Malcolm-Jamal Warner (born August 18, 1970, Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American actor and director, best known for his portrayal of Theo Huxtable in The Cosby Show. He was the second presenter in CBS Storybreak, from 1993 to 1998.
Biography[]
Emmy-nominated actor and director Malcolm-Jamal Warner was named after Malcolm X and legendary jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal.
Warner first rose to national prominence by starring in the celebrated NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. His work in the show garnered him a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
As a seasoned director, Warner has worked on many television series, including being a regular director and producer of the UPN sitcom Malcolm & Eddie, and as a voice actor in The Magic School Bus. He has also directed several episodes of The Cosby Show, All That, Kenan & Kel, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Sesame Street, as well as the AIDS awareness video Timeout: The Truth about HIV, AIDS, and You, which starred Magic Johnson and Arsenio Hall, and earned Warner the NAACP Key of Life Image Award. His short film This Old Man received critical acclaim on the theater festival circuit.
Warner now lives in Los Angeles.
External Links[]
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner at the Internet Movie Database
- Muppet Wiki: Malcolm-Jamal Warner