Adam Rich

Adam Rich, best known for starring as Nicholas Bradford in “Eight Is Enough,” died Saturday at the age of 54, a family member confirmed.

Elsewhere” and “Baywatch.” He was very natural.” “He was cute, and he was a good actor. Outside of acting, Rich also made headlines over the years due to substance abuse struggles. [Fans] named a child Nicholas and everything because of him,” he added. “I think he’s why the show was a big success,” Van Patten, who

Former child star Adam Rich, who is remembered as "America's little brother” on family-themed dramedy Eight is Enough was found dead in his home in Los ...

The first was Lani O’Grady (the sister of My Three Sons star Don Grady and the oldest Bradford sister, Mary), who died in 2001 at the age of 46. In 2002, he was arrested for driving under the influence, and he was reportedly in drug rehabilitation a few times. Born on October 12, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Granada Hills, California, Adam Rich debuted on television as a guest star in The Six Million Dollar Man before landing the role of Nicholas Bradford, the youngest of the eight Bradford children, on ABC’s Eight Is Enough in 1977.

Adam Rich, a star of the tv comedy-drama "Eight Is Enough," has died at 54.

Both were released in 2003. The Eight Is Enough series followed the Bradford family, which consisted of eight children. Rich portrayed Nicholas Bradford, the youngest son.

A family member tells TMZ ... Adam died Saturday at his L.A. area home. The family member would not reveal the cause of death, but a law enforcement source ...

He was bailed out by The series ran from 1977-1981. The family member would not reveal the cause of death, but a law enforcement source tells TMZ someone came to his home and found him lifeless. TMZ has learned. 'Eight is Enough' Star Adam Rich Dead at 54 'Eight Is Enough' Star Adam Rich Dead at 54

Adam Rich, who became a phenomenon with his starring role as the youngest member of the Bradford family on TV's "Eight Is Enough," was found dead Saturday.

Elsewhere" (1986), "Silver Spoons" (1986), and "Small Wonder" (1986 & 1988), he reprised his role as Nicholas for the TV movies "Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion" (1987) and "An Eight Is Enough Wedding" (1989). In light of aging out of his former image and his personal struggles, Rich worked far less after the '80s. Post-"Eight Is Enough," he was a series regular on "Code Red" (1981-1982) and provided a voice on the animated series "Dungeons & Dragons" (1983-1985). :)))" He was writing in response to the suicide of Stephen "tWitch" Boss. In December, he retweeted those sentiments with a phone number for the Suicide Crisis Line, writing on December 15, "The only thing those suffering from a mental illness know how to do is pretend to be ok.

Adam Rich, the youngest member of the "Eight is Enough" television ensemble, had died at the age of 54 at his Los Angeles home Saturday.

The youngest member of the Bradford family, Rich endeared himself to viewers as a mopped topped child star. He also did voice acting work, playing Presto the Magician in the 1983 "Dungeons and Dragons" cartoon series. An official cause of death is pending a scheduled autopsy, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office.

Adam Rich, the former child actor best known for '70s and '80s roles in Eight Is Enough and the animated Dungeons and Dragons, has died at 54.

