{"id":180960,"date":"2023-01-08T20:16:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T20:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/adam-rich-dead-eight-is-enough-child-star-was-54\/"},"modified":"2023-01-08T20:16:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T20:16:12","slug":"adam-rich-dead-eight-is-enough-child-star-was-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/adam-rich-dead-eight-is-enough-child-star-was-54\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Rich Dead: ‘Eight Is Enough’ Child Star Was 54"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\tAdam Rich, a former child actor best known for starring as Nicholas Bradford on the ABC series \u201cEight Is Enough,\u201d died Saturday, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. He was 54.<\/p>\n

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\tNo further details about Rich’s death are available at this time, though reports state that law enforcement has not indicated to signs of foul play.<\/p>\n

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\tRich spent five seasons portraying Nicholas Bradford, the youngest of eight children on \u201cEight Is Enough.\u201d The hit series cemented Rich in the cultural zeitgeist during the late ’70s, with the child star’s signature pageboy haircut becoming a widely-replicated phenomenon.<\/p>\n

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\t\u201cI’m grateful for the joy felt while working on ‘Eight’!\u2026,\u201d Rich said in a video interview he posted to Instagram in 2021. \u201cI do hope it may have brought you some joy as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tAdam Rich on the first season of \u201cEight Is Enough\u201d<\/span>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy Everett Collection<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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\tDuring the show’s run from 1977 to 1981, Rich was a two-time winner and three-time nominee at the Young Artists Awards. Rich received recognition in the category of best juvenile actor in a TV series or special in 1980. He was presented with an award for best young actor in a television series in 1981.<\/p>\n

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\tStill in his youth, Rich went on to secure a recurring role as aspiring firefighter Danny Blake in ABC’s \u201cCode Red,\u201d resulting in his nomination for best young actor in a drama series at the 1983 Young Artist Awards. Shortly after, Rich starred in \u201cCBS Children’s Mystery Theatre,\u201d a five-episode anthology series for which he also won a Young Artist Award in the category of best young actor in a television special. <\/p>\n

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\tRich was also a voice-actor on the 1983 \u201cDungeons & Dragons\u201d series and made appearances in shows like \u201cFantasy Island,\u201d \u201cCHiPs,\u201d \u201cSt. Elsewhere,\u201d \u201cSilver Spoons,\u201d \u201cSmall Wonder,\u201d \u201cBaywatch\u201dand \u201cReel Comedy,\u201d his final project in 2003.<\/p>\n

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\tBorn Oct. 12, 1968, Rich grew up in the LA neighborhood of Granada Hills, though he didn’t begin to pursue acting seriously until high school. Rich debuted on-screen with a minor role on the 1976 series \u201cThe Six Million Dollar Man.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\tThroughout his career, Rich struggled with substance abuse, leading to a near-death experience from a Valium overdose in 1989. He was arrested two years later for breaking and entering into a pharmacy, though he was bailed out by \u201cEight Is Enough\u201d co -star Dick Van Patten. Rich then spent three years in rehab before being arrested again in 2002 for driving under the influence.<\/p>\n

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\tDetails have yet to be released in regard to Rich’s survivors or plans for a memorial service.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n