Malcolm-Jamal Warner has two first names; his parents named him after Malcolm X and jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal. That sounds like the kind of thing his television parents on “The Cosby Show” might do. We watched Malcolm-Jamal grow up on the number one hit series, playing Theo Huxtable for eight seasons, his first at the age of fourteen. Playing Theo was a blessing and a curse, as he was forever typecast as Theo despite being a working actor the rest of his life. He starred in “Malcolm & Eddie” for four seasons, from the ages of 26 to 30. I just finished binge-watching “Sneaky Pete,” in which Warner played a parole officer, classifying his parolees as either an eagle or a shitbird.
Warner kept his personal life private. After dating multiple high-profile actresses until his early forties. He married and had a daughter that he kept private. Warner died on July 20, 2025, at the age of 54, …
