He and Eddie Griffin led the sitcom Malcolm & Eddie from 1996 to 2000, and Warner was also well known for his role as Alex Reed on Reed Between the Lines, which he starred in alongside Tracee Ellis Ross from 2011 to 2015. More recently, Warner had starred in Major Crimes as Chuck Cooper, as Julius Rowe in Suits and as AJ Austin in The Resident.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner has died at the age of 54. ABC News reports that he drowned on July 20 while swimming during a family vacation off the coast of Costa Rica. Warner was best known to TV audiences for his breakout role as Theo Huxtable on NBC’s 'The Cosby Show' — and later,

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor who famously played Theodore Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” has died at 54, according to reports on Monday. The star’s death was first reported by TMZ. People later confirmed the report. HuffPost has not independently confirmed Warner’s passing but has reached out to his team for verification.