Malcolm-Jamal Warner obit

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, former 'Cosby Show' star, dead at 54

Warner drowned off the coast of Costa Rica, local police told ABC News. 

He was not on the list.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor perhaps best known for starring in the TV sitcom "The Cosby Show" as son Theodore "Theo" Huxtable, has died at 54.

Warner drowned off the coast of Costa Rica on Sunday, Costa Rican National Police told ABC News. Warner's official cause of death was asphyxia, police said.

Warner died near Cocles, a beach in Limon, Costa Rica, after getting caught by a rip current Sunday afternoon, police said. Bystanders rescued him and took him to shore, where he received treatment, though he was declared dead by the Costa Rican Red Cross, police said.

Warner was formally identified by Costa Rica's national police, which described him as a tourist.

Warner played Theo Huxtable for all eight seasons of "The Cosby Show," which ran from 1985-1992, receiving an Emmy nomination for the role.

Warner also starred with Eddie Griffin in the 1996-2000 sitcom "Malcolm & Eddie," and as Dr. Alex Reed in the BET sitcom "Reed Between the Lines." He also appeared in guest roles on dozens of television shows over the years.

Warner most recently starred in the Fox medical drama "The Resident" for five of the show's six seasons.

Born Aug. 18, 1970, Warner caught the acting bug early in life and attended and graduated from The Professional Children's School in New York City.

He made his first television appearance in an episode of the TV series "Matt Houston" in 1982 and also appeared in the "Fame" television series the following year.

In 1984, he landed his role in "The Cosby Show" alongside Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Lisa Bonet, Raven Symone and more.

In 2023, Warner appeared on "Live with Kelly and Mark" and shared how he got the role.

"When my agent submitted me, they were looking for a 6-foot-2-inch 16-year-old," he said at the time. "Because it was a running joke -- Mr. Cosby's son at the time was 15 and was [6 feet, 2 inches tall]."

He said that they weren't able to find someone with that criteria, so his agent resubmitted him for the role and he auditioned.

"I was literally the last person they saw," he said.

The role earned Warner an Emmy nomination in 1986 for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series.

Warner spoke to Bevy Smith about the legacy of "The Cosby Show" in 2023, saying, "There's a generation of us who went to college, they sought out higher education because of that show. There's a generation of us that went and got married and had loving relationships with each other and their children because of that show."

He added, "That impact is irreversible."

Following "The Cosby Show," Warner continued to appear in several television series including "The Michael J. Fox Show," "Key & Peele," "American Horror Story" and "Sons of Anarchy" in 2014, as well as "Suits" and "American Crime Story" in 2016.

In 2011, he starred in the BET comedy series "Reed Between the Lines," alongside Tracee Ellis Ross.

He also starred in several films, including "The List" in 2007, "Fool's Gold" in 2008 and "Shot" in 2017.

In 2015, Warner earned a Grammy Award for best traditional R&B performance alongside Robert Glasper Experiment and Lalah Hathaway for their cover of Stevie Wonder's "Jesus Children of America."

He told Questlove in 2023 that he was 26 when he started playing the bass as a hobby while working on "Malcolm and Eddie."

He also spoke about playing the bass in a 2015 interview with ForBassPlayersOnly.com, saying, "I always say the bass chose me because as a kid, the bass was always thing thing that resonated with me."

"I got my first record player when I was 8 and the first record I stole from my mom's collection was Grand Central Station," he added. "So at 8 years old, that's what would hit me."

Warner also earned a Grammy nomination in 2023 for best spoken word poetry album for "Hiding In Plain View."

In June 2024, Warner started the podcast "Not All Hood" with Candace Kelly, where they talked about mental health in the Black community and more.

He told People in May 2024 that the podcast was a space for him to "be as vulnerable as I allow myself to be."

"So many of our Black images and so much of our Black music shows one side of our Black culture," he said. "We want to make sure that we can balance that out with the many other aspects of Black culture out there."

In 2013, Warner told the Archive of American Television that his "proudest achievement" in life was "being able to have a post-Cosby life and post-Cosby career and still have my head on as straight as possible."

"I've had such an awesome life," he said at the time. "I've got my ups and downs and all of that, but if I die tomorrow, I know I would go with a smile on my face."

