Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played Theo Huxtable in The cosby show, He has died at 54 years after drowning on the coast of Costa Rica.
According to the reports, he was on vacation with his family while swimming near Cocles, a beach in Limón, a province in the Central American country.
The Costa Rica National Police told the media that a strong current took him more deeply in the ocean, which resulted in his death from suffocation.
However, The Cosby Show He played a key role in Malcolm’s life, which led him to obtain a nomination for an Emmy. In a previous interview, he opened on the legacy of the situation comedy.
“The fact that Cosby Show for Black America and White America alike legitimized the black middle class, which has always existed since the beginning of this country, but, as with everything, it is not legitimate until it is on television,” said the late actor.
He continued: “When the program came out for the first time, there were white people and black people who spoke (how) the Huxtables really do not exist, blacks really do not live like this. Meanwhile, we were receiving tens of thousands of letters of fans of people who say, thank you very much for this program.”
It also appeared in projects such as The resident, accused, ten days in the valley, and American Crime Story: The People v. OJ Simpson.
Malcolm was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on August 18, 1970.
