‘Cosby Show' star Keshia Knight Pulliam reacts to Malcolm-Jamal Warner's death: ‘I lost my big brother'
'The Cosby Show' alum Keshia Knight Pulliam paid tribute to her former co-star Malcolm-Jamal Warner after his death at age 54 with a touching social media post on Sunday.
Knight Pulliam, 46, shared an Instagram video of Warner playing bass guitar onstage for a live audience at City Winery in Atlanta.
10 Keshia Knight Pulliam speaks onstage during 2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture.
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10 Malcolm-Jamal Warner arrives at the FX and Vanity Fair Pre-Emmy Celebration in 2016.
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The video then transitioned to a short clip of two young girls, who appeared to be Knight Pulliam's 7-year-old daughter Ella and Warner's 8-year-old daughter, walking with a horse on a farm.
'A week ago I lost my big brother, but I gained an angel…,' Knight Pulliam wrote in her caption. 'I love you… I miss you… We got our girls, ❤️.'
10 Malcolm-Jamal Warner in the video from Keshia Knight Pulliam's tribute.
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10 Keshia Knight Pulliam and Malcolm-Jamal Warner's daughters.
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On her Instagram Stories, the actress told fans, 'Thank you for every text call and all of the love that you have sent my way … I've just needed a moment… ❤️.'
Warner died of asphyxia by submersion after he accidentally drowned on a family vacation in Costa Rica on July 20. His daughter, whom he shared with his wife, was at the scene of the incident, but she wasn't in the water with Warner when he drowned.
10 Tempestt Bledsoe as Vanessa Huxtable, Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Theodore 'Theo' Huxtable, Keshia Knight Pulliam as Rudy Huxtable.
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The late actor rose to fame playing Theodore 'Theo' Huxtable in 'The Cosby Show' from 1984 to 1992.
Knight Pulliam, who played Theo's sister Rudy, stayed close with Warner after the sitcom ended.
10 Sabrina Le Beauf Tempest Bledsoe, Bill Cosby, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, Raven Symone and Malcolm-Jamal Warner at the 'Today' studio in 2002.
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One month before Warner's death, Knight Pulliam appeared on his 'Not All Hood NAH' podcast and they spoke about their special bond.
'She is more than my friend, she is family. Our bond goes way beyond 'The Cosby Show,'' Warner said about Knight Pulliam. 'We have both managed to navigate through the murky waters of child stardom with our souls and dignity intact.'
10 Malcolm-Jamal Warner in an Instagram video a few weeks before his death.
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Knight Pulliam joked that Warner was 'stuck with me for life,' before noting that their daughters — who were born three months apart — 'adore each other.'
'That's the most surreal thing,' Warner added. 'And they love each other, and it's so surreal.'
10 Keshia Knight Pulliam at the 2024 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture in New Orleans.
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Bill Cosby, who played family patriarch Cliff Huxtable on the show, also reacted to Warner's tragic death last week.
The 88-year-old TV star compared Warner's passing to losing his own son, Ennis Cosby, who was murdered in 1997.
Cosby's rep also told The Post that Cosby 'spoke to Phylicia Rashad earlier today and they reminisced about Malcolm.' Rashad, 77, played family matriarch Clair Huxtable.
10 The cast of 'The Cosby Show.'
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Back in 2021, Warner spoke with The Post about the legacy of the series after Cosby's sexual assault conviction that was later overturned.
10 'The Cosby Show' stars Lisa Bonet, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Bill Cosby and Tempestt Bledsoe.
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'I can understand why some people can't watch the show and enjoy it because of everything that's going on now,' Warner said. 'But I think … there's a generation of young people who have pursued higher education or have started loving families because of the influence of that show.'
'So it's kind of like, you can't discount its impact on television culture and American culture,' he added.
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