Shortly after work on the second special, in 1989, he was comatose for more than a month after the In the early ’90s, Rich was arrested on suspicion of burglarizing a West Hills pharmacy and earlier received five years probation after pleading guilty to drunk driving. 12, 1968, Rich would get his first screen role on the fourth season of ABC’s ’70s action series The Six Million Dollar Man in a season-four episode that saw him playing Bob, the son of a man with a Scrooge-like uncle who is assisted by Lee Majors’ Col. [ Dick Van Patten](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/dick-van-patten-dead-eight-804439/), a widower in the series following the death of star Diana Hyland, who portrayed his wife, Joan. Rich would originate his role alongside pilot co-star Mark Hamill, who ultimately left the series to play Luke Skywalker in Star Wars. [Share this article on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/adam-rich-dead-eight-is-enough-1235293072/&title=Adam%20Rich,%20‘Eight%20Is%20Enough’%20Actor,%20Dies%20at%2054&sdk=joey&display=popup&ref=plugin&src=share_button&app_id=1153511048447777) [Share this article on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/adam-rich-dead-eight-is-enough-1235293072/&text=Adam%20Rich%2C%20%E2%80%98Eight%20Is%20Enough%E2%80%99%20Actor%2C%20Dies%20at%2054&via=thr) [Share this article on Email](mailto:?subject=thr%20:%20Adam%20Rich,%20‘Eight%20Is%20Enough’%20Actor,%20Dies%20at%2054&body=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/adam-rich-dead-eight-is-enough-1235293072/%20-%20Adam%20Rich,%20‘Eight%20Is%20Enough’%20Actor,%20Dies%20at%2054) [Show additional share options](#) [Share this article on Print]() [Share this article on Comment](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/adam-rich-dead-eight-is-enough-1235293072/#respond) [Share this article on Whatsapp](whatsapp://send?text=Adam%20Rich,%20‘Eight%20Is%20Enough’%20Actor,%20Dies%20at%2054%20-%20https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/adam-rich-dead-eight-is-enough-1235293072/) [Share this article on Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=1&url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/adam-rich-dead-eight-is-enough-1235293072/&title=Adam%20Rich,%20‘Eight%20Is%20Enough’%20Actor,%20Dies%20at%2054&summary&source=thr) [Share this article on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/adam-rich-dead-eight-is-enough-1235293072/&title=Adam%20Rich,%20‘Eight%20Is%20Enough’%20Actor,%20Dies%20at%2054) [Share this article on Pinit](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/adam-rich-dead-eight-is-enough-1235293072/&description=Adam%20Rich,%20‘Eight%20Is%20Enough’%20Actor,%20Dies%20at%2054) [Share this article on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/widgets/share/tool/preview?shareSource=legacy&canonicalUrl&url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/adam-rich-dead-eight-is-enough-1235293072/&posttype=link&title=Adam%20Rich,%20‘Eight%20Is%20Enough’%20Actor,%20Dies%20at%2054) [Adam Rich](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/adam-rich/), the former ’70s and ’80s child star best known for his page-boy haircut and role on the ABC dramedy Eight Is Enough, has died. “He was kind, generous and a warrior in the fight against mental illness. The actor won the role of Nicholas Bradford at 8, kicking off a nearly three-decade screen career. He really was America’s little brother.” Born in Brooklyn on Oct. Throughout the late ’70s and ’80s, he would appear on games shows, including Hollywood Squares and star on episodes of Gun Shy, St. “Adam was simply a wonderful guy,” he wrote.

Adam Rich, who played the youngest of eight children on the ABC series "Eight is Enough" in the late 1970s and early '80s, has died. He was 54.

He appeared on 13 episodes of the ABC drama "Code Red" that ran from 1981-82. He gained fame for his role as Nicholas Bradford on "Eight is Enough," which ran from 1977-81. … I do hope it may have brought you some joy as well."

Adam Rich, a former child actor who portrayed Nicholas Bradford on the '70s sitcom "Eight Is Enough," died Jan. 7 in his Los Angeles home. He was 54.

Rich was also a voice-actor on the 1983 “Dungeons & Dragons” series and made appearances in shows like “Fantasy Island,” “CHiPs,” “St. Rich debuted on-screen with a guest role on the 1976 series “The Six Million Dollar Man.” Shortly after, Rich starred in “CBS Children’s Mystery Theatre,” 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. Rich received recognition in the category of best juvenile actor in a TV series or special in 1980. Rich was a key anchor of the cast as the baby of the family. [Adam Rich](https://variety.com/t/adam-rich/), the former child actor best known for starring as the youngest child on the ABC dramedy “ [Eight Is Enough](https://variety.com/t/eight-is-enough/),” died Jan.

'Eight Is Enough' star Adam Rich has died at age 54, his family confirmed to TMZ. He played Nicholas Bradford, the youngest child in the hit ABC dramedy ...

…” he reflected [on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/CS8CVg-lb4H/) at the time. He was also featured in CNN’s 2021 series The History of the Sitcom. … He was cute, and he was a good actor. [Per CBS](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/adam-rich-says-cops-are-off-base/), Rich was later arrested in 2002 for charges of driving under the influence, but denied the charges and said, “I’ve been sober for ten years.” One of Rich’s last screen credits was the 2003 movie Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, in which he made a cameo as himself. “I think [Rich is] why the show was a big success,” Van Patten said in a 2011 He was 54.

Mr. Rich played Nicholas Bradford, the youngest son who was known for his glossy pageboy haircut, in the hit television series “Eight Is Enough.”

