Hollywood is mourning The Cosby Show actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who died on Sunday, July 20, at age 54. News of Warner's death stunned and devastated his friends and colleagues, many of whom shared tributes to the late star via social media on Monday, July 21. Tracee Ellis Ross, who starred on the BET series Reed Between the Lines, remembered her TV husband as "warm" and "gentle" in a moving post shared via social media. Ross wasn't the only person who wanted to memorialize Warner. Several stars, including Viola Davis, Eddie Griffin and Taraji P.