MALCOLM -JAMAL WARNER has died. He was 54. The actor was in Costa Rica on a family vacation and drowned while swimming. FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: February 9, 2024, Wilmington, Delaware, USA: Actor MALCOLM JAMAL WARNER performs one of his original poems, during the STILL I RISE series at the Wilmington Public Library in Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington USA - ZUMAs124 20240209_new_s124_012

MALCOLM -JAMAL WARNER has died. He was 54. The actor was in Costa Rica on a family vacation and drowned while swimming. FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: February 9, 2024, Wilmington, Delaware, USA: Actor MALCOLM JAMAL WARNER performs one of his original poems, during the STILL I RISE series at the Wilmington Public Library in Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington USA - ZUMAs124 20240209_new_s124_012

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July 21, 2025: MALCOLM -JAMAL WARNER has died. He was 54. The actor was in Costa Rica on a family vacation and drowned while swimming. FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: February 9, 2024, Wilmington, Delaware, USA: Actor MALCOLM JAMAL WARNER performs one of his original poems, during the STILL I RISE series at the Wilmington Public Library in Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington USA - ZUMAs124 20240209_new_s124_012

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