ACTOR
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
- Known for
- The Resident (2018), The Cosby Show (1984), Jeremiah (2002), The Magic School Bus (1994)
24 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
Malcolm-Jamal Warner is an actor best known for The Resident, The Cosby Show and Jeremiah.
All facts (24)
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner dated Family Matters (1989) actress Michelle Thomas. According to reports, he was at her bedside when she died of cancer in 1998.
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner is an alumnus of the Professional Children's School in New York.
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner fronts the LA jazz-funk band Miles Long, which plays under his company Wonder Factory (June 2000).
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner won Celebrity Poker Showdown (2003) in record time, beating Jesse Metcalfe, Heather Graham, Fred Willard and Andrea Parker in No Limit Texas Hold 'Em in only 19 hands. The series usually ran two hours, but there was only enough material to fill one.
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner was nominated for an Emmy in 1986 for his role as Theo Huxtable in the 1980s hit The Cosby Show (1984).
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner used his sixth-grade school photo as his headshot for The Cosby Show.
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner was named after Malcolm X and jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal.
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowned off the coast of Costa Rica on a Sunday afternoon after being caught in a current. Police said bystanders rescued him and took him to shore for treatment, even though the Costa Rican Red Cross had declared him dead.
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner reportedly had a great relationship with Bill Cosby on The Cosby Show (1984).
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner graduated from high school in June 1988.
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner was a former acting student of Gary Veney in an acting class in Inglewood, California.
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner is best known to the public for his role as Theo Huxtable in The Cosby Show (1984).
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner was the grand marshal of the 1985 parade in Pittsburgh.
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Bill Cosby was Malcolm-Jamal Warner's acting mentor.
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In 2015, Malcolm-Jamal Warner won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance for his song "Jesus Children."
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner enjoys playing basketball.
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner currently stars alongside Seinfeld alum Jason Alexander in the CBS sitcom "Listen Up."
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner is the maternal grandson of James and Thelma Mcgee and the paternal grandson of Alpha Kate Warner.
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The details of the funeral and burial were kept private by the family.
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His first manager was Miriam Baum.
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He moved to Los Angeles, California, when he was 5 years old.
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His parents were Pamela and Robert Warner.
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His mother and father divorced when he was 2 years old.
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He was the grandson of Robert Warner Sr.
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