Actor Dick Van Patten made his first public appearance Sunday since suffering a diabetic stroke two weeks ago, his publicist said.
The "Eight is Enough" patriarch joined Bill Maher, Penny Marshall and other celebrities for a Super Bowl party at Wolfgang Puck's famous Spago Restaurant, said his publicist, Daniel Bernstein.
Van Patten, 76, spent several days at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after having a stroke last month, Bernstein said. The actor showed no apparent injuries from the stroke and is expected to make a full recovery, he said.
Van Patten is "feeling great and is very excited to be watching the big game with friends," his publicist said in a statement.
Van Patten has acted in scores of radio programs, Broadway plays and films, but he is best known for "Eight is Enough." The ABC comedy-drama, which ran from 1977 to 1981, starred Van Patten as Tom Bradford, a newspaper columnist coping with a household of eight children.