He added, "I have peace of mind and for me, you can't put a price on that. And I can definitely say that I feel successful in my post-Cosby life and having a peace of mind."

Director

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1989

 

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2009

 

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2004

 

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2004

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2002

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2001

 

15 Minutes (2001)

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2001

 

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1999

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1999

 

Restaurant (1998)

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1998

 

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1994–1997

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1997

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1997

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1995

 

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1995

 

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1995

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1994

 

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1992–1993

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7.4

TV Series

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1984–1992

197 episodes

 

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

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1990–1991

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The Real Story of Itsy Bitsy Spider (1991)

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1991

 

The Earth Day Special (1990)

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1990

 

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1989

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1989

 

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1988–1989

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Kwamé: The Man We All Know and Love (1989)

Kwamé: The Man We All Know and Love

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1989

 

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1987

 

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1987

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ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)

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1986

1 episode

 

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1986

 

Kidds for Kids in Africa: Love's Gonna Find A Way

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner

1985

 

CBS Storybreak (1984)

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1984

 

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1984

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TV Series

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1983

1 episode

 

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1982

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2011–2015

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1992

 

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producer

1990

 

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6.6

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1996–2000

89 episodes

 

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8.1

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additional material directed by

2005

 

Here and Now (1992)

Here and Now

7.3

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executive consultant (as M.J. Warner)

1992

1 episode

 

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King of the Underground (2011)

King of the Underground

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special thanks (as Malcolm Jamal Warner)

2011

 

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1986–1987

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1 episode

 

Sons of Anarchy: Season 7 - Guests of Anarchy (2015)

Sons of Anarchy: Season 7 - Guests of Anarchy

7.8

Video

Self

2015

 

Verses & Flow (2011)

Verses & Flow

7.7

TV Series

Self - Poet

2014

1 episode

 

Arsenio Hall in The Arsenio Hall Show (2013)

The Arsenio Hall Show

4.9

TV Series

Self - Guest

2014

1 episode

 

The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (1997)

The Interviews: An Oral History of Television

7.5

TV Series

Self

2013

1 episode

 

The '80s: The Decade That Made Us (2013)

The '80s: The Decade That Made Us

8.1

TV Mini Series

Self

2013

1 episode

 

Stevie Wonder with Friends: Celebrating a Message of Peace

TV Special

Self - Host

2013

 

As Written

TV Series

Self

2012

1 episode

 

Second City This Week (2011)

Second City This Week

7.2

TV Series

Celebrity Guest

2012

1 episode

 

Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D (2012)

Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D

6.8

Short

Self

2012

 

2011 Soul Train Awards (2011)

2011 Soul Train Awards

7.6

TV Special

Self

2011

 

Selena Gomez in MTV EMA Belfast 2011 (2011)

MTV EMA Belfast 2011

7.3

TV Special

Self - Presenter

2011

 

2011 BET Hip Hop Awards (2011)

2011 BET Hip Hop Awards

6.9

TV Special

Self - Presenter

2011

 

BET Awards 2011 (2011)

BET Awards 2011

6.5

TV Special

Self

2011

 

The 9th Annual TV Land Awards (2011)

The 9th Annual TV Land Awards

6.8

TV Special

Self

2011

 

Gylne Tider: Let It Be

Music Video

Self

2010

 

Øyvind Mund, Steinar Marthinsen, and Ingar Thorsen in Gylne tider (2002)

Gylne tider

7.2

TV Series

Self

2010

1 episode

 

Life After (2009)

Life After

7.8

TV Series

Self

2010

1 episode

 

The Mo'Nique Show (2009)

The Mo'Nique Show

4.6

TV Series

Self - Guest

2010

1 episode

 

My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage (2010)

My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage

7.9

Self

2010

 

2003 Trumpet Awards (2003)

18th Annual Trumpet Awards

5.8

TV Special

Self - Host

2010

 

The Mark Twain Prize: Bill Cosby

6.5

TV Special

Self

2009

 

Klaudia Kovacs and Jamel Wade in Directors on Directing 2: The Story of the Storytellers (2008)

Directors on Directing 2: The Story of the Storytellers

Self

2008

 

Lyric Cafe (2007)

Lyric Cafe

TV Series

Self - Celebrity Poet

2008

1 episode

 

