The cause of Adam Rich’s death in January has been confirmed. Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s workplace have listed the style of his death as an accident because of “results of fentanyl.”
On January 7, 2023, on the age of 54 years, Rich was discovered lifeless inside his house. The cause of his death was deferred pending investigation. However, on the time, legislation enforcement sources had claimed that there was no signal of foul play when his physique was found.
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Rich was finest identified for his position within the hit sitcom “Eight Is Enough” the place he performed the character of Nicholas Bradford. The sequence ran for 5 seasons from 1977-1981. He was additionally related to ABC’s Code Red in 1981 and 1983’s Dungeons & Dragons.
Some of his “Eight Is Enough” co-stars had mourned his death.
Willie Aames, who performed Rich’s brother within the sitcom known as him “a lifelong pal” in an emotional put up on Facebook.
“This morning [my wife] Winnie woke me with the heartbreaking information of Adam Rich’s passing. I’m gutted. Adam was greater than a colleague. He was very a lot my solely little brother. A lifelong pal,” Willie Aames had written.
Rich’s on-screen stepmother Betty Buckley had taken to Instagram and posted a tribute for him, writing: “Adam Rich was a light-weight and my younger pal for the 4 seasons I used to be blessed to work with him on Eight Is Enough. I adored him and cherished working with him in our scenes collectively on the present. He was so candy, humorous, recent and pure. He introduced so much of pleasure to all of us on the present and to our audiences. Adam and I’ve remained buddies all of these years. His love and help have at all times meant so much to me.”
Rich suffered from substance abuse points. In 1991, he was accused of stealing a drug-filled syringe at an LA hospital, the place he was being handled for a dislocated shoulder. In 2002, he was arrested for allegedly driving underneath the affect of medication.