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Gen Xers mourn drowning death of The Cosby Show's Theo actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Headline from CBS 8 San Diego

Fans took quickly to social media on Monday as news of Warner’s accidental drowning death in Costa Rica spread.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    Gen Xers mourn drowning death of actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, known as Theo on 'The Cosby Show' (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    For Black youth and teens growing up in the mid-1980s, “The Cosby Show” offered something rarely seen on television up until that time. It was a sitcom that placed characters who looked like them in a positive light.

  2. CBS 8 San Diego

    Gen Xers mourn drowning death of The Cosby Show's Theo actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner (opens CBS 8 San Diego)

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    CBS 8 San Diego's feed description

    Fans took quickly to social media on Monday as news of Warner’s accidental drowning death in Costa Rica spread.

  3. NBC News

    Gen Xers mourn drowning of actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, known as Theo on 'The Cosby Show' (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    For Black youth and teens growing up in the mid-1980s, "The Cosby Show" offered something rarely seen on television up until that time: a sitcom that placed characters who looked like them in a positive light

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