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When the series concluded, he joined the cast of a new series, "Code Red," which was canceled after one season. Rich blamed his arrests on his addiction to drugs and alcohol. I thought I used to teach them to appreciate what they were doing. Although she began experiencing panic attacks at 18, O'Grady said, she was not diagnosed with panic disorder until she was Her final screen credit is a episode of Dick Van Dyke's "Diagnosis Murder," after which she retired from acting.

In a Times interview, O'Grady said she had long suffered from severe panic attacks, which led to her abusing prescription drugs and alcohol for more than a decade. For the full picture, read on to find out what the cast of "Eight Is Enough" is doing today. I look back on it — 29 episodes a year for four years — it was an extraordinary gift.

A loving family man. But her fear grew, and she later developed agoraphobia in , which isolated Lani and kept her at home. If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction issues, help is available. While the film is now notorious as one of Spielberg's rare bombs, it was expected to be a huge hit, boasting a cast that included red-hot "Saturday Night Live" stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.

She went to rehab five times before finally becoming sober in the mids and taking a job as a recovery counselor with the doctor who'd treated her. After undergoing a hysterectomy, Needham made a full recovery. Like so many other child stars , Rich's career stalled as he grew older. Discussing his career in an interview with Vanity Fair , Macchio said he was tapped for "Eight Is Enough" after ABC undertook a talent search for young actors they could add to existing series.

So it was like being a real stepmother," Buckley recalled.

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Grady, a children's talent agent. Source: IMDb. Early in that second season, a new character was introduced: Abby Abbott, played by Betty Buckley, who gradually became a love interest for Dick Van Patten's Tom; they tied the knot midway through the second season, with Abby becoming the kids' stepmom. Aware of the emotional toll on child actors, Mary Grady never pushed her daughter into acting.

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While acting roles dried up, she experienced a series of health woes, including diabetes, strokes, and a digestive issue she said caused her to lose all her teeth. She established a lending library of environmental literature for the Green Coalition and then founded a theatrical library, The Slade Collection, at the Ojai Art Center. Home Celebrity TV Shows.

By Brent Furdyk Nov. By the time the series ended in , Lani had been in and out of five rehabilitation clinics. The Hazing. The series ended its run in and remains fondly remembered by viewers. In the years that followed, Buckley continued to split her time between Broadway and Hollywood.