Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for playing Theo Huxtable on "The Cosby Show," has died. TMZ and the Associated Press have reported that Warner died due to an accidental drowning while vacationing in Costa Rica. Warner was swimming at Playa Cocles in Limon province when a current pulled him deeper into the ocean.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner's life left a profound impact on those around him -- something "The Breakfast Club" can attest to ... the late 'Cosby Show' actor was their current studio's first guest!!!

He and Eddie Griffin led the sitcom Malcolm & Eddie from 1996 to 2000, and Warner was also well known for his role as Alex Reed on Reed Between the Lines, which he starred in alongside Tracee Ellis Ross from 2011 to 2015. More recently, Warner had starred in Major Crimes as Chuck Cooper, as Julius Rowe in Suits and as AJ Austin in The Resident .