Adam Rich is dead to me

He was starting to morph into a Lesbian ala Michael Moore.

I don't know him...

GASP!

This must have just happened. There's no other news about him on the internet.

He was only 54?

54 was enough.

I bet Susan goes within a few days.

Omg I’m devastated

The story behind the hoax reporting of Adam's death in 1996

Anna Wintour has stated that Adam Rich's pageboy haircut on Eight Is Enough inspired her iconic look.

Betty Buckley puts down her coffee, sighs, and decides to paint her nails.

R5 That's what the link says in OP's post

How many of his TV sisters did he fuck?

My guess is two, plus Betty.

I’m so sad ! He struggled with severe depression. Oh damm this sucks!!

Is he the first celebrity for 2023 ? Last year it was Bob Saget on Jan 9.

Who had him on their 2023 Bingo card ?

His Twitter account is all about his battle with treatment resistant depression. He tweeted he was struggling. He had not posted anything since mid December

R16- He probably should have gone with Magic Mushrooms 🍄

OP- In your photo he looks like an older gay male.

R17, he did use magic 🍄. He was sober from all other substances for 7 years

He was very cute as a little boy.

Article at OP says that TV dad Dick Van Patten bailed him out of jail after he smashed a pharmacy window, trying to get drugs.

Very sad

Dianne Kay and Adam had a special bond on set . Adam admitted to a serious crush on DK. I bet she is deeply sad

Fentanyl poisoning?

More than likely suicide . He was sober

Aww, that’s a shame. I really enjoyed his song “Behind Closed Doors.”

Now we'll never get that Playgirl spread!

When will we know cause of death?

This morning when they made the announcement on the new - they said “Sad news from Hollywood ..” on screen Adam was in a scene with Susan Richardson - I thought sure it was HER not Adam Rich - and of course I thought of Datalounge immediately!

Damn. This is sad.

R28 Lance seems . . . ok?

Right wingers are saying it's because he got a Covid vaccine.

R31 Oh of course they are! People never died young before Covid vaccines.

I googled him and got “how rich is Adam Sandler”! Insult to the nth degree

He had a hot pageboy but it couldn't live forever!

Always liked Adam. If you look at his Twitter, he was liberal and very gay positive. Sad to lose him.

I really never even knew the symptoms of depression, so I didn't know I was suffering from it. I thought my sobriety would cure my depression. It changed things up for a year or so, but even sober from all drugs and alcohol for years, I still have bouts of depression. It is frustrating, but remaining vigilant is key.

I feel bad for Adam Rich. I thought Lani O'Grady was the only other sibling from the show who'd died?

Wow, I felt sad reading his Twitter posts. He was really struggling.

R36, yes, Lani O’Grady is the only other sibling who has died.

His twit status?! wtf?

[quote]yes, Lani O’Grady is the only other sibling who has died.

But ALL of their careers have died.

Who?

[quote]Now we'll never get that Playgirl spread!

But there's still hope for Grant Goodeve and Willie Ames !

Has Susan Dey commented?

Wow, didn't realize Lani O’Grady died in a tragic way as well.

It's crazy but Laurie Walters one of the so called KIDS from Eight Is Enough is now 76 years old!

I just looked Laurie Walters was born on January 8 , 1947

TODAY is her birthday!

Happy Birthday Laurie Walters

Oh, sure. Adam made sure of that.

No one has mentioned the love of my life!

R48- The love of your BEARDED life.

Cause of death is not mentioned. Procovid activists will claim this death is the result of the vaccine.

I’ll do it, R48. So sorry for the loss of your bearded life, Diana Hyland.

What does Susan Richardson have to say?

I thought Willie Ames died. Or maybe it was just his career.

After becoming an award-winning, platinum-selling writer, producer/director Willie Aames took a 5-year hiatus and became a 6-star cruise director spending his time circling the globe and visiting over 127 countries. Recently Aames returned to his roots in acting and film making, splitting his time between Los Angeles and Vancouver, BC, with his wife, Winnie Hung. Aames has two children, Christopher and Harleigh

[quote]with his wife, Winnie Hung.

This sounds like a drag name.

[quote] Aames has two children, Christopher and Harleigh

JFC.

Willie is still hot!

R56- I bet you'd still like to see Willie's WILLY

Willie is an asshole

R58 What did/does he do?

Overdose?

Suicide?

Is he haunting Betty Lynn yet?

R60 Yes to both, allegedly

Willie Aames is still handsome, although of course he's short.

Let's be honest... he aged right out of the cute and it wasn't going to get any better.

