‘Family Matters’ star reacted to ‘The Cosby Show’ alum Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s ‘disturbing’ death at the ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ premiere.
Jaleel White is reeling from Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s death.
The “Family Matters” alum, 48, spoke about the bond he shared with Warner after “The Cosby Show” actor accidentally drowned at age 54 in Costa Rica on Sunday Sunday.
“Malcolm and I were industry peers,” White recalled to “Extra” at the “Happy Gilmore 2” premiere on Monday. “I mean, really, I can’t even say that. Like, I grew up looking up to him. He was ahead of me in the game.”
“I’m kind of waiting for more details to come out because it was just a very disturbing report, just accidentally this,” White continued. “You kind of caught me at a loss for words and kind of reflecting on my own memories.”
White and Warner starred in their respective sitcoms around the same time. “Family Matters,” in which White played Steve Urkel, aired from 1989 to 1997, while Warner played Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show” from 1984 to 1992.
The pair also each worked with late actress Michelle Thomas, who appeared on both shows, and dated Warner, before she died of cancer in 1998.
