The 54-year-old former "Cosby Show" star died by drowning while on a family vacation, multiple outlets reported Monday.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner's body has been released to his family, a representative for Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) confirms to Us Weekly. "The body would be collected by a funeral home contracted and authorized by the family,

Former 'Cosby Show' actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who died at age 54 while swimming in Costa Rica on July 20, was a devoted father and musician.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who passed away on July 20, 2025, in a drowning accident while on vacation in Costa Rica, shared about his family a month before his death.

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 .

Malcolm-Jamal Warner was notoriously private about his personal life in recent years, but that wasn’t always the case. The actor, who tragically died from an accidental drowning during a family vacation to Costa Rica on July 20, had several high-profile romances with actress girlfriends before settling down to become a family man.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Ozzy Osbourne and Hulk Hogan died within four days, leaving Hollywood mourning their devastating losses