Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowning in Costa Rica
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New details have emerged in the drowning death of Malcolm-Jamal Warner as the Caribbean Guard revealed why the beach where he was swimming did not have patrols.
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FOX 32 Chicago on MSNChicago convention canceled • pools recalled • Malcolm-Jamal Warner diesCHICAGO - More than 5.2 million swimming pools sold in the U.S. and Canada were recalled after reports of nine drowning deaths; a popular convention was suddenly canceled, leaving fans and vendors upset; and Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor best known for playing Theo Huxtable on "The Cosby Show," died at age 54.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner tragically drowned in Costa Rica, with new details confirming the status of a second victim involved in the incident
Similarly to The Cosby Show, where Warner played Theo Huxtable, the middle child in an upper-middle-class Black family in New York in the '80s, Warner wanted to continue seeing different types of Black lives in the media — which is the intention behind Not All Hood.
The accidental death of “The Cosby Show” actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner has saddened the world — and raised new fears over swimming safety. The beloved TV legend’s passing comes amid a record number of drownings on NYC’s beaches, where the same type of rip current that claimed Warner in Costa Rica can threaten swimmers just as quickly.