The Cosby Show star Phylicia Rashad introduced the in memoriam segment at the 77th Emmys Sunday night, honoring her co-star Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who drowned in Costa Rica in July.
“He was a beloved teenager in an iconic television series who the world watched grow into manhood. And like all our friends and colleagues who transitioned this past year, Malcolm Jamal-Warner remains in our hearts,” Rashad said, as the crowd applauded.
“Even though they may no longer be here with us, we can all smile knowing that their impact will remain, knowing that their lasting impressions will continue to live on through story, knowing that they touched our lives,” Rashad said. “Whether you grew up watching them, or have just now discovered their brilliance, their light remains in the very fabric of our industry.”
Others remembered in the in memoriam segment include Gossip Girl star Michelle Trachtenberg, who died from complications of diabetes in February; Robin Kaye, an American Idol music supervisor who was killed in her home in July; and Food Network chef Anne Burrell, who died by suicide in June.
During the in memoriam segment, country singers Vince Gill and Lainey Wilson performed Gill’s 1995 song, “Go Rest High on That Mountain.”
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