Malcolm-Jamal Warner was honored on his 'Not All Hood' podcast for his warmth, humor and pushing for diverse portrayals of Black characters

Officials are setting the record straight about Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s death. Despite earlier reports, Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) told People on Friday that the “Cosby Show” alum’s daughter was actually not in the water at the time of his drowning.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, a star of ’80s and ’90s television best-known for playing Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has died at the age of 54. The actor was in Costa Rica on a family vacation and drowned while swimming, Costa Rican National Police told ABC News.