Adam Rich, 'Eight Is Enough' actor, dead at 54 - CNN

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Adam Rich, an histrion who roseate to fame arsenic a kid playing the youngest Bradford household member, Nicholas, connected the TV play “Eight Is Enough,” has died, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
He was 54.
Rich died Saturday astatine his location successful LA, according to a study by TMZ, citing his family. They did not stock a origin of death.

While Rich is champion known for his relation connected “Eight Is Enough,” helium besides appeared connected respective TV shows and assorted TV movies passim the precocious ’70s and ‘80s. Some of those credits see “Fantasy Island,” “CHiPs,” “Small Wonder,” and a dependable relation connected the animated bid “Dungeons & Dragons.”

Rich’s past TV recognition was an occurrence of “Baywatch” successful 1993, earlier stepping distant from on-camera appearances for 10 years.

He aboriginal played himself successful the 2003 David Spade drama “Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star,” and portrayed Crocodile Dundee successful the TV bid “Reel Comedy” that aforesaid year.

Rich faced ineligible troubles for alleged burglary successful 1991. His TV dada from “Eight Is Enough,” histrion Dick Van Patten, erstwhile paid his bail, according to a study from the Los Angeles Times.

As portion of a satire connected personage death, Rich participated successful a 1996 hoax which falsely reported his passing, arsenic written by “Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius” writer Dave Eggers, for Might Magazine.

The erstwhile kid prima was featured successful the CNN bid “The History of the Sitcom” successful 2021, and reflected connected his vocation successful a station connected Instagram astatine the time.

“I’m grateful for the joyousness felt portion moving connected 8!…,” Rich wrote. “I bash anticipation it whitethorn person brought you immoderate joyousness arsenic well.”