Overview

• Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency ruled Warner’s July 20 death an accidental drowning from asphyxia due to submersion and closed the inquiry with no signs of foul play.
• Warner, 54, drowned after being caught in a powerful rip current during a family vacation at Cocles Beach in Limón despite rescue efforts and CPR.
• On July 30, Jeter published a personal essay in HuffPost reflecting on how Warner mentored him off-screen and inspired integrity, focus and balance in his life.
• Jeter first met Warner at age 13 during auditions for BET’s Reed Between the Lines and described how their bond endured beyond the show’s 2015 finale.
• Warner’s career spanned his iconic role as Theo Huxtable, a Grammy win for traditional R&B and a lasting legacy of authentic Black representation on television and music.