OP- He really looks like an eldergay in your photo.

I always found him rather...reductive.

This makes me miss the Susan Richardson Troll.

'Sup, bitches!

Guess who'll outlast them all!

Gotta motor! Huge get together tonight at Catherine Bach’s pad!

[quote]Is he haunting Betty Lynn yet?

Erm........

He was in his 50s and wasn't trying to dye and Botox and tattoo himself into oblivion.

R68- She's driving a Corvette in that photo. She was really LIVING IT UP when Eight Is Enough was on the air.

There was an urban legend going around in the 90s about him being murdered

"Why couldn't it have been Keanu"?------>>Matthew Perry

Damn, that was unexpected. RIP Adam.

He really became unattractive in late middle age. Poor guy.

It's funny when the youngest go so early, like with Suzanne Crough and "The Partridge Family."

[quote]He really became unattractive in late middle age.

Middle age? For him that was 25.

Other child actors comment

Willie Ames is still hottie. Wasn't he the first choice to star in 'Blue Lagoon' with Brooke Shileds in 1980 ? I had heard that - he couldn't get away from filming EIE so they went with someone who looked similar to him - Chris Atkins. I'd rather have seen Ames and his dick in the role.

He was starting to bear a strange resemblance to Dave Foley.

R78, Willie was in the Blue Lagoon rip-off, Paradise. His character exposed his willy, but probably was a stand-in.

Did we ever get to see Adam Rich's willy?

50s. No wife. No kids. DL knows what that means...

R82 Didn't want to get married or have kids?

I wonder if he was preyed upon in Hollywood?. But I think we sadly already know. I think this will be another suicide. Heartbreaking..

He looks like an aging transman.

He could have been gay. I wouldn't be surprised if he was molested on his road to acting.

I wanted his haircut so badly when I was 7.

He did a "Love Boat" and "Fantasy Island," but no "Murder She Wrote."

The Love Boat, soon will be making another ruuuuunnnnn......

(Adam appears at 34:44)

[quote]Adam took up acting at Chatsworth High School in the San Fernando Valley. His drama teacher also taught [bold]Kevin Spacey,[/bold] Val Kilmer and other big actors.

There's the link. Investigate it.

R82- I said earlier in this thread he looks like a datalounge eldergay in that photo- LITERALLY

Does he qualify for the In Memoriam segment at the Oscars??

Willie Ames is not still a hottie.

Wish I hadn't gone out to his Twitter. That's upsetting.

I’m a year younger than him, and in my school, at lunch, in the late ‘70s, kids would “play” TV shows. The mean girls in my class always bullied me into playing Nicholas (I mean, I had the haircut). I adored him at the time!

To know he suffered from severe depression (I know what that’s like) and may have ended his life is horrifically sad. 🥺

I always thought Adam looked so much like Dick Van Patten.

He and Dick Were very close.

This blew my mind: he was born on the same exact same day of the month and year as Hugh Jackman.

💔💔💔💔

・・・ @blbuckley I was very sorry to hear of the passing of #AdamRich. My heart goes out to you as I’m sure you are feeling this loss deeply.

^^ talk about the bare minimum!

Betty have a very nice tribute on Facebook. Adam called her “ mom “

[quote]^^ talk about the bare minimum!

CHRIST!

What did you want me to do?

Belt out Memory for the little shit???

ENOUGH!

His Twitter has info on mental health struggle stuff. DL knows what that means...He also retweeted Fierstein and Bette. No straight guy does that.

Adam was straight by all accounts.

R104 = Did his wife say that? LoL

Twitter 12.22 He listed the # 988 for the suicide crisis line. At the very top of his account “Dead Man Walking.”

He also had a tweet about Kirk Cameron on being a “bigoted ass.”

Is this the kid whose head exploded when he ate pop rocks and drank Coke?

RIP but he was an annoying kid with stupid hair.

Thoroughly obnoxious kid actor.

The theme song to EIE is so underrated.

There'sh a plate of homemade shitballsh on the kitschen windowshill ...

No, R107, you're thinking of Mikey from the Life cereal ads.

So only gay people talk about mental health R103? Don't be daft.

I feel bad for these kids who were once child stars, mostly bankrolling the whole family, only to be cast aside as adults. That's nice that Dick Van Patten helped him out, though it's particularly sad when adults like Christina Applegate talk about how their adult co-stars were more like their parents than the actual parents.

Though when I saw this thread, I knew that America's Sweetheart Susan would find a away to make this be all about her!

