What a week!

The past several days have been filled with nothing but bad news from a pop culture perspective.

First, last Sunday came word that Malcolm-Jamal Warner, known to my generation as “Theo” for his 1980s role as Theodore Huxtable in “The Cosby Show,” had died. He was 54 years old and apparently died of drowning after he was sept away by the current of the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Costa Rica.

That was sad news for me. I always kind of favored his character Theo, sympathizing with his plight as the only boy in a large family that included multiple sisters. As the only daughter of an only daughter, I felt that I could relate to him.

Warner’s acting career continued beyond “The Cosby Show,” but I am not familiar with the roles he played in the UPN sitcom “Malcolm & Eddie” and on the Fox drama “The Resident,” which he filled as recently as 2023.

Tuesday brought the music world a double whammy, when Grammy-winning rocker Ozzy Osbourne and composer/musician Chuck Mangione both died.

Those losses came as a shock to me, though I don’t suppose they should have.

Mangione was 84 years old and had been making hits since I was a small child. He was a trumpet and flugelhorn virtuoso who was known for playing with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis.

Later in life, he landed a role on one of my favorite TV shows, “King of the Hill.” As part of the animated series, he had a recurring voice-acting role.

The loss of Ozzy did feel like a shock — for me and for nearly everyone I talked to about it. We all knew that he was ill; it had been reported about three years ago that he was suffering from Parkinson’s disease.

All indications are that Ozzy knew he was near the end at age 76. Just weeks ago he performed a final concert, revisiting his stint with Black Sabbath as well as performing a solo set, all from a seat in a wheelchair on stage.

Born Jon Michale Osbourne, Ozzy was better known as “The Prince of Darkness.” Ozzy’s music shaped generations of musicians and fans alike. I was lucky enough to see him perform live a couple of times in the 1990s and maybe early 2000s.

Know for his hard-partying lifestyle, Ozzy often said he shouldn’t even be around anymore. In addition to his musical career, he starred in the televisions series “The Osbournes” along with his wife/manager Sharon Osbourne and their children.

I don’t have enough space here to touch on all of his exploits and controversies, but I will mention that some of his biggest hits were: “Mr. Crowley,” “Bark at the Moon,” “Flying High Again,” and “No More Tears.”

Finally, on Thursday, the boa and bandanna-wearing muscle man who was known to WWE fans and the rest of the world as Hulk Hogan died of cardiac arrest. He was 71.

His real name was Terry Bollea, and he died after paramedics were called to his Clearwater Beach, Florida, home.

Hogan launched his wrestling career in the 1970s but became a superstar in the 1980s as part of the World Wrestling Federation, now the WWE.

He played the role of a massive, all-American and helped usher in a professional wrestling boom.

After his wrestling career peaked, Hogan also starred in movies such as “Rocky III” and “Mr. Nanny,” as well as in TV shows such s “Hogan Knows Best.”

A member of the WWE Hall of Fame, he returned to the company several times over the years. His final appearance was to celebrate the launch of the weekly program “Raw” on Netflix early this year.

My thoughts are with all of their families and fans as we remember all the great times these entertainers brought to the world. May all four men rest in peace.