UPDATED: July 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM EDT Malcolm-Jamal Warner was swimming with his 8-year-old daughter when they were caught in a riptide and he drowned last weekend, according to a report on Wednesday.

New details are emerging following the tragic death of Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who died on Sunday while on vacation with his wife and daughter in Costa Rica. A report published on Nov. 9, 2016 ...

In addition to eight seasons on the hit NBC sitcom as the son of Bill Cosby 's Cliff Huxtable and Phylicia Rashad 's Clair Huxtable, Warner was also known for his role as Malcolm McGee in the ...