Former ‘Eight Is Enough’ Child Star Adam Rich’s Cause of Death Revealed: Details
usmagazine.comNearly six months after Adam Rich died at the age of 54, his cause of death has been revealed.According to a recent report from the Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s office, Rich died on January 7 due to the “effects of fentanyl.” His passing was ruled as an accident.News broke in January that the Eight Is Enough alum had been found dead in his Los Angeles home.Rich was best known for his role as youngest sibling Nicholas Bradford on ABC’s Eight Is Enough, which ran for five seasons between 1977 and 1981.
The sitcom followed the daily adventures of the expansive Bradford Brood. Dick Van Patten, Connie Needham, Grant Goodeve, Willie Aames, Lani O’Grady and Laurie Walters also starred.“I think [Adam was one of the reasons that the show] was a big success,” Van Patten, who died in 2015 at the age of 86, recalled of working with his former TV son in a throwback Archive of American Television interview. “People loved him.
They named their child ‘Nicholas’ and everything because of him.”He continued: “He was like 7 years old [when we started the show] and he was cute and he was a good actor.
He was very natural.”After Eight Is Enough wrapped, Rich continued acting and scored roles in the likes of The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, CHiPs, Silver Spoons and Baywatch.
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