Ice Cube is the latest celebrity to offer to Malcolm-Jamal Warner after his tragic passing.
While speaking with TMZ at LAX on Monday (July 21), the rap legend paid tribute to the Cosby Show star.
“I look at him as an actor who brought a realness to television playing a great character, playing a great son on The Cosby Show,” Cube said. “He did a few great things outside of The Cosby Show. It’s tragic.”
Along with Cube, many other celebrities showed their love for Waner who played the iconic character Theo Huxtable and was a Grammy winning musician.
On her website, Beyonce released a statement that read, “Rest in power, Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Thanks for being a big part of our shared television history. You will be missed.”
Bill Cosby, also told ABC News that Warner’s death remninding him of the passing of his son Ennis.
“He was always a great studier, and I enjoyed working with him very much,” Cosby said about Warner.
Tracee Ellis Ross, who starred as Warner’s wife on BET’s Reed Between the Lines, took to Instagram to share photos with a heartfelt message.
“I love you, Malcolm. First, I met you as Theo with the rest of the world, then you were my first TV husband. My heart is deeply saddened. What an actor and friend you were: warm, gentle, present, kind, thoughtful, deep, funny, elegant,” Ross wrote. “You made the world a brighter place. Sending so much love to your family. I’m so sorry for this unimaginable loss.”
Warner’s official cause of death was asphyxia after getting caught by a rip current Sunday afternoon near Cocles, a beach in Limon, Costa Rica.
Warner is survived by his wife and young daughter.
