The Cosby Show fans around the world are mourning the tragic loss of Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who died on July 21, 2025, at just 54 years old. The actor, best known for his role as Theo Huxtable — the charming, quick-witted only son of Cliff and Clair — drowned while swimming on a family vacation in

In a press release sent to Newsweek, Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Department said Warner died near Cocles, a beach in Limon, Costa Rica. Despite bystanders pulling him to shore, where he received medical attention, he was declared dead by the Costa Rican Red Cross.

Actor and director Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his role on "The Cosby Show," has died in an accidental drowning in Costa Rica, officials there said. He was 54.