\u201d and \u201cAmerican Horror Story.\u201dAs much as he honored the Theo character, Warner also worked hard to show how multifaceted he was, including being a Grammy-winning musician.He won best traditional R&B performance in 2015 for the song \u201cJesus Children.\u201d He was also nominated for a Grammy in 2023 for best spoken word poetry album.Warner also starred opposite Eddie Griffin in the series \u201cMalcolm & Eddie\u201d for four seasons between 1996 and 2000.His more recent acting credits include \u201cThe Resident,\u201d \u201cThe Wonder Years\u201d reboot, \u201cGrownish\u201d and \u201c9-1-1.\u201dLast year, Warner launched his podcast \u201cNot All Hood\u201d last year with the goal of continuing to be a voice that explores the diverse experiences of the Black community and touch on themes of representation in media.\u201cWhen we talk about the Black community, we tend to speak of it as a monolith when the reality is there are so many different facets of the Black community, and we wanted to have a space where we can really explore, discuss, and acknowledge all of those different aspects,\u201d he told People magazine in an interview last year.This story is developing and will be updated.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, an actor and artist who rose to fame as a child as Theodore Huxtable on \u201cThe Cosby Show<\/a>,\u201d has died, according to a source close to the actor.<\/p>\n He was 54.<\/p>\n Warner died in a drowning accident in Costa Rica, where he was on vacation with his family, the source said.<\/p>\n CNN has reached out to representatives for Warner for further information.<\/p>\n A native of New Jersey, Warner started acting at age 9, making appearances in shows like \u201cFame.\u201d He was a young teen when he was cast as the only son of Bill Cosby\u2019s character, Heathcliff Huxtable, in \u201cThe Cosby Show,\u201d which ran from 1984 to 1992.<\/p>\n Warner later reflected<\/a> on the legacy of the popular, Emmy-winning sitcom.<\/p>\n \u201cThe fact that the Cosby Show for Black America and White America alike finally legitimized the Black middle class, which has always been around since the inception of this country but, as with everything, is not legitimate til it\u2019s on television,\u201d Warner said. \u201cWhen the show first came out, there were White people and Black people talking about (how) the Huxtables don\u2019t really exist, Black people don\u2019t really live like that. Meanwhile, we were getting tens of thousands of fan letters from people saying, thank you so much for this show.\u201d<\/p>\n Warner was nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 1986 for his supporting work on \u201cThe Cosby Show.\u201d<\/p>\n