TV's All-Time Funniest: A Paley Center for Media Special

4.1

TV Special

Self

2008

 

Oprah Winfrey in The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)

The Oprah Winfrey Show

5.0

TV Series

Self - Guest

2008

1 episode

 

Sound, Verses, Fury (2007)

Sound, Verses, Fury

8.3

Self

2007

 

14th Annual Inner City Destiny Awards

6.7

Video

Self - Presenter

2006

 

The Greatest (1998)

The Greatest

6.3

TV Series

Self

2005

1 episode

 

TV Land's Top Ten (2004)

TV Land's Top Ten

5.5

TV Series

Self

2005

3 episodes

 

Harry Belafonte, Smokey Robinson, Arianna Huffington, Jesse Jackson, Tavis Smiley, Cornel West, Newt Gingrich, Suze Orman, Richard Haass, Jim Wallis, and Connie Rice in Tavis Smiley (2004)

Tavis Smiley

5.7

TV Series

Self - Guest

2005

1 episode

 

Celebrity Poker Showdown (2003)

Celebrity Poker Showdown

6.6

TV Series

Self

2005

2 episodes

 

The 31st Annual People's Choice Awards (2005)

The 31st Annual People's Choice Awards

2.9

TV Special

Self - Co-Host

2005

 

Retrosexual: The 80's (2004)

Retrosexual: The 80's

4.2

TV Mini Series

Self

2004

 

Craig Kilborn in The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999)

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

5.3

TV Series

Self - Guest

2004

1 episode

 

The Drop (2004)

The Drop

6.8

TV Series

Self

2004

1 episode

 

CBS Cares (2000)

CBS Cares

6.7

TV Series

Self

2004

1 episode

 

Child Stars: Then and Now (2003)

Child Stars: Then and Now

8.3

TV Special

Narrator

2003

 

Def Poetry (2002)

Def Poetry

8.1

TV Series

Self

2002

1 episode

 

Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

6.4

TV Movie

SelfTheo Huxtable

2002

 

TV Guide's 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (2002)

TV Guide's 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration

4.7

TV Special

Self

2002

 

NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

6.4

TV Special

Self

2002

 

Inside TV Land (2000)

Inside TV Land

5.1

TV Series

Self

2002

1 episode

 

Biography (1987)

Biography

7.7

TV Series

Self

2001

1 episode

 

32nd NAACP Image Awards (2001)

32nd NAACP Image Awards

4.6

TV Special

Self

2001

 

7th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards (2001)

6th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards

5.2

TV Special

Self

2000

 

The Waitresses in VH-1 Where Are They Now? (1999)

VH-1 Where Are They Now?

7.4

TV Series

Self

2000

1 episode

 

Frankie Muniz in Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2000 (2000)

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2000

6.7

TV Special

Self

2000

 

The Teen Files

9.1

TV Series

Self

1999

1 episode

 

The 1999 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards (1999)

The 1999 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards

4.8

TV Special

Self

1999

 

Happy Hour (1999)

Happy Hour

7.8

TV Series

Self

1999

1 episode

 

Hollywood Squares (1998)

Hollywood Squares

5.6

TV Series

Self - Panelist

1998–1999

10 episodes

 

Men of Alaye: The Hottest Black Men in America (1998)

Men of Alaye: The Hottest Black Men in America

Video

Self

1998

 

The 12th Annual Soul Train Music Awards (1998)

The 12th Annual Soul Train Music Awards

TV Special

Self

1998

 

Michael Jackson in Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997)

Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II

8.4

Video

Self (segment "Liberian Girl")

1997

 

7th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards (2001)

3rd Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards

TV Special

Self

1997

 

It's Hot in Here: UPN Fall Preview (1996)

It's Hot in Here: UPN Fall Preview

TV Movie

Self - Co-Host

1996

 

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '95

7.2

TV Special

Self

1995

 

Conan O'Brien in Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

8.2

TV Series

Self - Guest

1995

1 episode

 

All That (1994)

All That

7.5

TV Series

Self

1995

1 episode

 

Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame

TV Special

Self - Host

1994

 

Arsenio Hall in The Arsenio Hall Show (1989)

The Arsenio Hall Show

6.5

TV Series

Self - Guest

1989–1994

7 episodes

 

CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)

CBS Schoolbreak Special

6.9

TV Series

Self - Host

1994

1 episode

 

