{"id":267651,"date":"2025-07-22T18:59:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T16:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/cosby-show-actor-malcolm-jamal-warner-dies-in-drowning-in-costa-rica\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T19:00:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:00:22","slug":"cosby-show-actor-malcolm-jamal-warner-dies-in-drowning-in-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/cosby-show-actor-malcolm-jamal-warner-dies-in-drowning-in-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"Cosby Show actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies in drowning in Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>LOS ANGELES<\/strong> &#8211; US actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played the son in the smash-hit sitcom &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCjILJH0gg3BSNv6WK1oQHzw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Cosby Show,&#8221;<\/a> has drowned in Costa Rica, authorities in the country said on Monday. He was 54.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Warner played the loveable Theo Huxtable for all eight seasons of the show, helmed by disgraced comic actor Bill Cosby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We received a report of an adult male who died of drowning asphyxiation at Cocles Beach in Cahuita&#8221; on Sunday afternoon, said a statement from investigating police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;When the victim entered the sea he was apparently pulled out by a current. The man was assisted by bystanders on the beach, but was pronounced dead by Red Cross lifeguards.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local authorities identified him as the actor, and said his body had been transferred to a morgue for further analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Warner, who was nominated for an Emmy for his work on &#8220;The Cosby Show,&#8221; also appeared in sitcoms &#8220;Malcolm &amp; Eddie&#8221; and &#8220;Reed Between the Lines.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"267653\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/cosby-show-actor-malcolm-jamal-warner-dies-in-drowning-in-costa-rica\/the-cosby-show-cast\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-cosby-show-cast.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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