Lou Diamond Phillips Remembers Malcolm-Jamal Warner As Friend
Lou Diamond Phillips I'm Shocked My Friend Is Dead ... RIP Malcolm-Jamal Warner
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Lou Diamond Phillips is remembering Malcolm-Jamal Warner as a dear friend ... telling us the late 'Cosby Show' star was a kind and sweet man.
We got Lou in New York City on Thursday and our photog asked him about Ozzy Osbourne's death ... and after praising the late Black Sabbath rocker for being on the cutting edge of media, he revealed his friendship with Malcolm-Jamal.
Lou says he and MJW used to hang out ... telling us the guy "just generated love" and characterizing his death as a big shock and a huge loss.
No one really knew these two were friends, but the pairing kinda makes sense ... they were both huge in the '80s ... with Malcolm-Jamal starring on "The Cosby Show" and Lou starring in big movies like "Young Guns," "Stand and Deliver" and "La Bamba."
TMZ broke the story ... Malcolm-Jamal died Sunday in Costa Rica, drowning at a popular beach after being swept underwater by a powerful rip tide.
Lou says Malcolm-Jamal's death is a reminder of how fragile life is ... and how powerful Mother Nature is.
