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New York Post
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Malcolm-Jamal Warner shared an eerie message on his daughter's birthday weeks before his death
Malcolm-Jamal Warner never forgot to smile. Two months before he drowned in Costa Rica at age 54, the 'Cosby Show' actor shared an Instagram clip where he eerily reminded his fans to keep smiling regardless of life's tribulations. 'Its a beautiful day here in Atlanta. I just want to shoutout and spread some love and good cheer,' Warner said while driving his car in the May 14 video. 9 Malcolm-Jamal Warner in an Instagram video from May. malcolmjamalwar/Instagram 9 Malcolm-Jamal Warner reminds fans to smile. malcolmjamalwar/Instagram 'Just wanted to remind you as I remind myself that no matter what's going on, there's always a reason to smile,' he continued. Warner sported a Dodgers baseball cap and had a flower in his ear that was gifted to him by his daughter in the clip. He revealed that it was her birthday that day. 9 Malcolm-Jamal Warner shared the clip on his daughter's birthday. malcolmjamalwar/Instagram 'If you just take a minute to stop, I guarantee you can find at least one reason to smile,' Warner shared. 'If for some reason you can't find a reason to smile, then that's probably the best time to be the reason for somebody else's smile. 'That's all I got,' he added. 'Peace and love. I'll be back soon.' The 'Malcolm & Eddie' star captioned the video, 'Meant to post this the other day. A few days late, but the message still stands. Be the reason someone smiles today…or even tomorrow. Sending love to my IG fam. #blesssingsabound ✌🏿✌🏿❤️❤️✊🏿✊🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿.' 9 Malcolm-Jamal Warner at a pre-Emmys party in Sept. 2016. MediaPunch/INSTARimages Warner kept his daughter and his wife out of the spotlight. He never disclosed his daughter's name or birthdate, though he did write in an August 2021 Instagram post that she was 3 years old at the time. In 2019, Warner gushed on social media that he was 'proud' of his daughter. 'I know most parents think their kids are special and wonderful. We are no exception, even though we and our awesome nanny have to press our forefingers and thumbs together and chant 'Ommmm…she is perfect and diviiiiiine' to remind ourselves during those times she's being extra aggy! 🤣 Often I find myself just staring at her and wondering where she came from,' he wrote via Instagram at the time. 9 Malcolm-Jamal Warner's daughter riding a horse. malcolmjamalwar/Instagram 'I wholeheartedly own that the parents she came from/chose are special spirits in our own right and we've passed onto her our spiritual and vibrational riches,' he continued. 'I am proud that we have been able to provide a wonderful, loving, and spiritually enriching environment as a home base into which ALL babies should be born and thrive.' He also gushed over his mother, Pamela Warner. 'But the spirit with which she entered this world is hers and hers alone. Growing up, when people would praise my mother for being such an incredible parent, she would always say that, in me, she had great material to work with,' he wrote. 'Mom, I get it now. We have also been blessed in that way.' 9 Malcolm-Jamal Warner at The Paley Center For Media's Hollywood Tribute to African American Achievements in Television in 2015. AFP via Getty Images Warner was vacationing with his family in Costa Rica on Sunday when he drowned. Costa Rican National Police told The Post that Warner was pulled from the water by people in the area and taken to shore, where they desperately attempted to save his life. The Judicial Investigation Agency confirmed Warner 'was declared lifeless' at the scene. 9 Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowned in Costa Rica on July 20. Tim Wright / MEGA The actor's body was taken to the morgue at San Joaquin de Flores for an autopsy, with his cause of death listed as asphyxiation by 'submersion,' officials said. A second unnamed man is in critical condition after being pulled out of the water moments after Warner drowned. Lifeguards were not present on the 'challenging' beach due to a 'lack of resources,' according to a statement from Costa Rica's volunteer lifeguard association. 9 Malcolm-Jamal Warner starred on 'The Cosby Show.' NBCUniversal via Getty Images Warner rose to fame playing Theodore 'Theo' Huxtable, the son of Bill Cosby's Cliff Huxtable, in 'The Cosby Show' from 1984 to 1992. His performance landed him an 1986 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Warner also won a Grammy in 2015 for being featured on the Robert Glasper song 'Jesus Children.'
