Malcolm-Jamal Warner, an actor and artist who rose to fame as a child as Theodore Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” has died, according to reports.
He was 54.
Warner is said to have died in a drowning accident in Costa Rica, where he was on vacation with his family.
A native of New Jersey, Warner started acting at age 9, making appearances in shows like “Fame.”
He was a young teen when he was cast as the only son of Bill Cosby’s character, Heathcliff Huxtable, in “The Cosby Show,” which ran from 1984 to 1992.
Warner was nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 1986 for his supporting work on “The Cosby Show.”
