Warner—only 13 and several inches under six-feet-tall back then—showed up on Good Friday at 6:30 p.m. to give it a shot anyway, but failed to impress Cosby the first time around, admitting to NPR in ...

Actor and director Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his role on "The Cosby Show," has died at age 54 in an accidental drowning in Costa Rica, officials said.

Kelley gave credit to the late actor for pushing for diverse portrayals of Black characters on-screen.