Adam Rich, an actor who became well-known as a child star, passed away on January 8, 2023. Rich, a 1968-born actor, decided to stop acting in the 1990s after beginning at the age of eight. His performance in the popular ABC sitcom Eight Is Enough made him very well known.
Although the actor had some legal issues as a result of his drug abuse, he was nonetheless able to amass a sizeable fortune throughout his brief but fruitful career. Everything we know about his life and career is listed below.
Adam Rich Net Worth
At the time of his passing in January 2023, Adam Rich had a net worth of $500k, according to the website Celebrity Net Worth. These funds were primarily earned through his acting career. The actor learned how to act while growing up in Florida with his family.
He also used to play a variety of activities as a kid, such as baseball, football, skating, bicycle riding, and swimming. In 1976, Rich made his acting debut in a segment of the science fiction show The Six Million Dollar Man. His family relocated to Los Angeles and purchased a home in the Granada Hills district once he decided to pursue acting.
Acting Career
On the sitcom Eight Is Enough, Rich was cast as Nicholas Bradford, the youngest son, in 1977. The actor became one of the most well-known young performers in television thanks to the five seasons of the show. Rich’s pageboy hairstyle also became incredibly popular, and many parents groomed their children in Rich’s manner.
People began referring to him as “America’s little brother” after seeing him in Eight Is Enough. Dick Van Patten, who portrayed his father in the show, was close friends with him in real life and even gave him credit for the success of the program.
Rich made appearances in a variety of other episodes in addition to Eight Is Enough, such as Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, Code Red, CBS Children’s Mystery Theatre, CHiPs, Gun Shy, Dungeons & Dragons, St. Elsewhere, Small Wonder, Silver Spoons, and Baywatch.
Additionally, he appeared in the television movies The City, An Eight Is Enough Wedding, and Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion in addition to the feature picture The Devil and Max Devlin. The 2003 movie Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star featured Rich in a cameo role as himself.
Addiction and Legal Troubles
Rich’s long battle with drug addiction had a negative financial impact. At the age of fourteen, the actor first used marijuana. He later dropped out of high school and came close to passing away in 1989 from a heroin overdose. In 1991, he was arrested and accused with attempting to break into a pharmacy.
The actor is accused of trying to break into the pharmacy and steal medications at the time of the incident. He spent the following several years in recovery before giving up acting since he did not enjoy the spotlight of show business. He was detained in California in 2002 on suspicion of drunk driving, though he vehemently contested the charges.
