Celebrity deaths have a way of hitting the public hard, and that is definitely the case when it was revealed that Malcolm-Jamal Warner passed away at 54 after drowning. The Cosby Show star has generations of fans, who were shocked by this harrowing story.

Officials initially claimed that the actor’s 8-year-old daughter was in the ocean with him moments before he drowned.

Journalist and professor Candace Kelley, who hosted the Not All Hood (NAH) podcast with the late 'Cosby Show' actor, opens up to PEOPLE about her memories of Malcolm-Jamal Warner, calling him a man who was hilarious,

The actor made famous by playing Theo Huxtable in "The Cosby Show" died this weekend in an accident in Costa Rica.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s friend Candace Kelley is looking back on her fond memories and moments with the late star. “On average, Malcolm and I would text every other day and speak once or twice a week,” Kelley exclusively told Us Weekly of Warner on Wednesday,

Anthony Mackie recalls Malcolm-Jamal Warner's reaction after he sported Theo Huxtable's Gordon Gartrell shirt from "The Cosby Show" on "The Tonight Show."

The death of Malcolm-Jamal Warner was mourned by fans and admirers of the actor. He played the only son of Bill Cosby’s Cliff Huxtable on the landmark series “The Cosby Show” from 1984 to 1992.