September 15, 2025
Rashad starred as Warner’s TV mother on ‘The Cosby Present’ for eight seasons.
Phylicia Rashad honored her late The Cosby Present tv son, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, in a tribute on the Emmys.
Rashad, who starred alongside Warner within the hit pioneering ’80s sitcom that ran for eight seasons, Rashad paid tribute to Warner throughout the awards present’s “In Memoriam” phase.
BET reposted footage of the heartfelt second.
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“He was a beloved teenager in an iconic tv sequence who the world watched develop into manhood. And like all our buddies and colleagues who transitioned this previous 12 months, Malcolm-Jamal Warner stays in our hearts,” Rashad mentioned.
Warner performed Theo Huxtable, the one son of the fictional household, incomes an Emmy Award nomination for his efficiency. As Rashad launched the emotional memorial phase, she reminded viewers and viewers members of the legacy of those late trade professionals.
“Tonight, as is custom on the Emmys, we keep in mind them,” Rashad mentioned. “Not only for their immense expertise, but additionally for the way in which they’ve made us imagine in one thing larger, the very best that’s inside us.”
Warner, 54, died July 20 after he unintentional drowned on household trip in Costa Rica. His sudden dying shocked followers and colleagues. Fellow Cosby Present actors additionally paid tribute to their on-air brother, resembling his TV sister, Keisha Knight Pulliam.
“Every week in the past, I misplaced my large brother, however I gained an angel…,” shared Knight Pulliam, who performed Rudy Huxtable, in line with Individuals. “I really like you…I miss you…We received our women.”
Warner’s expertise and influence on display screen stay and his widow, Tenisha Warner, just lately launched the Malcolm-Jamal Warner Basis in his honor.
“And although they might not be right here with us, we are able to all smile figuring out that their influence will stay, figuring out that their lasting impressions will proceed to dwell on by means of story, figuring out that they touched our lives,” added Rashad.
The “In Memoriam” phase honored fellow late actors, producers, and creatives in tv, together with John Amos and Quincy Jones.
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