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Theo Huxtable And More: A Tribute To America’s Favorite Tv Son Malcolm Jamal Warner.
I’ve covered all time best tv child stars before and Malcolm Jamal Warner ranked high amongst the best of the best. So good that he was nominated for an Emmy for his iconic portrayal of the only Huxtable son Theo of The Cosby Show at just 14 or 15 years old. It shocked and broke my heart to hear of his tragic passing because who could’ve ever imagined? On Monday July 21st 2025 we lost one of television’s biggest icons.
I’ve seen the losses of many heavy hitter entertainment icons over the course of my life such as Michael Jackson, Robin Williams, Gary Coleman, Suzanne Somers, Bernie Mac, James Avery, John Amos, Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Ja’Net Dubois, Richard Roundtree, Bob Saget, Angela Lansbury, John Mahoney, Tony Dow, John Ritter, James Earl Jones, Thomas Mikal Ford, Doris Roberts, Peter Boyle, Kirstie Alley, George Wendt, Harry Anderson, Charles Robinson, Markie Post, Richard Moll, Sidney Poitier, Kobe Bryant, Gene Hackman, Whitney Houston, Prince, Chadwick Boseman and all four Golden Girls. Malcolm’s passing is yet another huge blow to the whole world and to all of our childhood memories. At just 54 years-old his loss is far too young and for it to have been such a tragic accidental drowning makes it even worse. But I will not sit here and sully his memory by recounting such depressing and…