Your Favorite Commercials

TV Special

Self - Host

1994

 

ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)

ABC Afterschool Specials

7.1

TV Series

Self

1992–1994

2 episodes

 

Amanda De Cadenet, Terry Christian, and Katie Puckrik in The Word (1990)

The Word

6.6

TV Series

Self

1994

1 episode

 

TV Guide: 40th Anniversary Special (1993)

TV Guide: 40th Anniversary Special

6.4

TV Movie

Self

1993

 

Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Kevin Clash, Caroll Spinney, and Big Bird in Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993)

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

7.7

TV Movie

Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")

1993

 

John & Leeza from Hollywood (1993)

John & Leeza from Hollywood

8.4

TV Series

Self

1993

1 episode

 

For Our Children: The Concert (1993)

For Our Children: The Concert

7.6

TV Special

Self

1993

 

25th NAACP Image Awards (1993)

25th NAACP Image Awards

6.1

TV Special

Self

1993

 

The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (1979)

The 14th Annual American Black Achievement Awards

TV Special

Self

1993

 

The Real Malcolm X (1992)

The Real Malcolm X

6.7

Video

Self - Actor

1992

 

Ebony/Jet Showcase (1982)

Ebony/Jet Showcase

6.4

TV Series

Self

1986–1992

5 episodes

 

Jay Leno in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.3

TV Series

Self - Guest

1992

1 episode

 

Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS, and You (1992)

Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS, and You

3.8

Video

Self

1992

 

Def Comedy Jam (1992)

Def Comedy Jam

8.0

TV Series

Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

1992

1 episode

 

The Last Laugh: Memories of the Cosby Show

7.0

TV Special

Self - HostTheo Huxtable

1992

 

Debbie Gibson in One on One with John Tesh (1991)

One on One with John Tesh

2.3

TV Series

Self - Guest

1992

1 episode

 

NBA All-Star Stay in School Jam

6.0

TV Movie

Self

1992

 

Teen Vid I (1991)

Teen Vid I

7.2

Video

Self

1991

 

Showtime at the Apollo (1987)

Showtime at the Apollo

6.5

TV Series

Self - Guest Host

1988–1991

3 episodes

 

The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards

6.1

TV Special

Self

1991

 

Frank Oz, Jim Blashfield, Victor DiNapoli, Norman Stiles, Jon Stone, and Christopher Cerf in Sesame Street: Monster in the Mirror (1991)

Sesame Street: Monster in the Mirror

6.7

Music Video

Self

1991

 

Judy Freudberg, Stephen Lawrence, Emily Squires, Norman Stiles, Jon Stone, Cathi Turow, and Lisa Simon in Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake (1991)

Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake

7.2

TV Movie

Self

1991

 

Debbie Gibson and Buddy Casimano in Children's Miracle Network Telethon (1990)

Children's Miracle Network Telethon

TV Special

Self - Goodwill Ambassador

1990

 

Saturday Morning Videos

7.2

TV Series

Self - Host (1990)

1990–1992

 

An Evening at the Improv (1981)

An Evening at the Improv

7.2

TV Series

Self - Host

1990

1 episode

 

After Hours (1989)

After Hours

5.6

TV Series

Self

1990

1 episode

 

Home Alone: A Kid's Guide to Playing It Safe When on Your Own (1990)

Home Alone: A Kid's Guide to Playing It Safe When on Your Own

7.2

Video

Self - Host

1990

 

The Cosby Outtakes Show (1990)

The Cosby Outtakes Show

TV Movie

Self

1990

 

The 18th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards Preshow (2003)

The 5th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards

TV Special

Self

1990

 

Bill Cosby Salutes Alvin Ailey

TV Special

Self

1989

 

Michael Jackson in Michael Jackson: Liberian Girl (1989)

Michael Jackson: Liberian Girl

7.8

Music Video

Self (as Malcolm Jamal Warner)

1989

 

New Edition Past and Present

7.6

Video

Self

1989

 

Battle of the Network Stars XIX

6.9

TV Special

Self - NBC Team

1988

 

Johnny Carson in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

8.5

TV Series

Self - Guest

1988

1 episode

 

Later with Bob Costas (1988)

Later with Bob Costas

7.4

TV Series

Self

1988

1 episode

 

