Malcolm-Jamal Warner played “The Cosby Show’s” Theo Huxtable with a charismatic mix of bravado, innocence and hysteria.

To truly comprehend how essential a big brother Theodore Huxtable was to Black Gen X boys, we must remember what prime time offered before the arrival of Bill Cosby's only son from the heralded sitcom,

Cosby compared the death of actor who played his on-screen son Theo to the death of his real-life son, Ennis, on whom the character was based. ‘It felt the same way,’ his spokesperson said

"Life is fragile, and in the blink of an eye ... you never know," podcaster Melyssa Ford told Warner weeks before his accidental drowning.

Jamal Warner died unexpectedly this week, shocking the world. Columnist Preach Jacobs writes about Theo Huxtable and Malcom impact.