Bill Cosby is mourning the loss of his onscreen son.

Shortly after news broke that The Cosby Show alum Malcolm-Jamal Warner —who portrayed Theo Huxtable on the NBC comedy—had accidentally drowned at the age of 54, the namesake star reacted to the tragic death.

The 88-year-old’s rep Andrew Wyatt confirmed to E! News that when Cosby received the call of Warner’s passing, the news was just as devastating to him as when he learned of his own son Ennis Cosby ’s 1997 murder, which was the result of a failed robbery attempt.

Additionally, the rep noted that Cosby spoke of his late son and Warner playing together as children, noting they “were amazing together.”

Cosby also expressed, per the rep, that he believes Warner created a lasting impact through his life and w

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