Rudy Huxtable is saying goodbye to her massive brother.
“The Cosby Show” alum Keshia Knight Pulliam paid tribute to her former co-star Malcolm-Jamal Warner after his dying at age 54 with a touching social media publish on Sunday.
Knight Pulliam, 46, shared an Instagram video of Warner enjoying bass guitar onstage for a reside viewers at Metropolis Vineyard in Atlanta.
The video then transitioned to a brief clip of two younger ladies, who seemed to be Knight Pulliam’s 7-year-old daughter Ella and Warner’s 8-year-old daughter, strolling with a horse on a farm.
“A week ago I lost my big brother, but I gained an angel…,” Knight Pulliam wrote in her caption. “I love you… I miss you… We got our girls, ❤️.”
On her Instagram Tales, the actress advised followers, “Thank you for every text call and all of the love that you have sent my way … I’ve just needed a moment… ❤️.”
Warner died of asphyxia by submersion after he by chance drowned on a household trip in Costa Rica on July 20. His daughter, whom he shared together with his spouse, was on the scene of the incident, however she wasn’t within the water with Warner when he drowned.
The late actor rose to fame enjoying Theodore “Theo” Huxtable in “The Cosby Show” from 1984 to 1992.
Knight Pulliam, who performed Theo’s sister Rudy, stayed shut with Warner after the sitcom ended.
One month earlier than Warner’s dying, Knight Pulliam appeared on his “Not All Hood NAH” podcast and so they spoke about their particular bond.
“She is more than my friend, she is family. Our bond goes way beyond ‘The Cosby Show,’” Warner stated about Knight Pulliam. “We have both managed to navigate through the murky waters of child stardom with our souls and dignity intact.”
Knight Pulliam joked that Warner was “stuck with me for life,” earlier than noting that their daughters — who had been born three months aside — “adore each other.”
“That’s the most surreal thing,” Warner added. “And they love each other, and it’s so surreal.”
Invoice Cosby, who performed household patriarch Cliff Huxtable on the present, additionally reacted to Warner’s tragic dying final week.
The 88-year-old TV star in contrast Warner’s passing to dropping his personal son, Ennis Cosby, who was murdered in 1997.
Cosby’s rep additionally advised The Put up that Cosby “spoke to Phylicia Rashad earlier today and they reminisced about Malcolm.” Rashad, 77, performed household matriarch Clair Huxtable.
Again in 2021, Warner spoke with The Put up about the legacy of the collection after Cosby’s sexual assault conviction that was later overturned.
“I can understand why some people can’t watch the show and enjoy it because of everything that’s going on now,” Warner stated. “But I think … there’s a generation of young people who have pursued higher education or have started loving families because of the influence of that show.”
“So it’s kind of like, you can’t discount its impact on television culture and American culture,” he added.
