Sad News: Malcolm-Jamal Warner (actor) dead at age 54

[ChuckyTheGoat]

https://people.com/malcolm-jamal-warner-cosby-show-dead-54-11775980?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Guy was pretty smooth. RIP, THEO.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

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[blankoblanco]

Yeah, I found this pretty shocking to read. Of course I remember him as Theo Huxtable as so many do, but he's maintained a successful acting career and appeared in other things. The guy still seemed so strong and vital, by all accounts a really warm and nice dude as well. It's so very jarring when someone like that is ripped away from the world just minutes after they were simply relaxing, vacationing with their family. Tragic.

RIP Malcolm-Jamal Warner

[ProSportsEdge]

Yeah, I found this pretty shocking to read. Of course I remember him as Theo Huxtable as so many do, but he's maintained a successful acting career and appeared in other things. The guy still seemed so strong and vital, by all accounts a really warm and nice dude as well. It's so very jarring when someone like that is ripped away from the world just minutes after they were simply relaxing, vacationing with their family. Tragic.

RIP Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Absolutely heartbreaking. It’s hard to process something so sudden, especially when it’s someone you grew up watching and admiring. Feels like a piece of our own past is gone too.
Rest in peace, Malcolm-Jamal.

[JAKEPEAVY21]

Sad to hear this yesterday as I am 49 and grew up watching The Cosby Show.

A bit shocking to hear the way he died, drowning in Costa Rica...RIP

[DwightShrute]

RIP


A few years ago, I was swimming off the Osa Peninsula in southwestern Costa Rica. The opposite side of the country where Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowned. Ignoring the risks, I ventured around some rocks where powerful waves overwhelmed me. Despite being a strong swimmer, the relentless waves pushed me down and out, causing me to swallow water, panic, and tire quickly. Unable to grip the rocks and with the shore feeling impossibly far, exhaustion set in, and I went underwater repeatedly, briefly accepting the possibility of not making it. I thought I was a goner. A moment of clarity reminded me to relax in a riptide, avoid fighting the current, and swim parallel to the beach. Which I did. Mustering my remaining energy, I swam south, escaped the riptide, and safely reached the shore.

I can fully understand how people drown in the ocean.

[Mac4Lyfe]

RIP


A few years ago, I was swimming off the Osa Peninsula in southwestern Costa Rica. The opposite side of the country where Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowned. Ignoring the risks, I ventured around some rocks where powerful waves overwhelmed me. Despite being a strong swimmer, the relentless waves pushed me down and out, causing me to swallow water, panic, and tire quickly. Unable to grip the rocks and with the shore feeling impossibly far, exhaustion set in, and I went underwater repeatedly, briefly accepting the possibility of not making it. I thought I was a goner. A moment of clarity reminded me to relax in a riptide, avoid fighting the current, and swim parallel to the beach. Which I did. Mustering my remaining energy, I swam south, escaped the riptide, and safely reached the shore.

I can fully understand how people drown in the ocean.

Same thing happened to me in Marina Del Rey, Ca. Tried to swim back to shore and I’m struggling in a riptide. I floated about half a mile down past the strand area before I could swim to shore. Scary as shit but as long as you don’t panic and can float, you’ll be okay. I wonder if Malcolm knew how to swim? Or wore himself out trying to swim in a panic. I’m thinking he probably didn’t know how to swim, ventured out to far and the current took him and he had no chance to survive. Very sad.

[Optional]

RIP


A few years ago, I was swimming off the Osa Peninsula in southwestern Costa Rica. The opposite side of the country where Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowned. Ignoring the risks, I ventured around some rocks where powerful waves overwhelmed me. Despite being a strong swimmer, the relentless waves pushed me down and out, causing me to swallow water, panic, and tire quickly. Unable to grip the rocks and with the shore feeling impossibly far, exhaustion set in, and I went underwater repeatedly, briefly accepting the possibility of not making it. I thought I was a goner. A moment of clarity reminded me to relax in a riptide, avoid fighting the current, and swim parallel to the beach. Which I did. Mustering my remaining energy, I swam south, escaped the riptide, and safely reached the shore.

I can fully understand how people drown in the ocean.

Panic is definitely the biggest danger in the sea. And surprising how little danger rips are if just handled like you did. Been caught in heaps of them As a kid we would even ride them on purpose.

I saw a report claiming he was sucked out to sea. I think that would be a very rare thing if it's true. I bet he had an experience like yours and just did not know what to do.

[DwightShrute]

Same thing happened to me in Marina Del Rey, Ca. Tried to swim back to shore and I’m struggling in a riptide. I floated about half a mile down past the strand area before I could swim to shore. Scary as shit but as long as you don’t panic and can float, you’ll be okay. I wonder if Malcolm knew how to swim? Or wore himself out trying to swim in a panic. I’m thinking he probably didn’t know how to swim, ventured out to far and the current took him and he had no chance to survive. Very sad.

who knows how good of a swimmer he was but if he didn't know how to get out of a riptide, it likely wouldn't matter. You and I both know how powerful they are. Rip currents are responsible for around 1,000 deaths each year worldwide.

[INVEGA MAN]

May he RIP

[DwightShrute]

Panic is definitely the biggest danger in the sea. And surprising how little danger rips are if just handled like you did. Been caught in heaps of them As a kid we would even ride them on purpose.

I saw a report claiming he was sucked out to sea. I think that would be a very rare thing if it's true. I bet he had an experience like yours and just did not know what to do.

Ya they can be fun if you are playing in the water and body surfing. Riptides usually are very narrow but they can suck you out to sea for over a football field in length.