Adam Sandler says he has fond memories working alongside Malcom-Jamal Warner on The Cosby Show a day after the news of his tragic death at 54. Sandler, 58, told Entertainment Tonight on Monday that he couldn’t “believe it” when he heard of The Cosby Show actor’s passing.

"People still tell me that it’s because of your show that I found out that I had dyslexia," the actor said in an interview.

Cosby now lives life out of the spotlight and has not returned to acting in Hollywood. He remains married to his wife, Camille, with whom he has welcomed five children since their 1954 wedding. Two of his children — Ennis and Ensa — have since died.

TV One is honoring the life and legacy of Malcolm-Jamal Warner with two special marathons of The Cosby Show, a poignant and powerful tribute to the actor’s unforgettable portrayal of our collective cousin, Theo Huxtable.

Since then, Cosby has stayed out of the public eye, only making the occasional remark, including when his former costar Malcolm-Jamal Warner died on July 20. After Warner drowned in Costa Rica, Cosby's spokesperson Andrew Wyatt told PEOPLE that the actors kept in touch.

Since creating and starring as Dr. Cliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show, the once-beloved and ubiquitous comedian and actor Bill Cosby has seen his public image and career impacted by numerous allegations of sexual assault and abuse, all of which he has consistently denied.

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Detroit author Harriet Cammock watched “The Cosby Show” in her youth and describes Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s death as “like losing one of us.”