I was cold turkey.” During his break, however, Warner met his wife through a mutual friend, and the rest is history. Did Malcolm-Jamal Warner Date ‘The Cosby Show’ Costar Michelle Thomas?

Michelle Doris Thomas was an American actress. She was known for her roles as Justine Phillips on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, as Myra Monkhouse on the ABC/CBS sitcom Family Matters, and as ...

Michelle Doris Thomas was an American actress and comedian. She was known for her roles as Justine Phillips on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1988–90), and Myra Monkhouse, Steve Urkel's ...

The web of ill-fated Cosby Show alums spreads beyond just the Huxtable family. Michelle Thomas, who from 1988 to 1990 played Theo’s girlfriend Justine Phillips, also was met with a tragic fate.

Jamal-Warner was previously in a relationship with Michelle Thomas, who starred on "Family Matters," until she died of cancer at the age of 30. To read the People story, click here.