As Theo Huxtable, Malcolm-Jamal Warner had to represent young Black men on the highest-rated show on television while still appealing to middle America, writes Dart Adams. Watching another creative Black young man made me feel like I could also achieve big things,

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor, who has died aged 54, was cast as Theo Huxtable in the sitcom The Cosby Show at the age of 13, and over the course of some 200 episodes became one of US television’s best-known teenagers.

The actor, who died Sunday at 54, was best known for his role as Theo Huxtable, the only son of Cliff and Clair Huxtable, who was based on creator Bill Cosby's son.