'Eight Is Enough' Star Adam Rich Dead at 54 - TMZ

'Eight is Enough' Star Adam Rich Dead astatine 54

1/8/2023 6:45 AM PT

Adam Rich, who starred successful the tremendous hit, "Eight Is Enough" has died ... TMZ has learned.

A household subordinate tells TMZ ... Adam died Saturday astatine his L.A. country home. The household subordinate would not uncover the origin of death, but a instrumentality enforcement root tells TMZ idiosyncratic came to his location and recovered him lifeless. The instrumentality enforcement root adds ... this was not foul play.

Adam played Nicholas Bradford, the youngest lad connected "Eight Is Enough." The bid ran from 1977-1981.

He had different credits arsenic well, including "Code Red" successful 1981 and "Dungeons & Dragons" successful 1983.

Adam made VH1's database of the top 100 kid stars, coming successful astatine #73.

He retreated from amusement concern successful the '80s due to the fact that helium said helium did not similar the glare of the spotlight or, for that matter, thing celebrity-related.

Adam took up acting astatine Chatsworth High School successful the San Fernando Valley. His play teacher besides taught Kevin Spacey, Val Kilmer and different large actors.

Sadly, Adam had substance maltreatment issues, which resulted successful a 1991 apprehension aft helium smashed a pharmacy model successful an effort to get drugs. He was bailed retired by Dick Van Patten, his TV dada connected "Eight Is Enough." He had different ineligible issues arsenic well.

Adam's mantra -- "Life is for living, and I unrecorded my beingness to the fullest each day."

Adam was 54. RIP