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Child Star Adam Rich’s Cause of Death Revealed in New Report

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A child star in the 1970s and 1980s, Rich was found dead in his home in January.

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Adam Rich, the former child actor who starred in 1970s TV hit Eight Is Enough, died from the “effects of fentanyl,” a medical examiner’s office has reported. Rich died at 54 years old in January, though his cause of death initially wasn’t clear, People reported. In addition to his role as youngest-child Nicholas Bradford in Eight is Enough, he also appeared in shows like Code Red and Dungeons & Dragons. After his passing, Rich’s co-stars took to social media to commemorate him—with one revealing that, before his passing, Rich had contemplated a return to the screen.

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