America mourns The Cosby Show star Malcolm-Jamal Warner; fans say a generation 'grew up on him'
Netizens soon paid tribute to the beloved actor, with user Rilla pointing out that his generation grew up on The Cosby Show.
RIP to the great Malcolm Jamal Warner, my generation grew up on him pic.twitter.com/Yzi4j6nLDu
Warner's starring role in iconic sitcom was Theo Huxtable, the son of Cliff and Clair Huxtable.
The Cosby Show creator Bill Cosby had conceived Theo Huxtable using his real-life dyslexic son, Ennis Cosby, as a basis. Like Ennis, Theo was eventually revealed to have dyslexia in the season 6 episode "Theo's Gift".
Malcom-Jamal Warner would eventually become the youngest person ever nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance. In his adult career he would branch out into other interests such as jazz music and activism.
The internet pays tribute to Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Tributes to Malcolm-Jamal Warner flooded social media after news of his death spread, with the NAACP formally paying respects to the actor and telling him to Rest In Power.
#RestinPower to NAACP Image Award winning actor, Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Your talent and spirit touched many lives, and your legacy will continue to inspire. Thank you for the memories and the impact you made in the world of entertainment pic.twitter.com/y3zOBZqR3F
User Danny Deraney said his Gen X heart broke when learning of the news. He also fondly reminisced on the iconic Cosby Show moment where Theo Huxtable dons a $95 Gordon Gartrell shirt.
My gen x heart is breaking. RIP Malcolm Jamal Warner. The $95 Gordon Gartrell shirt is iconic. "No 14 year-old boy should have a $95 shirt, unless he is on stage with his 4 brothers." 😂 pic.twitter.com/RfyFFAxhyI
The Martin Luther King Jr. Center commended Malcolm-Jamal for his work in furthering MLK Jr's legacy, notably by hosting the 2023 Beloved Community Awards.
The King Center mourns the tragic passing of our dear friend, #MalcolmJamalWarner. Malcolm was a brilliant, multi-faceted artist and an inspiring giver. We are grateful for his love for #TheKingCenter and the King legacy. And for the ways he showed his support, including as… pic.twitter.com/eiB0dM3UDi
Indeed, Malcolm-Jamal had personally paid tribute to MLK Jr and numerous other black American luminaries during a Black History Month video he posted earlier this year.
Black history is more than a month….🫡🙏🏿✊🏿🤎❤️ pic.twitter.com/vKM3ZHnbWK
Actress Marlee Matlin remembered that Malcolm was 'the nicest guy' and considered it a privilege to be in the same company with him.
I am so sad to read of the untimely passing of Malcolm Jamal Warner. He was the nicest guy and it was a privilege to have been in same company with him, sharing a directors' panel along with Howard Gordon and Michael chiklis. My heart goes out to his family and friends. RIP… pic.twitter.com/vvE0IZu2oi
User glynderella_ noted that aside from his role in the Cosby Show, Malcolm was also a jazz musician, poet, and Grammy Award winner.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner was not only Black television royalty, he was a Grammy Award winning poet and talented musician in a jazz band. May he rest in peace 💛 pic.twitter.com/2uAAJ7RZM8
User Mike Beauvais reminisced about another iconic The Cosby Show scene where Theo Huxtable got his ear pierced without telling his parents.
Theo Huxtable getting his ear pierced without his parents' permission was an all-time great sitcom episode.Rest in peace, Malcolm-Jamal Warner. pic.twitter.com/K2krKZaOHV
User 2SweetScorpio remembered that MCU star Anthony Mackie had once paid a homage to Theo Huxtable's Gordon Gartrell shirt, and called Malcolm Jamal-Warner 'a massive part of pop culture'.
Just thought of Anthony Mackie wearing the Gordon Gartrell shirt. Malcolm-Jamal Warner will forever be a massive part of pop culture, and the childhood of so many…him not being here just feels like such cruelty pic.twitter.com/8crjpf7OlY
Malcolm Jamal-Warner is survived by his family
While Malcolm Jamal-Warner did have a number of high-profile relationships during his lifetime, including with Michelle Thomas and Karen Malina White, when he finally did settle down and get married, he chose not to publicize the identities of his wife or child.
Nonetheless, they will be mourning the loss of a loving husband and father, just as the rest of America mourns an artist who endured across generations.
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