Actors Willie Aames and Adam Rich performed brothers for 5 seasons on the ABC dramedy Eight Is Enough, from 1977 to 1981. So Rich’s demise Saturday, on the age of 54, hit Aames significantly onerous.
“This morning Winnie woke me with the heartbreaking news of Adam Rich’s passing. I’m gutted,” he wrote Sunday on social media. “Adam was more than a colleague. He was very much my only little brother. A lifelong friend. These last few years Adam had dreams of renewing his career. He was one of those kid actors that our generation will always remember. I can’t tell you how many parents have told me they named their first child ‘Nicolas’ after his Eight Is Enough character. The diminishing fraternity of kids that grew up in the golden years of family television has lost another of our own. I will miss him deeply. Rest ‘A.R.’ – You were the cutest TV kid of them all.”
In addition to the greater than 100 episodes of Eight Is Enough that they did collectively, Rich and Aames, 62, each appeared in a few the present’s reunions, together with the 1989 TV film An Eight Is Enough Wedding. In the ’80s Dungeons and Dragons cartoon, which aired from 1983 to 1985, Rich voiced Presto the Magician, whereas Aames offered the phrases for Hank the Ranger. They performed themselves within the star-studded recording of the parody track “Child Stars on Your Television” within the 2003 film Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star.
Rich’s explanation for demise has not been disclosed. According to reviews, no foul play is suspected.
Another former co-star of Rich’s, Betty Buckley, who performed the brothers’ step-mom, additionally famous that she is going to “miss him greatly.” She described Rich as “a light and my young pal for the four seasons I was blessed to work with him on Eight Is Enough.”
“I adored him and loved working with him in our scenes together on the show,” she continued. “He was so sweet, funny, fresh and natural. He brought a lot of joy to all of us on the show and to our audiences. Adam and I have remained friends all of these years. His love and support have always meant a lot to me.”
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