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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) -- Malcolm-Jamal Warner the actor who played teenage son Theo Huxtable on "The Cosby Show," has died at age 54 in an accidental drowning in Costa Rica, authorities there said.

Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Department said Monday that Warner drowned Sunday afternoon on a beach on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast. He was swimming at Playa Cocles in Limon province when a current pulled him deeper into the ocean.

"He was rescued by people on the beach," the department's initial report said, but first responders from Costa Rica's Red Cross found him without vital signs and he was taken to the morgue.

Warner rose to fame in the 1980s as a teenager on The Cosby Show, portraying the son of Cliff and Clair Huxtable from 1984 to 1992 when the show concluded.

He has since had a steady career in television, with roles in shows like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Community, American Horror Story, 9-1-1, and most recently The Resident.

Tributes have begun pouring in from fans and fellow actors across the entertainment industry.

He is survived by his family, including a daughter and wife.

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