‘The Cosby Show’ star Malcolm-Jamal Warner dead at 54

“The Cosby Show” star Malcolm-Jamal Warner has died at age 54, TMZ reported on Monday.

A source confirmed Warner’s death to PEOPLE. The insider claimed Warner was in Costa Rica on a family vacation and drowned while swimming.

However, no official cause of death has been confirmed yet.

The Post has reached out to Warner’s rep for comment.

Warner played Theodore “Theo” Huxtable, son of Bill Cosby’s Cliff Huxtable, on the NBC sitcom from 1984 to 1992.

In 2021, Warner exclusively spoke to The Post about the legacy of “The Cosby Show” following Cosby’s sex assault conviction that was later overturned.

“I can understand why some people can’t watch the show and enjoy it because of everything that’s going on now,” Warner told The Post. “But I think…there’s a generation of young people who have pursued higher education or have started loving families because of the influence of that show.”

“So it’s kind of like, you can’t discount its impact on television culture and American culture,” he added.

Warner was born in Jersey City, N.J. on Aug. 18, 1970. He was named after Malcolm X and jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal.

His career began as a child performer and he attended The Professional Children’s School in New York City.

Warner auditioned for the role of Theo Huxtable on the last day of the show’s nationwide search and was selected by Cosby himself. He joined the cast alongside

The rest of the cast included Cosby as Cliff Huxtable, Phylicia Rashad as Clair Huxtable, Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable, Lisa Bonet as Denise Huxtable, Tempestt Bledsoe as Vanessa Huxtable and Keshia Knight Pulliam as Rudy Huxtable.

He was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1986, the same year he hosted an episode of “Saturday Night Live.”

The rest of the cast included Cosby as Cliff Huxtable, Phylicia Rashad as Clair Huxtable, Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable, Lisa Bonet as Denise Huxtable, Tempestt Bledsoe as Vanessa Huxtable and Keshia Knight Pulliam as Rudy Huxtable.

After “The Cosby Show,” Warner starred in the UPN sitcom “Malcolm & Eddie” alongside Eddie Griffin from 1996 to 2000, followed by the BET sitcom “Reed Between the Lines” from 2011 to 2015.

Warner’s other notable acting credits included “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Sons of Anarchy,”

He was also best known for his roles in “Malcolm & Eddie” and “Reed Between the Lines” and for executive-producing “The Magic School Bus.”

Warner is survived by his wife and daughter.

This story is developing…