Actor Adam Rich, child star of the 1970s and 1980s series “Eight is Enough!” is dead. He was only 54 years old.
Adam Rich was found dead at his home in Los Angeles, California, TMZ reported on Sunday, Jan. 8. His relatives have not disclosed the cause of his death.
The actor was best known for playing the role of Nicholas Bradford between 1977 and 1981 in “Eight is enough!”, a family series broadcast by ABC, in which he played the youngest of a brother of eight children. The little boy with the bowl cut (who had many followers at the time) had been nicknamed “America’s little brother”.
“She was selfless and always watched over those she loved. That’s why a lot of people who grew up with him feel a part of their childhood is gone and they’re sad today,” said Danny Deraney, his agent, who described him as “kind, generous and a warrior in the fight against mental illness”.
Adam Rich had posted messages on Twitter last September to salute the courage of all people affected by mental illness.
Twitter @TheeAdamRich
Interrupted career, drug addiction and burglary case
Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968 in Brooklyn, NY, according to his IMDb page. He studied acting at Chatsworth High School in the San Fernando Valley, California. He was unmarried and had no children, his agent said of him.
In addition to “Eight is Enough!”, and before that in “The Three Billion Man”, he also appeared in several television shows and various TV movies in the late 70s and 80s, most notably in “Fantasy Island”. , “CHiPs”, “Little Wonder”, and had lent the voice of him in the animated series “Dungeons & Dragons”.
He also appeared in the credits of an episode of “Baywatch” in 1993, before taking a 10-year hiatus, as reported by TMZ. In 2003, he reappeared in David Spade’s “Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star,” and played “Crocodile Dundee” in the television series “Reel Comedy.”
He had also, like many other child stars, dealt with drug addiction problems, and had been in trouble with the law for an alleged burglary in 1991. He is the actor who played his father in “Eight stop!”, Dick Van Patten ( died at 86 in 2015), who reportedly posted bail at the time, as reported by the Los Angeles Times.
The audience in tears
Many personalities and anonymous people testified to their sadness on social networks.
“Rest in peace,” wrote actress Lydia Cornell.
Rest in peace Adam Rich. Such sad news. Gone too soon. The youngest child in the television series “Eight is enough” was 54 years old https://t.co/bM022cKgSl through @Deadline #adamrich pic.twitter.com/kF8s21fy4S
— Lydia Cornell (@LydiaCornell) January 8, 2023
“My friend, you will be missed,” said actor Todd Bridges.
ADAM RICH.
RIP MY FRIEND YOU WILL BE MISSED pic.twitter.com/YOtl1Ogssp
— Todd Bridges (@ToddBridges) January 8, 2023
“They don’t make them like that anymore. Rest in peace,” posted Jay Duplass (“The Mindy Project,” “Transparent”).
they don’t make them like they used to
RIP Adam Rich pic.twitter.com/ajWxcXezmp
— Jay Duplass (@jayduplass) January 8, 2023
“I was very sad to learn of the passing of Adam Rich, writes one user. I was watching ‘Eight is Enough!’ in the 70s when I was little. RIP Adam Rich. You were one of America’s favorite TV brothers.
I was very sad to hear of the passing of Adam Rich. I used to watch “Eight is Enough” in the seventies when I was little. RIP Adam Rich. You were one of America’s favorite TV little brothers: pic.twitter.com/JjozKxWaBG
—Lisa Whitt (@LisaWhitt2022) January 8, 2023
This disappearance will also put a pinch in the hearts of French people over 30, whose credits to “Eight is enough!” it will have cradled their childhood and will sadly remind them how time has passed so quickly.
