Talk:Adam Rich
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NPOV tag
editAdded NPOV tag since a lot of the information is unreferenced and unsourced. Article needs a lot of cleaning up. --Ozgod 02:52, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
- Added cites, minor cleanup; appears decent now, tag removed -- Steve Hart 23:25, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
Don't think Adam Rich is Dead
editCould not find any stories about Adam being killed in a Google News serch so i got rid of the stuff about his death.--DLA75 00:50, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, he died. The News reports are in. 50.107.128.69 (talk) 19:08, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
- You are arguing with a post from 2007. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.72.40.86 (talk) 23:45, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
drug arrests
editwhere's the information on drug related behavior and arrests? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.203.30.45 (talk) 04:19, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
- I have (re?)inserted the information on his arrests. The source I used (and ref'd) was Rich's (IMDb.com [1]) bio page. Although I had heard of his various troubles on the news over the years.
- The page also says that he started smoking weed at age 10. I left it out of my rewrite because I feel it needs at least a little more sourcing, e.g. an interview with Rich or someone close to him.
Changes made
editI rewrote the article almost entirely, added new information (there was nothing on his trouble with drugs, arrests, etc).
The writing itself was also just sub-par. Only a complete rewrite could bang into at least semi-encyclopedic shape.
I removed the following paragraph completely:
- Adam's mother, Fran, helped Kirk Cameron (and his mother, Barbara) and receives credit for some of his success. Coincidentally, both Kirk Cameron and Adam Rich share the same birthday, although Rich is two years older.
It really doesn't make much sense as it's written. Instead of trying to parse out the editor's meaning, I simply removed it. Hopefully, the editor who initially inserted this will re-write it, making it both relevant and comprehensible. (My first wife's grandmother was Cameron's private secretary for years, but I don't really see that there is any relevance to it an article on him let alone Rich!)
The very last sentence Rich today owns 4 tire stores in the Sacramento area needs to be sourced.
I certainly hope he's doing that well. But it would be nice to know how he pulled himself up from such a low point? How'd he get the financing to buy store one, let alone two, three and four? Ex-actor or not, most banks/investors aren't going to hand money to someone with such an, ah, spotty past.
Maybe some googling will reveal the truth...
Source for more info
editThis is a good article about his trouble with drugs and his stints in rehab: http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20115776,00.html
I don't have time to work on this article, but it could certainly be expanded! 207.229.130.80 (talk) 16:58, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
Conspiracies
editAny alleged conspiracies regarding his passing, are untrue, unfounded and very disrespectful to the life and legacy of Adam Rich. KingOfChairs (talk) 21:20, 9 January 2023 (UTC)