Adam Rich, Child Star on ‘Eight Is Enough,’ Dies at 54

Adam Rich, a former child actor who starred in the hit television series “Eight Is Enough” in the 1970s and ’80s, then dropped out of show business, dealt with serious depression and later re-emerged as a commentator on mental health, died on Saturday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 54.

Danny Deraney, Mr. Rich’s publicist, confirmed the death. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner did not immediately list a cause on its website.