‘Eight is Enough’ actor Adam Rich dies at 54

Adam Rich, who rose to fame as the scene-stealing little brother on the sitcom “Eight is Enough,” has died at age 54. NBC’s Anne Thompson reports for TODAY on the struggles he faced later in life.

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[shellyluv]

So sad to hear that he dealt with depression. May he RIP🙏🏽🕊️

[jeffclark]

RIP Adam Rich. I will always remember you as little Nicholas Bradford.😢🙏

[michaellomeli]

RIP ADAM RICH 1968-2023. Makes Me Want To Cry Because I Grew Up Watching Eight Is Enough. Their Will Never Be Another Adam Rich. Prayers Go Out To Adam's Family. Sad Way To Start The New Year.

[deneenjeffries]

He was such a cute little guy. May he RIP

[sillygirliejw]

Little Nicholas melts my heart❤ Rest in Peace Adam..You brought so much joy to this world 🕊

[lesant]

Rest easy my childhood memories.
RIP Adam 💐💐💐💐💐

[DAquingil]

We lost him way too soon. My family and I watched him every week in “Eight Is Enough”. Thanks for the great memories Adam, and God bless you.

[ktpl]

Hearing this just made me SO sad. I guess we all see him as the little kid on Eight is Enough.

[tommybutler]

All beloved actors !!! I sure miss this show!

[kataisa]

Far too many child actors end up being destroyed by the Hollywood machine. RIP, Adam.

[TimothyCollins]

That's sad. RIP.

But did anyone ever notice every kid had the same haircut in 70's TV?

[raisa_cherry]

He was also in Small Wonder.Thats really sad 😢

[Catlover]

People will claim to be sober for so many years, but they are not. Just look at Corey Haim, he claimed to be sober and he never was. When Cory was doing public service announcements against drugs he later admitted that he was high when he was doing the announcements.

[bowieupland]

Thank goodness he was fully vaccinated and boosted, otherwise it could have been much worse

[qolspony]

I just found out today. Strange! I'm 53. Not shocked, but really sad.

[zt]

It's amazing he even made past 50.

[shawndavis]

I remember him with Connie Nuton at Kelly stadium Canyon High school football games, she always brought him.

[ginolorenzo]

the Industry silenced him before exposing the abuse he endured In his career

[shillatioreviled]

Rich boasted that he had gotten three c19 vax shots and a stated in a podcast last year that, "..anybody who's not vaxxed, ....get vaxxed, ....be part of the the problem".
How did that work out for this childstar has-been?? The answer is perfectly clear.

[jrpacer]

I loved eight is enough growing up because I came from a family of eight and at the time having a large family wasn't a thing so the show was special to me I'm also just 1 year older then Adam Rich and named my son Nicholas also