Beyoncé pays tribute to 'Cosby Show' star Malcolm-Jamal Warner following his death

Beyoncé Knowles-Carterpaid tribute to actorMalcolm-Jamal Warnerafter he drowned.

The"Cowboy Carter"creator updated her website Monday in honor of Warner, best known for his role as Theodore Huxtable on"The Cosby Show," following reports he died.

"Rest in power Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Thanks for being a big part of our shared television history. You will be missed," Beyonce.com now reads.

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Warner drowned off the coast of Costa Rica after getting caught in a high current while swimming,Costa Rican National Police confirmed toABC News. USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for Warner. He was 54.

Warner starred in all eight seasons of the hit NBC sitcom as the son ofBill Cosby's Cliff Huxtable andPhylicia Rashad's Clair Huxtable.

"The Cosby Show" ran from Sept. 20, 1984, to April 30, 1992, with Warner earning global stardom, an Emmy nomination for best supporting actor in a comedy series, and directing experience behind the camera for several episodes.

"The '80s for me were a blast. I was a teenager, living in New York, on the No. 1 show. Not just in the country but in the world," Warner told theTelevision Academy in 2014. "Everybody watched the show and knew the show."

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Additionally, Warner was known for his role as Malcolm McGee in the 1990s UPN sitcom "Malcolm & Eddie" and as Dr. AJ Austin on the Fox medical drama "The Resident" from 2018 to 2023.

Warner was on a family vacation when he drowned,PeopleandABC Newsreported.

Beyoncé is currently on the last leg of herCowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour, which has spanned nine cities across the U.S. and Europe.

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Contributing: Taijuan Moorman and Bryan Alexander of USA TODAY

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Beyonce honors actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who drowned Sunday