For Black youth and teens growing up in the mid-1980s, “The Cosby Show” offered something rarely seen on television up until that time.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner's cause of death has been released by police. The actor, who is best known for his role as Theo Huxtable in the hit TV sitcom "The Cosby Show," died on Sunday off the coast of Costa Rica after a drowning, Costa Rican National Police told ABC News. He was 54.

Following the news of Malcolm-Jamal Warner's death, TV father Bill Cosby paid tribute to his onscreen son Theodore Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show.'