hokie3457 t1_j24zh5l wrote on December 29, 2022 at 6:25 PM

Reply to comment by CardboardSoyuz in The "Eight Is Enough" kids turned out poorly: TV child stars who never made it by Lili_Danube

Then he got some movie role and couldn’t commit to the tv show….

antmars t1_j25sgj3 wrote on December 29, 2022 at 9:33 PM

Oof he could’ve had a steady job for 5 years if he just stuck with the show.

Serling45 t1_j2608mr wrote on December 29, 2022 at 10:25 PM

It’s weirder than that. He tried to get out of the show but they would not let him. Then he had a bad motorcycle accident that forced a recast.

johncharityspring t1_j26x6xz wrote on December 30, 2022 at 2:17 AM

I thought his motorcycle accident was after the first Star Wars movie.

Serling45 t1_j26zrla wrote on December 30, 2022 at 2:35 AM

After filming the movie but before the movie came out and before the season run for Eight is Enough started filming. So, they let him out of the contract and got Grant Goodeve to play the part.

mbrady t1_j27kwu9 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 5:25 AM

That was a car accident.