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Goodbye to Adam Rich, the little Nicholas of the Bradford family

For many Adam Rich the little one has always remained Nicholas de The Bradford familya telefilm in which he had starred since he was 8 years old, from 1977 to 1981.

Today he was 54 years old, and he died. The causes have not yet been revealed.

Born on October 12, 1968, before being cast in the role of Nicholas he had only participated in one episode of The Six Million Dollar Man and the TV movie The City.

Then, after his success with the character of Nicholas, he was a long-time guest-star on a series of shows, but the one he participated in most frequently was Fire Red Codefrom 1981 to 1982, in which he played Danny Blake.

His last television role was an episode of Baywatch of 1993 and his last film was Dickie Robertsa 2003 American comedy.

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 30: (L – R) “Eight Is Enough” actors Jimmy Van Patten, Connie Needham, Dianne Kay, Laurie Walters and Adam Rich attend the Los Angeles premiere of the musical “Hello Dolly” at the Pantages Theater on January 30, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)Michael Tullberg/Getty Images

To tell the truth, his career was not a little bumpy: at the age of 14 he smoked marijuana, at 17 he dropped out of high school, then he almost died from an overdose of valium, in 1991 he was arrested and charged with attempted theft with breaking into a pharmacy and in 2002 he was arrested for driving while intoxicated and has been in rehab several times.

An unhappy life, so much so that in an interview given toOrlando Sentinel he had confessed that «At 15 I realized that I had worked for most of my life. I felt almost ready to retire, I was very tired. I started dating the wrong people. I think it was a gesture of rebellion, like saying: ‘Hey, I’m not little Nicholas’».

UNITED STATES – SEPTEMBER 01: EIGHT IS ENOUGH – Cast – Season Three – 9/1/78, The Bradford family, pictured, back row, left: Susan Richardson (Susan), Connie Needham (Elizabeth), Grant Goodeve (David), Willie Aames (Tommy), Lani O’Grady (Mary); Bottom row: Laurie Walters (Joannie), Dick Van Patten (Tom), Adam Rich (Nicholas), Betty Buckley (Abby), Dianne Kay (Nancy), (Photo by Jim Britt/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)Jim Britt/Getty Images

Source: Vanity Fair

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