To truly comprehend how essential a big brother Theodore Huxtable was to Black Gen X boys, we must remember what prime time offered before the arrival of Bill Cosby's only son from the heralded sitcom,

Malcolm-Jamal Warner's journey from Theodore Huxtable on "The Cosby Show" to his diverse acting career, Grammy-winning music projects, and his private family life.

Jamal Warner died unexpectedly this week, shocking the world. Columnist Preach Jacobs writes about Theo Huxtable and Malcom impact.

“The Cosby Show” star Malcolm-Jamal Warner has died at 54. Warner was in Costa Rica on a family vacation and drowned while swimming near Cocles after allegedly being caught by a high current on Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred between 2 and 2:30 p.m. local time.

What a week! The past several days have been filled with nothing but bad news from a pop culture perspective. First, last Sunday came word that Malcolm-Jamal Warner, known to my generation as “Theo” for his 1980s role as Theodore Huxtable in “The Cosby Show,

Malcolm-Jamal Warner played “The Cosby Show’s” Theo Huxtable with a charismatic mix of bravado, innocence and hysteria.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s “Cosby Show” family is mourning his death. Warner died at age 54 on Sunday, July 20, after drowning near a beach in Limón, Costa Rica. The actor was best known for playing Theodore Huxtable on all eight seasons of “The Cosby Show,” which aired from 1984-1992.