Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor best known as Theodore Huxtable on groundbreaking sitcom The Cosby Show, died July 20 from an accidental drowning in Costa Rica. He was 54. Warner rose to prominence as the only son of Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad's characters on the show, seminal for its depiction of an affluent Black family, before headlining Malcolm & Eddie alongside Eddie Griffin from 1996 to 2000. Other notable credits include Reed Between the Lines as Tracee Ellis Ross' onscreen husband, as well as the most recent Major Crimes, The Resident, 9-1-1, and Alert: Missing Persons Unit. He was also a poet and musician.