The Southern Ontario/WNY Radio-TV Forum / Malcolm Jamal-Warner, Theo On The Cosby Show, Dies At 54

**Posted by RadioActive** July 21, 2025 2:24 pm

Malcolm Jamal-Warner, who gained fame as the young Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show and later went on to other roles in a host of different dramas, mostly recently Fox's "The Resident," has died.

Reports indicate the actor, who grew up on North America TV sets, apparently drowned on Sunday while vacationing on a beach in Costa Rica.

He was just 54 years old.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, know for playing Theo on 'The Cosby Show,' has drowned in Costa Rica

**Posted by RadioActive** July 22, 2025 1:39 pm

He almost missed being cast in the Cosby Show - because of his height.

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**Posted by TomTV** July 24, 2025 12:02 am

He was sadly a victim of rip currents it would seem. Big reason why I would never swim in the ocean, even the strongest swimmers can get swept out to sea at a moment's notice and I've heard those who've had it happen to them describe it as one of the scariest moments of their lives and they genuinely thought they were as good as dead.