It’s amazing that kid stars like Mackenzie Phillips were able to pull through. In her case her drug addiction. Mac has said Bonnie Franklin was never a parental figure and and really just a co star. I think part of the reason it took Mackenzie so long to overcome her addiction was she had absolutely no one close to her. Dick Van Patten helped Adam out and I believe posted his bail when Adam was going through his drug phase. Nice that their relationship transcended the show.

I didn't care for this show. I'm afraid it was not my favorite.

My husband was far more handsome. And a young wisecracking boy might seem interesting, but a young, wisecracking androgynous tomboy is far more compelling!

R116- Eight Is Enough and Family seemed like cousin shows for some reason.

I can't believe Susan Richardson outlived him.

R118- I agree. If datalounge had a bet who was going to kick the bucket next Susan Richardson would have been at the top of the list.

I think Mary Bradford/Lani O'Grady had some of the same issues as Adam Richman- sad for both. Lani was very likeable on the show.

Lani probably committed suicide too, so if turns out Adam did the same thing how absolutely tragic and awful this would be.

That was nice that the father from EIE Dick Van Patten bailed out his tv son years ago. He was a nice person in real life. I remember something he said years ago-

You are only as successful as the show you're on

You can be on a hit show for years , lots of adulation from fans etc and then the show goes off the air because the writers feel they've done as much as they can for the characters. The actors fall into obscurity for the rest of their lives which is what happened to almost all of the actors . Betty Buckley is very talented and of course has a had a successful career in the theatre and a couple of movies. Willie Aames went on to appear in that CRAPPY show with the two bit actor Scott Baio ( Who would you rather do ca. 1982 Willie or Scott?- for me I would prefer Scott Baio.) Ralph Macchio appeared in the last season of the show and he went on to some success too with his Karate Kid movies but the rest of them just faded. Oh well.

Out of all the kids, I thought Goodeve would have had the best EIE career. Beautiful man with some talent. I guess this is true considering he’s worked non stop after the show, but in mostly forgettable stuff.

I didn't realize that was Grant singing the theme song at R110.

Given his vocals.....errr, it was probably wise for him to stick to acting.

R106, if he hated Kirk Cameron then at least he had good taste :-)

He couldn't be gay cause we all know that eight is NEVER enough!

[quote]50s. No wife. No kids. DL knows what that means...

That never found the right girl.

[quote] I feel bad for these kids who were once child stars, mostly bankrolling the whole family, only to be cast aside as adults.

It amazes me that some of them manage to have successful and happy adult lives, like Quinn Cummings.

Pretty people privilege.

[quote]Out of all the kids, I thought Goodeve would have had the best EIE career. Beautiful man with some talent. I guess this is true considering he’s worked non stop after the show, but in mostly forgettable stuff.

Grant Goodeve was one of the actors who went through Steven Carrington's revolving door of boyfriends on "Dynasty."

It's funny how none of them had any kind of meaningful acting career when the show was over except for Buckley. Even Dick van Patten didn;t do much, and he was the star.

Grant Goodeve hosted a kind of "PM Magazine"-like show in the Pacific Northwest for several years, but then that ended.

R130 Sounds hot

dead!

[quote] Grant Goodeve hosted a kind of "PM Magazine"-like show in the Pacific Northwest for several years, but then that ended.

Evening Magazine r131! I always liked the Grant Goodeve episodes of the show.

Grant Goodeve's son got into a terrible bike accident years ago.

Grant is also missing 2 toes on his left foot - a birth defect, not an accident.

R131- The only thing Dick Van Patten did after the show was a series of car commercials for Oldsmobile.

R135- Just don’t tell me he’s missing his PENIS because of a birth defect 😦

[quote]Grant is also missing 2 toes on his left foot - a birth defect, not an accident.

Eight is enough!

Didn't handsome Grant get all Jesus-y later in life?

R139 His Wikipedia page says he's active in a Presby church's music ministry.

I don't *think* that Presby = super fundie/evangelical but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong......

[quote]R131 It's funny how none of them had any kind of meaningful acting career when the show was over except for Buckley.

Joan Prather (who played David Bradford’s wife, and incidentally lured John Travolta into $cientilogy) should have had a bigger career. She’s so good in SMILE.

She may even be worthy of a “Why Did Joan Prathers’ Career Go Straight Down the Shitter?” thread - tho perhaps this one will suffice.

Thoughts?

I thought it was Dyana Hyland who lured Travolta into Scientology? She played the first Mom Bradford, before she died of cancer.

No, it was Prather. While they were shooting THE DEVIL’S RAIN.

[quote]Travolta was introduced to Scientology by actress Joan Prather in 1975, according to Travolta biographer Douglas Thompson.

