Malcolm Jamal Warner Admits He Had BIG CRUSH On A Cosby Show SISTER

Posted On : March 8, 2017
American actress Lisa Bonet, circa 1994. (Photo by Kypros/Getty Images)
American actress Lisa Bonet, circa 1994. (Photo by Kypros/Getty Images)

The eclectic Lisa Bonet is the ‘Cosby kid’ that Malcolm said he desperately wanted to be with, but that he knew he didn’t stand a chance with her. That didn’t stop that teenage crush from clouding his mind every time he had to do a scene with her, or sit next to her at rehearsals.

Jackie Robinson Foundation -- Rachel Robinson, widow of Jackie flanked by Pete Rozelle and Bowie Kuhn. Mrs. Robinson with the four kids from TV's Cosby show: l to right: rear Malcolm Warner, Lisa Bonay (in white) Tempestt Bledsoe (stripe dress) and little Keisha Pullian. March 25, 1985. (Photo by Michael Schwartz/New York Post Archives / (c) NYP Holdings, Inc. via Getty Images)
Rachel Robinson, widow of Jackie Robinson,  Pete Rozelle and Bowie Kuhn. Mrs. Robinson with the four ‘Cosby Show’ kids: l to right: rear Malcolm Warner, Lisa Bonet, Tempestt Bledsoe, and little Keisha Pullian. March 25, 1985. (Photo by Michael Schwartz/New York Post Archives / (c) NYP Holdings, Inc. via Getty Images)

Here’s what he said about his crush on Lisa Bonet:

“Early on, it was Lisa,” Malcolm said when Access Hollywood Live hosts asked him about his teenage crush. “I never had a shot. At 13, 14, you know when you have a shot or not – even at that age.”

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 11:  Malcolm-Jamal Warner arrive to the opening night of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" at Mark Taper Forum on September 11, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images,)
(Photo by Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images,)

Lisa and Malcolm’s relationship is more similar to the one they had onscreen as siblings. “Lisa and I have been very cool,” he said. “I’m very cool with everybody because we all bonded in this unique experience. That bond, no matter how much time goes by, we’ll always have that bond.”

There’s nothing worse than a guy finding out the girl he’s crushing on has officially placed him in the “friend zone.”

Presenter Bruce Boxleitner, Lisa Bonet, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Malcolm Jamal-Warner and presenter Eileen Brennan, 1985.  (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)
Presenter Bruce Boxleitner, Lisa Bonet, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Malcolm Jamal-Warner and presenter Eileen Brennan, 1985. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)

Speaking of “Denise” and “Theo,” I think one of the funniest scenes on the Cosby Show was when “Denise” made that jacked up shirt for “Theo.” It was supposed to be a designer replica, but it turned out to be a designer disaster…LOL. Check out that scene here…

I guess Malcolm really knew his chances were shot after Lisa popped up pregnant by her then-husband, Lenny Kravitz, while they were still filming The Cosby Show.

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 17:  Lenny Kravitz with wife Lisa Bonet and daughter Zoe at a press conference in Lincoln Center, NYC 1989  (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)
Lenny Kravitz with then wife Lisa Bonet and daughter Zoe, 1989 (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)

Lisa has moved on from Lenny, but they’re still one big happy family- Lisa, Lenny, their daughter, Zoe Kravitz…and Lisa’s new husband, who is 12 years her junior and with whom she has two children, Game of Thrones actor Jason Momoa (37).

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 25:  Jason Momoa, Lisa Bonet, Lenny Kravitz and Zoe Kravitz  at Entertainment Weekly's Party to  Celebrate the Best Director Oscar Nominees held at Chateau Marmont on February 25, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Alexandra Wyman/WireImage)
Jason Momoa, Lisa Bonet, Lenny Kravitz and Zoe Kravitz at Entertainment Weekly’s Party to Celebrate the Best Director Oscar (Photo by Alexandra Wyman/WireImage)

And there you have it folks, all’s well that ends well. It will forever be a mystery as to what it could have been if Malcolm had his way and these two ‘Cosby’ siblings ended up together.

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