Dick Clark and Ed McMahon in Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (1984)

Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes

6.5

TV Series

Self

1985–1988

2 episodes

 

Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)

Sesame Street

8.1

TV Series

Self

1985–1988

2 episodes

 

20th NAACP Image Awards (1988)

20th NAACP Image Awards

3.9

TV Special

Self

1988

 

Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus (1987)

Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus

4.9

TV Special

Self - Performer

1987

 

Ed Begley Jr., Zsa Zsa Gabor, Kim Fields, Jim J. Bullock, Paul Fusco, Emma Samms, Wil Shriner, Shadoe Stevens, and Brandon Tartikoff in The New Hollywood Squares (1986)

The New Hollywood Squares

6.3

TV Series

Self - Panelist

1987

1 episode

 

The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (1979)

The 8th Annual Black Achievement Awards

TV Special

Self

1987

 

19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1987)

19th Annual NAACP Image Awards

6.3

TV Special

Self - Presenter

1987

 

Show Off! How to Be Cool at Parties (1986)

Show Off! How to Be Cool at Parties

5.0

Video

Self - Host

1986

 

Saturday Night Live (1975)

Saturday Night Live

8.0

TV Series

Self - HostVariousTheo Huxtable

1986

1 episode

 

Nightlife (1986)

Nightlife

5.6

TV Series

Self

1986

1 episode

 

The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986)

The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

6.7

TV Special

Self - Nominee

1986

 

Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party (1986)

Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party

6.1

TV Special

Self

1986

 

NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration (1986)

NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration

5.3

TV Special

Self

1986

 

Fast Copy

TV Movie

Self

1985

 

Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa

7.5

TV Special

Self

1985

 

Body Language (1983)

Body Language

7.2

TV Series

Self

1985

10 episodes

 

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

7.0

TV Special

Self

1985

 

Diana Muldaur in The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1985)

The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

7.1

TV Special

Self

1985

 

The NBC All Star Hour

7.3

TV Special

Self

1985

 

Motown Returns to the Apollo

9.1

TV Special

Self

1985

 

The 11th Annual People's Choice Awards (1985)

The 11th Annual People's Choice Awards

5.5

TV Special

Self - Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Comedy Program

1985

 

Night of 100 Stars II (1985)

Night of 100 Stars II

7.5

TV Special

Self

1985

 

Sally Field in The 42nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1985)

The 42nd Annual Golden Globe Awards

7.5

TV Special

Self - Accepting Award

1985

 

One to Grow On (1983)

One to Grow On

6.9

TV Series

Self

1983–1989

 

Archive Footage

Lester Holt in NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas (1970)

NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas

5.9

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2025

1 episode

 

Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner in Entertainment Tonight (1981)

Entertainment Tonight

3.6

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2015–2025

4 episodes

 

Mario Lopez and Scott Evans in Access Hollywood (1996)

Access Hollywood

3.2

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2025

1 episode

 

Bad Music Video Theatre (2020)

Bad Music Video Theatre

6.8

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2021

1 episode

 

Chad Bergström in Chadtronic (2013)

Chadtronic

8.0

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2018

1 episode

 

Billy Bush in Extra (1994)

Extra

3.2

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2015

1 episode

 

Pioneers of Television (2008)

Pioneers of Television

7.9

TV Series

Theo Huxtable - Cosby Show (archive footage)

2014

2 episodes

 

Found Footage Festival Volume 6: Live in Chicago (2012)

Found Footage Festival Volume 6: Live in Chicago

7.6

Self (archive footage)

2012

 

Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story (2010)

Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story

6.1

Theo Huxtable (archive footage)

2010

 

The Cosby Show: 25th Anniversary Special

TV Special

Theo Huxtable (archive footage)

2009

 

La tele de tu vida (2007)

La tele de tu vida

6.9

TV Series

Theo Huxtable (archive footage)

2007

1 episode

 

I Was a Network Star

7.2

TV Movie

Self (archive footage)

2006

 

E! True Hollywood Story (1996)

E! True Hollywood Story

6.5

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2001

1 episode

 

Ennis' Gift (2000)

Ennis' Gift

1.5

Theo Huxtable (archive footage)

2000

 

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998)

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

7.8

TV Special

Theo Huxtable (archive footage, uncredited)

1998