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0:00the most iconic 70s haircut of all time
0:03childhood Fame heartfelt tributes Adam
0:06Rich best remembered as Nicholas
0:07Bradford in the ABC sitcom Eight is
0:09Enough has died TMZ confirms that the
0:12actor died in his Los Angeles home on
0:14January 7 2023. the outlet notes that
0:17his family has not revealed the actor's
0:19cause of death the law enforcement have
0:20ruled out the possibility of Foul Play
0:22Rich was 54. Nicholas stands out as one
0:25of the most popular characters from
0:27Eight is Enough which dominated the
0:28airwaves when it first debuted in the
0:30late 70s the ABC sitcom which ran for
0:33Five Seasons and produced over 100
0:34episodes followed the ups and downs of
0:36the Bradford family which boasted eight
0:38children Nicholas became a fan favorite
0:40as the youngest member of the Bradford
0:42family known for his naivety in the
0:44early episodes Nicholas grew up as the
0:46series progressed with the youngest
0:47member of the Bradford Clan finding
0:49himself in several amusing and heartfelt
0:51situations through his Eight is Enough
0:52character rich is perhaps best known for
0:55popularizing the page boy haircut which
0:57rose in popularity following the
0:58premiere of the ABC sitcom one Reddit
1:01user wrote the most 1970s haircut of all
1:03time Farrah Fawcett gets all the glory
1:05but nope the Adam Rich was rocked by
1:07millions more the series also starred
1:10Dick Van Patton as his father Thomas and
1:12Diana Hyland as his mother Joan Cobra
1:14Kai star Ralph Macchio and La law actor
1:16Michelle Greene also guest starred on
1:18the series Rich alongside most of the
1:20Eight is Enough cast were returned to
1:22their roles for two TV films a family
1:24reunion and an Eight is Enough wedding
1:26ABC called it curtains on Eight Is
1:28Enough in 1981. following the show's
1:30cancellation Rich went on to appear in
1:32the Network's short-lived action Series
1:33code red with guest appearances on
1:35Fantasy Island and chips Rich's career
1:37and show business continued to Blossom
1:39on the small screen the actors
1:40prominence on the small screen continued
1:42with Rich appearing in several
1:43fire-related Public Safety announcements
1:45the child actor's biggest post Eight is
1:47Enough project was voicing Presto the
1:49magician in the animated Dungeons and
1:51dragon series described by den of geek
1:54as quote one of the most imaginative and
1:55gripping classic geek cartoons the
1:57animated series based on the tabletop
1:59game continues to be occult classic Rich
2:01would later go on to appear in Small
2:03Wonder in an episode of Baywatch his big
2:06screen credits included Bill Cosby's the
2:07devil and Max Devlin the film he
2:09appeared in prior to his big break and
2:11Eight is Enough Rich's former talent
2:13manager Todd TJ Stein noted how the
2:15actors struggled to obtain roles
2:16following Aegis enough Stein wrote on
2:18Twitter I repped at him for a short time
2:20in the 1990s and he was willing and
2:22wanting to work but found it hard to get
2:24roles which was discouraging to him
2:26deadline notes that Adam Rich had a
2:28troubled past with substance abuse in
2:301989 the actor appeared on Entertainment
2:32Tonight to candidly discuss his health
2:34issues in drug use the star was later
2:36arrested in 1991 for breaking into a
2:39pharmacy to get drugs 22 at the time
2:41Rich was bailed out by his Eight is
2:43Enough on-screen father Dick Van Patten
2:45in 1991 report from the Los Angeles
2:47Times later revealed that he was
2:48arrested for shoplifting after the
2:50pharmacy incident following the news of
2:52Adam Rich's passing several fans took to
2:54social media to mourn the actor's death
2:55in a Twitter post publicist Danny
2:57duraney described rich as quote
2:59America's brother calling him simply a
3:02wonderful guy one Twitter user pointed
3:04out just how iconic the Eight is Enough
3:06star's haircut was they wrote he was so
3:08popular that his hairstyle was a
3:10standard for the little boys in my class
3:11my brother too rich spent the last few
3:14years as a mental health Advocate using
3:16his platform to spread positivity and
3:18resources Rich's final tweet served as a
3:21reminder about the importance of
3:22maintaining one's mental health paying
3:24tribute to the late Stephen twitch boss
3:25who died by suicide in late 2022
