Since creating and starring as Dr. Cliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show, the once-beloved and ubiquitous comedian and actor Bill Cosby has seen his public image and career impacted by numerous allegations of sexual assault and abuse, all of which he has consistently denied.

Unfortunately, we all know where Bill Cosby is now (and unfortunately, it’s not prison, as he was released in 2021). But before he ruined the name Cosby forever, The Cosby Show, which ran from 1984 until 1992, was a comedy classic that launched many careers.

PHILADELPHIA — When audiences met Theo Huxtable, playing a high school freshman in 1984’s pilot episode of "The Cosby Show," his voice was squeaky, his room was a mess, and he was pleading with his dad,

Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner has died suddenly. He was 54. TMZ reports the Cosby Show star died in a drowning accident, though the outlet provided no further details. PEOPLE confirmed the passing, reporting the actor was “on a family vacation and drowned while swimming.