Malcolm Jamal Warner aka Theo from the Cosby show, also known from the Malcolm & Eddie show and more passed away at the age of 54 following an accidental drowning off the coast of Costa Rica.

The Judicial Investigation Department said Warner drowned Sunday afternoon on a beach on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast while swimming at Playa Cocles in Limon province when a current pulled him deeper into the ocean.

“He was rescued by people on the beach,” the department’s initial report said, but first responders from Costa Rica’s Red Cross found him without vital signs and he was taken to the morgue.

Warner was married with a young daughter, but chose to not publicly disclose their names. His representatives declined immediate comment on his death.

He (1970–2025) passed away on July 21, 2025, at age 54.