Image Credit: FOX Image Collection via Getty I Malcolm-Jamal Warner is being remembered for his talent, hard work and friendship by former co-stars and colleagues. As Hollywood mourns the late actor, who died after an accidental drowning in Costa Rica on July 20, 2025, several faces from The Cosby Show shared tributes about Malcolm-Jamal. Read them below. Bill Cosby In a statement to ABC News, Bill Cosby called Malcolm-Jamal a "great studier," and he "enjoyed working with him very much" on The Cosby Show. "He always knew his part," Bill told the outlet.