Adam Rich’s cause of death has been revealed. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office, Rich’s cause of death is listed as “effects of fentanyl.” The manner in which he died is listed as an “accident.” The “Eight is Enough” star died Jan.
7 at his Los Angeles home. He was 54. The actor’s rep mourned him in a statement to ET. “Adam was not just a warrior for erasing the stigma on mental illness, but a warrior for humanity.
He had no ego. He genuinely cared about people. He was America’s Little Brother,” the statement said. “He was loved by so many, especially by those who grew up with him watching ‘Eight is Enough’, or (Disney’s) ‘The Devil and Max Devlin’,” the statement continued. “He will be missed and forever cherished.” Rich famously played Nicolas, the youngest child of the Bradford bunch.
The actor appeared on the show, which ran from 1977-1981, for all five seasons. In addition, his acting credits include “Dungeons and Dragons” and “Code Red”.
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