Where Are They Now?
Snakkle Looks Back at the Cast of Eight Is Enough 30 Years Later
Eight Is Enough (1977-1981), one hour long with a laugh track, was a tough show to categorize. While often quite funny, almost every episode was "very special," one of TV's first "dramedies." For five seasons—not enough—audiences watched the Bradfords "fill their lives with love." But which Bradford found fame on Broadway? Who went from wild child to Christian superhero to stockbroker? Let's find out. By Brett Singer on August 28, 2011
Dick Van Patten (Tom Bradford)
Then: Young Dickie Van Patten started out on the stage, and did indeed call himself Dickie. Eventually he wisely shortened his name to Dick, making his small-screen debut on the long-running series Mama (1949). Many roles followed, but to this day he is still best known as columnist/patriarch Tom Bradford.
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