Malcolm Jamal-Warner, Theo from "The Cosby Show", passes away at 54

[SaraV]

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Who Played Son Theo on 'The Cosby Show,' Dies at 54 After Drowning on Family Trip

Malcolm-Jamal Warner has died, PEOPLE confirms. The actor, who played Theo on 'The Cosby Show,' was 54.

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Article says he drowned while on a family vacation.

 

[bos]

Very sad deal. Always loved his part in Community too. Good actor, great guy.

 

[Entropy]

Brilliant delivery in this episode.
"It's tucked into my socks."

 

[HFCS]

This was the best Theo moment on the show, if not the entire show. Yes I know Cosby is a convicted monster but at the time I really liked this particular episode and scene.

 

[HFCS]

Brilliant delivery in this episode.
"It's tucked into my socks."

I just posted my favorite but this one is up there too.

 

[drmwevr08]

Brilliant delivery in this episode.
"It's tucked into my socks."

The sad part is I remembered "Gordon Gartrel' before Theo said it.
I can't remember what I ate for dinner Saturday, but 1980's tv, yup...

 

[madguy30]

Damn.

Even though he wasn't as popular after Cosby I generally enjoyed about anything I'd see him in.

 

[HOTDON]

He had a fun character in Sneaky Pete as Giovanni Ribisi's parole officer. Bryan Cranston was an executive producer and had a small but excellent part in the first season.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

His sitcom with Eddie Griffin was solid.

 

[JP4CY]

Tough to navigate a post Cosby life of not being tight casted and he legit seemed to like to act.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Very sad

 

[jsb]

If you are a certain age, there's a good chance that The Cosby Show was your first favorite TV show. It is a shame that the awful Bill Cosby has tarnished it because it was a really great show and would probably hold up fairly well today.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

If you are a certain age, there's a good chance that The Cosby Show was your first favorite TV show. It is a shame that the awful Bill Cosby has tarnished it because it was a really great show and would probably hold up fairly well today.

Caught an episode the other day. It holds up extremely well.

 

[NorthCyd]

Sounds like a riptide pulled him out. Really sad.

 

[NWICY]

Caught an episode the other day. It holds up extremely well.

Yeah, the show should be separated from Bill when evaluating the show. I mean there have been lots of actors and directors that are scummy people but yet their shows and movies are good. Kevin Spacey and Woody Allen are 2 quick examples. Not quite as polarizing but politically lots of people don't like Clint Eastwood but as far as movies and directing he is AMAZING to me.

 

[ISUTex]

Can anyone list the Hucksable sp(?) Kids off the top of their heads? Sandra Denise Theo Vanessa and Rudy!! Did I get em right? Cosby followed by Cheers were good times on Thursday nights growing up in the 80's /90's.

 

[ISUTex]

Yeah, the show should be separated from Bill when evaluating the show. I mean there have been lots of actors and directors that are scummy people but yet their shows and movies are good. Kevin Spacey and Woody Allen are 2 quick examples. Not quite as polarizing but politically lots of people don't like Clint Eastwood but as far as movies and directing he is AMAZING to me.

Seriously? Your comparing Eastwood to Spacey, Cosby and Allen because you dont agree with him politically. WTF?

 

[HFCS]

I don't know the details of his death but the ocean can be scary as hell for people who aren't expert surfers/swimmers.

I was a pretty decent athlete when I first moved to CA and there were a couple times when I started surfing I probably could have easily been killed. My first experience with a riptide and knowing nothing about it was particularly scary. I think if I had been in not-so-great shape I probably wouldn't have survived it. I've seen people do really stupid stuff, saw this tiny girl with all this expensive surfing equipment walk right into a 5 foot wave holding the board across her body, that's comparable to being hit by a truck.