The Cosby Show cast will never forget working with Malcolm-Jamal Warner. From 1984 to 1992, Warner won over the hearts of viewers as he portrayed Theodore Huxtable on NBC’s iconic sitcom. But after news broke on July 21 that the actor had died in Costa Rica from a tragic drowning,

Karen Malina White played Charmaine Brown, friend to Cosby cousin Pam (Erika Alexander) on both The Cosby Show and its spinoff series, A Different World. White also dated Warner for seven years, beginning in the late 1990s.

The death of Malcolm-Jamal Warner has come as a shock to the fellow The Cosby Show cast and their fans. The actor died on July 20 at the age of 54, reportedly due to drowning in Costa Rica.