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Malcolm-Jamal Warner is still acting today, 30 years after the release of the family sitcom.


When your first major role will see you with eight seasons of an extremely popular series, there is a good chance that you are always associated with your character. This is definitely the case forMalcolm-Jamal Warner, who played asTheo huxtable onThe Cosby Show From 1984 to 1992. But even if Warner is best known for sitcom, he found much more success as an actor, and you may have spotted him on the medical drama on which he played during the last five years. He also expressed his creativity in other areas, including poetry and music. Read the rest to learn more about Warner today at 51, from his career to his family life.

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He has played on many popular shows.

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In addition toThe Cosby Show, Warner played on comedyMalcolm and Eddie, on the sitcomReed between lines, and now on the dramaThe resident. The actor has played Dr. Austin on the medical series since 2018. Warner has also played recurring roles on shows, includingCommunity,,Suit,,American Crime Story, andGuide of girlfriends on divorce. He also worked behind the camera as a television director.

He won a major prize for his poetry.

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Warner is a poet, and in 2015, he won a Grammy for his contribution to "Jesus Children of America" ​​by the Robert Glasper experience featuringLalah Hathaway. They won the price for the best traditional R&B performance. Warner wrote a poem on the set of Sandy Hook which was presented in the song.

"We had no idea. For him to be nominated for a Grammy was one thing", "Warner said Wbur in 2021. "But to win, it was an excellent confirmation or reaffirmation in terms of artistic talent and the substance behind the words."

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He is also a musician.

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Warner is not only an actor, director and poet, he is also a bass player. He released his first album,Milles' mixtape, in 2003. His second,Love and other social problems, was released in 2003 and his latest album,Disinterested, was released in 2015. Warnerstill works today, whether alone or with other musicians.

"I had done poetry before starting to play bass, so I was already very well rooted in the metroSpoken word Here in Los Angeles, "he told Jazz Monthly." I was very active in the resurgence of the boom of poetry here, so I had already done poetry and when I started Miles Long, it was the bass player, so I did not even make poetry with the group . It was just me who wanted to maintain the groove. But after a while, he just seemed to have more sense to incorporate what I was doing with poetry and integrate it into music. ""

He is a father but he keeps his private family life.

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Warner has a daughter with his partner, but he does not publicly share personal information about his family, including their names. That said, Warner talks abouthis experiences as a father on social networks. Fathers day in 2021, he postedA photo of himself and his daughter With his face, he sank and also shared some of his works of art.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"The quantity of love in our house is one of the things of life that I am most proud of," he wrote in legend. "The last photo is a low guitar she made with her friend. I am one of the luckiest men in the world. My friends who have known me for more than 20 years remind me that I deserve it. agree. I am. I work for that a whole life even if I did not know it. But it's too clear now. Color me grateful. "

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