New York Post
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Family Matters' star Jaleel White reacts to Malcolm-Jamal Warner ‘s ‘disturbing' death
Jaleel White is reeling from Malcolm-Jamal Warner's death. The 'Family Matters' alum, 48, spoke about the bond he shared with Warner after 'The Cosby Show' actor accidentally drowned at age 54 in Costa Rica on Sunday Sunday. 'Malcolm and I were industry peers,' White recalled to 'Extra' at the 'Happy Gilmore 2' premiere on Monday. 'I mean, really, I can't even say that. Like, I grew up looking up to him. He was ahead of me in the game.' 9 Jaleel White at Netflix's 'Happy Gilmore 2' premiere in New York City on July 21. Getty Images 9 Malcolm-Jamal Warner at a pre-Emmys party in Los Angeles in 2016. MediaPunch/INSTARimages 'I'm kind of waiting for more details to come out because it was just a very disturbing report, just accidentally this,' White continued. 'You kind of caught me at a loss for words and kind of reflecting on my own memories.' White and Warner starred in their respective sitcoms around the same time. 'Family Matters,' in which White played Steve Urkel, aired from 1989 to 1997, while Warner played Theo Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show' from 1984 to 1992. 9 Jaleel White as Steve Urkel in 'Family Matters.' ©ABC/Courtesy Everett Collection The pair also each worked with late actress Michelle Thomas, who appeared on both shows, and dated Warner, before she died of cancer in 1998. 'Malcolm was the first former child actor that my mother even let me go out with late at night past 11 p.m., and I had a very close relationship with both him and Michelle Thomas,' White said at the premiere. 'May they both rest in peace.' 9 Bill Cosby, Malcolm-Jamal Warner in 'The Cosby Show.' NBCUniversal via Getty Images White added of Warner: 'So, please remember him as a poet, a Grammy award-winning musician, and an actor who did a lot more than just star on a sitcom when he was a kid.' In his 2024 memoir 'Growing Up Urkel,' White recalled getting to know Warner at the time that Thomas joined 'Family Matters.' 9 The cast of 'Family Matters.' Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images 'Malcolm would visit the set from time to time, and on one given night after a live audience taping, Malcolm and Michelle invited me to join them at a music-industry party that went late into the evening,' White wrote. 'Off I went into the back seat of Malcolm's Mercedes as a happy third wheel. It never dawned on me to drink a drop of liquor that evening, as my mother would be waiting up for me the moment I walked in the door. Just being out late at night, feeling grown and independent was memory enough.' 9 Malcolm-Jamal Warner at the 12th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2009. Getty Images 9 Jaleel White visits SiriusXM Studios in NYC in 2024. Getty Images Warner died over the weekend while vacationing in Costa Rica with his family. Costa Rican National Police told The Post that the actor was pulled from the water by people in the area and taken to shore, where they desperately attempted to save his life. Warner's body was taken to the morgue at San Joaquin de Flores for an autopsy, with his cause of death listed as asphyxiation by 'submersion,' police shared. 9 Malcolm-Jamal Warner at the 2023 Grammy Awards. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP The late star shot to fame playing Bill Cosby's on-screen son in 'The Cosby Show.' In 2021, Warner spoke to The Post about the NBC sitcom's legacy after Cosby's sexual assault conviction was overturned. 'I can understand why some people can't watch the show and enjoy it because of everything that's going on now,' Warner shard at the time. 9 The cast of 'The Cosby Show.' NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images '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.' After Warner's death, Cosby's rep told The Post that Cosby had recently spoke to the late actor after a concert in Minnesota. Cosby also compared Warner's passing to losing his own son, Ennis Cosby, who was murdered in 1997.
