Fans of The Resident and The Cosby Show woke up to devastating news on Monday, July 21, 2025, when reports confirmed that actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner had died at the age of 54.

Malcolm Jamal Warner, who came to fame as a star on the Cosby show, has died tragically. He was the beloved character Theo on the hit sitcom. How did he die? What was Jamal Warner's cause of death? According to People, the cause of death was drowning.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s TV father is addressing his tragic death. Hours after it was reported that the actor died at 54 by fatally drowning in Costa Rica while on vacation with his family, Bill Cosby’s rep, Andrew Wyatt, shared how the comedian took the news.