Actor Adam Rich, former child TV star, dies at 54

(TELEMUNDO ALANTA).- Actor Adam Rich, who starred as a child in the hit television series “Eight is Enough,” has died at the age of 54.

Rich died Saturday at his home in Los Angeles, California. Someone broke into his home and found the former child star dead, a family member said tmz extension.

Police indicated there were no indications that any criminal action had been committed, the said New York Post Sunday. The Associated Press (AP) news agency also reported that the cause of death was under investigation, but was not deemed suspicious.

Rich played Nicholas Bradshaw, the youngest son of the Bradford clan, on the hit series ‘Eight is Enough’, from 1977 to 1981. His other credits include ‘Code Red’ in 1981 and ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ in 1983, in medium detail.

The Post also mentioned that VH1 ranked Rich 73rd on their list of the 100 Greatest Child Stars on American Television. Rich retired from acting in the 1980s after declaring that he hated being in the spotlight.

The Post reached out to the artist’s family for comment but received no response. “Life is for living, and I live it to the fullest every day,” said Rich.

The AP noted that Rich has had a limited acting career after starring at age 8 as Nicholas Bradford, the youngest of eight children, on the hit ABC drama series.

Betty Buckley, who played her stepmom on the show, said on Instagram that she was shocked to learn of the death on Sunday, calling Rich a “light,” her “young friend” on set and offscreen friend ever since.

“I loved him and I loved working with him,” said Buckley, who posted photos from the show showing the two of them together on a swing, astride and with her arm around him as he slept. “It was so sweet and fun and fresh and natural. It has brought a lot of joy to all of us on the show and to our audience.

Rich’s public life after stardom was similar to that of other child actors whose promising careers were later derailed by drugs and alcohol and run-ins with the law.

The actor was arrested for drunk driving in 2002 after nearly hitting a California Highway Patrol car parked in a lane closed for maintenance. He was arrested in April 1991 for attempting to break into a pharmacy and in October of the same year for allegedly stealing a syringe full of drugs from a hospital where he was being treated for a shoulder dislocation, the aforementioned news agency explained. information.

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