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.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner tragically drowned in Costa Rica, with new details confirming the status of a second victim involved in the incident
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.
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.