Adam Rich was an American actor who rose to fame for his prominent role in ABC's comedy-drama series Eight Is Enough. He started his career as a child actor at the young age of eight. With 23 acting credits, he gained earned great fame and fortune. Let's know more about him below.
Early Life and Education
Adam Rich was born on 12 October 1968, in Brooklyn, New York. He was born in an American family and raised in Granada Hills, California, along with his younger brother. Rich holds American Nationality and belongs to white Ethnicity. Maintaining a low key profile, the actor never disclosed a detailed information on his father, mother, siblings and family matters.
Adam Rich was born on 12 October 1968 in Brooklyn, New York SOURCE: IMDb
He studied in Chatsworth High School but in 1986, at the age of 17, he was rusticated out of high school for smoking marijuana in school.
Did you Know? Chatsworth High School is the same school where celebrities like Kevin Spacey, Val Kilmer and several other stars studied.
Professional Career
Early at the age of 8, he earned a role in TV series Eight is Enough. After that, he appeared in TV series Code Red and eventually in TV sitcom Gun Shyon.
Some of his acting credits include The Six Million Dollar Man, The Love Boat, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, St. Elsewhere, and Baywatch. Moreover, he appeared opposite Bill Cosby in the 1981 movie The Devil and Max Devlin.
He also appeared in movies and TV series like 3-2-1 Contract, Dungeons & Dragons, Silver Spoon. He retired from the film industry in 2003 after appearing in comedy film Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star.
Adam Rich won 3 young artist awards continuously from 1980 to 1983. SOURCE: IMDb
In his period as an actor, he won 3 young artist awards continuously from 1980 to 1983. Furthermore, in 2005, he was listed #73 on vh1’s The Greatest: 100 Greatest Kid Star.
Though the man gane much fame and successful in his early career, he remained less active in the acting field after 2003. He didn't have a great acting career may be due to his drug adiction, controversies and other personal reasons.
As of 2019, he was providing scripts and ideas for TV shows and film according to a reliable source.
Personal Life & Controversies
Adam Rich chose to keep his personal life private and barely shared anything about his relationships, dating life, past affairs, and his marital status. His love life never revealed in public neither he shared any kids with anyone. Also, the artist was never linked with anyone.
The late actor was a controversial personality. He came to the limelight from his controversial activities. In 1989, he was on the verge of death due to the overdose of Valium drug. Just two years after that in 1991, he was behind the bars in the case of theft and smashing a pharmacy window to steal drugs.
In 1996, there was a rumor that he was murdered and listed under the Might’s list of dead celebrities. But that was proved out to be a hoax and overruled by the truth.
Likewise in 2002, he was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI). Rich had been to drug rehab three times at the least.
Net Worth
Adam Rich was active in the film world from 1976 to 2003. With 27 years of career as an actor, he surely had earned a hefty sum of money. According to various online sources, Adam Rich was estimated to have a net worth of approximately $1 million as of June 2019. However, his net worth at death (2023) was about $500 thousand.
He mainly earned from his acting career where he made the salary marking 5 digit figures for an appearance on movies and TV shows. Though there is no exact data on his earnings and lifestyle, the media personality made a good money to live a luxurious life.
Is No More
The 5 feet 5 inches tall American actor, Rich is no more among us. Yes, you heard this true. This time the man left the world leaving tears in everyone's eyes. He died on 7 January 2023 in Los Angeles, California, the United States at the age of 54.
There is no excat data on the cause of his untimely demise. The reason is yet to be disclosed. Also, it is nit known to whom he was residing with at the time of his death.
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