Adam Rich, Child Star on ‘Eight Is Enough,’ Dies at 54 - The New York Times

Television|Adam Rich, Who Starred successful ‘Eight Is Enough,’ Dies astatine 54

Adam Rich, a erstwhile kid histrion who starred successful the deed tv bid “Eight Is Enough,” died connected Saturday astatine his location successful Los Angeles. He was 54.

Danny Deraney, Mr. Rich’s publicist, confirmed the death. On its website, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner did not instantly database a cause.

Mr. Deraney described Mr. Rich arsenic “kind, generous and a warrior successful the combat against intelligence illness.”

“He was unselfish and ever looked retired for those helium cared about. Which is wherefore galore radical who grew up with him consciousness a portion of their puerility gone, and bittersweet today,” Mr. Deraney added. “He truly was America’s Little Brother.”

The show, acceptable successful Sacramento and based connected a memoir by Tom Braden, dealt with household play specified arsenic the decease of a parent, remarriage and tensions among siblings.

Adam Rich was calved connected Oct. 12, 1968, successful Brooklyn, N.Y., according to his IMDb page. He studied acting astatine Chatsworth High School successful California’s San Fernando Valley.

Mr. Rich was not joined and did not person children, Mr. Deraney said.

Mr. Rich began acting arsenic a kid and appeared successful 1976 successful the tv amusement “The Six Million Dollar Man,” according to IMDb. He had appearances successful different tv shows, including “The Love Boat,” “Fantasy Island,” “CHiPs,” “St. Elsewhere” and “Silver Spoons.”

In the 1980s, helium appeared successful tv shows specified arsenic “Code Red” and “Dungeons and Dragons.”

In the past, helium had sought treatment for substance abuse. In 1991, helium was arrested connected suspicion of burglarizing a California pharmacy, and the histrion Dick Van Patten, who played Mr. Rich’s begetter successful “Eight Is Enough,” bailed him retired of jail, The Orlando Sentinel reported.