[quote]"I was 21 when I first heard about [Scientology]," Travolta told ABC News' "20/20" in 1998. "And someone introduced it to me and they were so certain and happy, and I wasn't used to people being certain and happy. I was used to people being insecure and unhappy. I took a course and my life has never been the same."

"certain and happy" with Scientology?

Voltaire said: "“Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.”

R140- With a name like Grant Goodeve I'm not surprised he's Protestant.

Adam Was a great soul

R148- But was he a great GAY soul?

☝🏼🤗♥️

[quote]Grant is also missing 2 toes on his left foot

That seems rather careless of him.

Prather...

[quote]Prather quit acting in the late 1980s. She was married to James J Fiducia for five years in the late 1970s, and is currently married to lawyer Douglas J. Frye and lives in Malibu, California. In September 2008, she was arrested for felony hit-and-run in Malibu and was released on $50,000 bail.

I guess Xenu couldn't prevent that hit-and-run

She was both happy and certain as she hit and ran, r153!

Willie Aames did have a decent run as an actor after the show. He was a regular on Charles in Charge ran for 5 seasons. He was also the lead in the films Paradise and Zapped which were studio films. They were panned by critics, however, and didn’t do great at the box office.

Paradise was a ripoff of the Blue Lagoon

[quote]R147 With a name like Grant Goodeve I'm not surprised he's Protestant.

I saw Goody Goodeve dancing with the devil!

My goodness! I didn’t know Prather’s crime was so dramatic!

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[quote]"Eight Is Enough" Star Busted in "Drag" Race

[quote] Joan Prather -- Janet McArthur Bradford on "Eight Is Enough" -- was arrested on felony hit-and-run charges over the weekend, after she allegedly dragged an L.A. County Sheriff's deputy down PCH with her car.

[quote] The deputy attempted to stop Joan after she drove past barricades and road cones during the Malibu Triathlon.

[quote] According to the Malibu Surfside News, when Raines extended his arm -- motioning for Joan to stop -- his watch became entangled in her car. She didn't stop and Michael had to run alongside the car for 20 feet until other deputies intervened.

[quote] The cop was treated at a local hospital for a sprained arm. Joan was booked on a felony hit-and-run and released on $50,000 bail.

R158 did her Smile co-star Barbara Feldon bail her out? No?

Dick Van Patten seemed like the nicest guy. I wasn’t surprised to read he bailed out Adam. It seemed like something he’d do.

8-to-10 Years in Prison is Enough

Joan was a certain and happy driver!

R159- He was just like Thomas Bradford the character he played on the show.

Dick's sister Joyce Van Patten played Sally Cato in DL Hall of Fame movie "Lucy Mame."

He always looked like he had fetal alcohol syndrome facial features.

Are they related to Helen Van Patterson Patten?

R163- She also played a FRAU CUNT on a VERY special episode of Family with the LESBIAN school teacher Miss Jessup.

Van Patten himself was a child actor, on Broadway as "Dickie" Van Patten from age 7, so he may have well understood and empathized with Adam Rich and the stresses of starting young in a show biz career.

VIDEO = Grant Goodeve and Marie Osmond sing a duet!! How they didn't win a Grammy for this is beyond!!

Can we just say S'nough?

And we are sufficient?

I believe Donny Osmond and Lani O'Grady did an equally emotional duet of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."

I didn’t know it had all got quite this tacky.

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with living in a trailer and leading a quiet, remote life… but somehow it’s depressing when it’s people we saw in movies and TV shows.

Susan Richardson always seemed to belong in a trailer, poor thing.

Susan belonged in a trailer for "Sophie's Choice." Great untapped talent.

I'm surprised Adam didn't do a bunch of kid-themed movies like Gary Coleman. His parents weren't pimping him out properly apparently

I hope that Adam is at peace in next world

R171 the trailer is the least of her worries. She’s lost her fucking mind on a Shelley Duvall level.

R156 But we did get to see Willie's little willie in it.

R158 Was she sloshed at the time? Sounds very Anne HeHe-like.

Anne was not under the influence when she died !!

[quote]the trailer is the least of her worries. She’s lost her fucking mind on a Shelley Duvall level.

I just saw Susan Richardson on an old episode of "Password Plus" from the late 1970s on Buzzr. She wasn't as terrible at the game as I thought she might be, but she seemed a little unfocused. Her partner had to keep poking Susan to turn around and look at her when she was trying to give her a clue.

His autopsy results are in.

Adam Rich, who starred in the hit series, "Eight Is Enough" died from an overdose that's become far too common in America -- the culprit was fentanyl.

