Theo Huxtable is enrolling in Community! EW has learned exclusively that Cosby Show alum Malcolm-Jamal Warner will appear in an upcoming episode of the NBC comedy as Andre, the ex-husband of Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown). Warner begins work this week on the single-camera show that also stars Joel McHale and Chevy Chase.

Warner starred in the NBC comedy The Cosby Show from 1984 to 1992. He went on to co-headline in Malcolm & Eddie from 1996-2000. His other credits include a stint on Dexter and The Cleaner.


http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/11/09/community-scoop-malcolm-jamal-warner-enrolls-in-nbc-comedy/

Great, I always kind of liked Malcolm as an actor & I like this show. There was a time I was going to stopp watching the show, but I hung in there.

First Look: Malcolm-Jamal Warner Comes Home to NBC
Dec 6, 2010
by David Kronke


"Community" fans have long understood that Shirley's ex-husband, Andre, is a womanizing jerk.

So what to make of the fact that he's actually a friendly guy — and played by the actor who portrayed lovable Theo Huxtable on "The Cosby Show"?






Malcolm-Jamal Warner joins the NBC comedy January 20 for a three-episode arc in which Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown) and Andre are dating again — and Shirley informs the gang she's pregnant, though Troy (Donald Glover) realizes the baby may not be Andre's.

"You've heard all these awful things Andre's done, and then you meet him and it's Bill Cosby's son!" says Glover. Brown agrees that Warner "comes with such inherent goodwill. Just his face rehabilitates Andre immediately."







Not everyone is won over. Britta (Gillian Jacobs) sees the cad beneath the charisma.

"Britta believes that he's not the right guy for Shirley," says Jacobs. "He hasn't done enough to prove himself worthy of her."



Adds Warner, who's returning to the network — and time slot — where he became famous, "They cast me against type, so it's cool to play a character where I'm supposed to be so dislikable, and the dilemma is it's hard to totally dislike me."


As for Britta's mistrust, he says, "We have a couple more episodes to win her over."

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-1026455.aspx