Johnathan Southworth Ritter was an American actor.
33 Facts About John Ritter
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John Ritter is known for playing Jack Tripper on the ABC sitcom Three's Company, and received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for the role in 1984.
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John Ritter briefly reprised the role on the spin-off Three's a Crowd, which aired for one season, producing 22 episodes before its cancellation in 1985.
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John Ritter appeared in over 100 films and television series combined and performed on Broadway, with roles including adult Ben Hanscom in It, Problem Child, Problem Child 2, a dramatic turn in Sling Blade, and Bad Santa in 2003.
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Johnathan Southworth Ritter was born on September 17,1948, at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California.
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John Ritter had a birth defect known as a coloboma in his right eye.
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John Ritter's father, Tex Ritter, was a singing cowboy and matinee star, and his mother, Dorothy Fay, was an actress.
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John Ritter attended Hollywood High School, where he was student body president.
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John Ritter attended the University of Southern California and majored in psychology with plans to have a career in politics.
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John Ritter later changed his major to theater arts and attended the USC School of Dramatic Arts.
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John Ritter was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at USC.
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John Ritter made his film debut in the 1971 Disney film The Barefoot Executive.
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John Ritter had a recurring role as the Reverend Matthew Fordwick on the drama series The Waltons from October 1972 to December 1976.
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In 1978, John Ritter played Ringo Starr's manager on the television special Ringo.
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In 1982, John Ritter provided the voice of Peter Dickinson in the animated film The Flight of Dragons.
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John Ritter became a household name on Three's Company, portraying struggling culinary student Jack Tripper with two female roommates.
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John Ritter co-starred opposite Joyce DeWitt and Suzanne Somers, and then later Jenilee Harrison and Priscilla Barnes.
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In 1988, John Ritter was nominated for both an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his work on Hooperman.
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John Ritter played the lead role in Blake Edwards' 1989 film Skin Deep, appeared in the film version of Noises Off, rejoined Billy Bob Thornton in the Oscar-winning Sling Blade, and co-starred with Olivier Gruner in the 1996 action film Mercenary.
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John Ritter provided the voice of the title character in the animated children's show Clifford the Big Red Dog and its animated film adaptation Clifford's Really Big Movie, a role for which he received four Emmy nominations.
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In 2000, John Ritter co-starred with Henry Winkler in Neil Simon's The Dinner Party at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway, portraying Claude Pichon.
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John Ritter won the Theatre World Award in 2001 for his performance in that work.
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In 2003, John Ritter made his final stage appearance in All About Eve at the Ahmanson Theatre.
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On October 16,1977, John Ritter married actress Nancy Morgan, with whom he had three children: Jason Carly, and Tyler.
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John Ritter married actress Amy Yasbeck on September 18,1999, at the Murphy Theatre in Wilmington, Ohio.
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In 1996, John Ritter guest-starred on Yasbeck's sitcom, Wings, as the estranged husband of Yasbeck's character, Casey.
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On September 11,2003, John Ritter was rehearsing for 8 Simple Rules.
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John Ritter was initially treated by emergency room physicians for a heart attack; however, his condition quickly worsened.
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Many of John Ritter's colleagues expressed sorrow following the news of his death.
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Shortly before his death, John Ritter had done a week-long taping with Hollywood Squares, which was aired as a tribute to him, introduced by Henry Winkler, the executive producer of the show and a very close friend of John Ritter's.
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In 2004, John Ritter was posthumously given an Emmy nomination for playing Paul Hennessy in 8 Simple Rules.
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On June 6,2008, Hollywood High School dedicated a mural of John Ritter painted by Eloy Torrez.
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In March 2010, the Thoracic Aortic Disease Coalition, in partnership with Yasbeck and the John Ritter Foundation, announced the creation of the "Ritter Rules" which are life-saving reminders to recognize, treat and prevent thoracic aortic dissection.