Mr. In 1991, he was arrested on suspicion of burglarizing a California pharmacy, and [the actor Dick Van Patten](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/24/arts/television/dick-van-patten-father-on-eight-is-enough-dies-at-86.html), who played Mr. Deraney described Mr. Rich was not married and did not have children, Mr. He had appearances in other television shows, including “The Love Boat,” “Fantasy Island,” “CHiPs,” “St. Rich starred in the hit television series “Eight Is Enough,” a comforting show about a family of eight children that aired on ABC for five seasons.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adam Rich, the child actor with a pageboy mop-top who charmed TV audiences in the late 1970s as “America's little brother” on “Eight is ...

He brought a lot of joy to all of us on the show and to our audiences.” The article for the little-known magazine was intended as a satire of America’s celebrity obsession but fizzled when the spoof was revealed. “But when Mickey Rooney told me that himself, it meant a helluva a lot more to me!” “He was just a very kind, generous, loving soul,” Deraney told The Associated Press. He was arrested for driving under the influence in 2002 after nearly striking a parked California Highway Patrol cruiser in a freeway lane closed for maintenance. “I adored him and loved working with him,” said Buckley, who posted photos from the show of the two of them together on a swing set, on horseback and with her arm around him while he was sleeping.

Adam Rich, a former child actor who played Nicholas Bradford on the ABC sitcom “Eight Is Enough,” has died. He was 54.

In 2021, Rich was highlighted in the CNN series “The History of the Sitcom,” which included footage from “Eight Is Enough.” “Adam was simply a wonderful guy. After the series ended, Rich went on to appear in multiple episodes of television shows like “Fantasy Island,” “CHiPs” and “Code Red.” He also voiced Presto the Magician on the animated “Dungeons & Dragons” show from 1983 to 1985. Rich reunited with Van Patten's son, actor and producer Jimmy Van Patten, as well as "Eight Is Enough" co-stars Connie Needham, Dianne Kay and Laurie Walters in 2019 for the Los Angeles premiere of "Hello Dolly." [who died in 2015](https://variety.com/2015/film/news/dick-van-patten-dead-1201526002/), complimented then 11-year-old Rich for being “the most intelligent person on the show and very sweet, careful of people’s feelings, which is rare in children.” He was kind, generous and a warrior in the fight against mental illness,” the spokesperson said.

Adam Rich, the child actor with a pageboy mop-top who charmed TV audiences as "America's little brother" on Eight Is Enough, has died. He was 54.

The article in the little-known magazine was intended as a satire of America's celebrity obsession but fizzled when the spoof was revealed. "I don't want to be dead." "But when Mickey Rooney told me that himself, it meant a helluva a lot more to me!" Rich died Saturday at his home in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles, said Lt. Rich discussed his mental health on Twitter and noted in October that he'd been sober for seven years. ... He had no ego, not an ounce of it."

Adam Rich, the child actor with a pageboy mop-top who charmed TV audiences as "America's little brother" on Eight Is Enough, has died. He was 54.

The article in the little-known magazine was intended as a satire of America's celebrity obsession but fizzled when the spoof was revealed. "I don't want to be dead." "But when Mickey Rooney told me that himself, it meant a helluva a lot more to me!" Rich died Saturday at his home in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles, said Lt. Rich discussed his mental health on Twitter and noted in October that he'd been sober for seven years. ... He had no ego, not an ounce of it."

Adam Rich has died at the age of 54. The actor - who was known for his role as Nicholas Bradford on the classic 1970s sitcom 'Eight is Enough - passed away ...

Rich had a limited acting career after starring at age 8 as Nicholas Bradford, the youngest of eight children, on the ABC hit dramedy that ran from 1977 to 1981 ...

His most recent credit listed on IMDB was playing Crocodile Dundee on "Reel Comedy" in 2003. He reprised his best-known role in two "Eight is Enough" TV movie reunions. The article in the little-known magazine was intended as a satire of America's celebrity obsession but fizzled when the spoof was revealed. [Deraney also shared memories](https://twitter.com/DannyDeraney/status/1612163874874339329?s=20&t=kVSTI99eZwFacElysKJX0Q) of Rich on Twitter, writing "Adam and I would chat on the phone talking baseball. "But when Mickey Rooney told me that himself, it meant a helluva a lot more to me!" Rich died Saturday at his home in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles, said Lt.

Adam Rich, who played Nicholas Bradford on 'Eight Is Enough' from 1977 to 1981, later became 'a warrior in the fight against mental illness.'

“He was kind, generous and a warrior in the fight against mental illness. Rich lived with depression and was repeatedly beset by legal troubles related to drugs and alcohol in his 20s. The cause of death was under investigation.