Adam Rich, former ‘Eight Is Enough’ child star, dies at 54
Adam Rich, who played “America’s younger brother” on Eight Is Enough and had a pageboy mop top, has passed away. He was 54.
When Adam Rich Died?
Lt. Aimee Earl of the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner Coroner’s office confirmed that Adam Rich passed away at his residence in the Brentwood neighborhood on Saturday. The death was being investigated, but there was no reason to suspect foul play.
Adam Rich Currier
After appearing as Nicholas Bradford on the ABC blockbuster dramedy from 1977 to 1981 at the tender age of 8, Rich’s acting career was brief.
Having had multiple drug and alcohol-related run-ins with the law, he checked into the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage for help.
Adam Rich Depression Problem
According to Adam Rich’s publicist, he struggled with an untreatable kind of depression and fought to normalize conversations about mental health. Over the years, he attempted many experimental treatments without results.
Deraney said that he and others close to Rich had been becoming anxious by the lack of contact with him in recent weeks.
Deraney told The Associated Press, “He was just a really nice, kind, loving guy.” “He may not have always aspired to be a renowned actor. Not even an ounce of pride existed in him.”
Adam Rich on Social Media
In October, Rich tweeted that he has been clean for seven years, continuing an open dialogue about his mental health. In an open letter to his almost 19,000 followers, he admitted that he was far from perfect, listing his arrests, several stays in rehab, multiple overdoses, and “countless detoxes (and) relapse,” but he encouraged them to keep fighting.
Rich tweeted in September, “Human beings weren’t intended to tolerate mental illness.” “It’s hilarious that some people assume they’re weak or lack motivation when the reality couldn’t be farther from the truth. A person has to be very resilient — a warrior, if you will — to face such debilitating conditions head-on.”
Rich shared a throwback photo of himself with fellow child actor Mickey Rooney, reminiscing about the good old days.
He later tweeted, “Everyone used to tell me, ‘You are the current day, Mickey Rooney. When Mickey Rooney directly affirmed my worth, it meant so much more.
Almost 27 years ago, in 1996, Rich took part in a hoax that was published in Might magazine. The story claimed that the actor had been murdered during a heist outside a Los Angeles nightclub. It was hoped that the article in the obscure magazine would be a parody of America’s celebrity fixation, but when the spoof was exposed, the story quickly lost its impact.
“Perhaps we were trying to be too sneaky. No one seemed to catch the humor “The Chicago Tribune reported what Rich said afterward. I don’t feel like dying right now.
Rich, the mop-topped son of Dick Van Patten’s newspaper columnist, who is left to raise eight children on his own following the death of the actress who portrayed his wife during season one of the program, was the little brother of a generation of TV fans.
Adam Rich Hit Shows:
According to IMDB.com, Rich was featured in the TV series Code Red from 1981 to 1982 and as Presto the Magician on Dungeons & Dragons from 1983 to 1985. In two Eight Is Enough TV movie reunions, he played the part that made him famous.
The rest of his acting career, however, was comprised mostly of guest spots on such iconic programs as The Love Boat, The Six Million Dollar Man, Silver Spoons, and Baywatch. His role as Crocodile Dundee on Reel Comedy in 2003 is his most recent acting credit on IMDB.