The L.A. County Medical Examiner's autopsy report, obtained by TMZ, says Adam's died in an accidental overdose of the powerful opioid. He also had non-toxic levels of alcohol and lorazepam... the generic for Ativan.

TMZ broke the story ... the former child TV star was found dead back in January inside his L.A. area home. At the time, foul play was not suspected. The M.E.'s report says his body was in a "state of mild decomposition."

Law enforcement later told us, his death was likely the result of an overdose ... adding the manager at Adam's apartment building found his lifeless body inside the bathroom and there was also a white powder substance, believed to be drugs.

Rich, who was 54, struggled with drugs for years and was once arrested for allegedly trying to steal pills from a pharmacy ... leading investigators to initially believe he overdosed.

Now, we have a clear understanding of what exactly led to his death.

Adam will be best remembered for his role as Nicholas Bradford, the youngest son on "Eight Is Enough." He stayed on the series for its entire duration from 1977-1981.

Throughout his career, he racked up other credits such as "Code Red" in '81 and "Dungeons & Dragons" in '83. He even made VH1's list of the greatest 100 kid stars, locking in the #73 slot.

What is the fentanyl usually in? A joint?

That took a long time. Seemed like a nice guy

"In 2022, opioids, including fentanyl, will have accounted for nearly 83,000 overdose deaths, according to the estimates from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics."

RIP

Just a couple of weeks ago I remembered he had died but didn't recall the cause. It's sad how fentanyl is causing so many deaths.

Adam was a smart , funny , good hearted man . He was passionate about humanity and empathetic to his core . He suffered for a long time with depression and anxiety. Adam is at peace and a visual artist among other things in next world . 💓🙏

The "He was sober" posts were premature.

He was an active drug addict like Britney. Depression fuels drug abuse and drug abuse causes depression.

Why is anybody shocked?

He had over 7 years sober before his death

[quote] "54 was enough."

No. Eighty-six was enough.

For the covidiots who will blame the vaccine, how do they explain the billions of people who have had the vaccine & are fine?

reported to WHO. As of 20 June 2023, a total of 13,461,344,203 vaccine doses have been administered.

[quote] "In 2022, opioids, including fentanyl, will have accounted for nearly 83,000 overdose deaths, according to the estimates from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics."

The country went to war over 2,996 deaths on 9/11. The Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels—the two drug cartels based in Mexico that are responsible for the vast majority of the fentanyl and methamphetamine are killing that many in weeks and we open the borders for their couriers.

Go figure

Adam was a smart , funny , good hearted man . He was passionate about humanity and empathetic to his core . He suffered for a long time with depression and anxiety. Adam is at peace and a visual artist among other things in next world . 💓🙏

r186 There is no next world. He's gone, forever, no other worlds to go to. This was it.

[quote]He was starting to morph into a Lesbian ala Michael Moore.

I’m sure Greg has a good recipe for Lesbian ala Moore.

R191, if Americans choose to be druggies, that's on them, not Mexico

Somebody who is sober doesn't overdose on Fentanyl r188.

Just because somebody claims to be sober doesn't make it true.

I remember him from that show Eight Is Enough. He was such a cute little boy. His father on the right looks just like him.

Do people actually take fentanyl on its own? Isn’t it mixed with cocaine or heroin?

Adam thought he was doing cocaine I believe. There was white powder in the area where he was found dead . Adam was severely depressed. I believe he wanted some chemical relief and it was laced :( I know someone who died from a fentanyl laced Xanax .

R192 is a bummer ! Atheists are so unhappy and arrogant

R199 Sorry that not everybody prays to the same invisible god that you do.

What's so terrible about invisibility ?

R110, the theme song befits a 700 Club infomercial. Its banal, cloying and sickly sweet frippery.

R202 here, I meant IT’s not its.

[quote] [192] is a bummer ! Atheists are so unhappy and arrogant

r199 Not arrogant. Not unhappy. Just realistic. Make the most of your life while you have it.

[quote] Somebody who is sober doesn't overdose on Fentanyl

This is actually pretty common. When someone has been sober a long time and they go back to using, they'll use the same dosage or amount they used the last time they did drugs, at the height of their addiction. But if they've been clean months or years, that's going to be way too much since their body no longer has the tolerance they built up as addicts. Many former addicts overdose immediately upon relapsing.

A Fentanyl overdose? I'm shocked!

Adam was deeply hurting. He had been very open to his severe depression

I'll be honest. I always hated that mop-haired kid on Eight is Enough.

RIP Adam Rich