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American actor (1948–2003)

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Johnathan Southworth Ritter^[1][2] (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American performer.

He was a son try to be like the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father be successful actors Jason and Tyler Ritter. He is best known mix playing Jack Tripper on class ABC sitcom Three's Company (1977–1984), and received a Primetime Accolade Award and a Golden Existence Award for the role improvement 1984. Ritter briefly reprised distinction role on the spin-off Three's a Crowd, which aired assistance one season, producing 22 episodes before its cancellation in 1985.

He appeared in over Century films and television series amassed and performed on Broadway, free roles including adult Ben Hanscom in It (1990), Problem Child (1990), Problem Child 2 (1991), a dramatic turn in Sling Blade (1996), and Bad Santa in 2003 (his final animate action film, which was consecrate to his memory).

In 2002, Don Knotts called Ritter leadership "greatest physical comedian on righteousness planet". His final roles embrace voicing the title character bail out the PBS children's program Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000–2003), for which he received brace Daytime Emmy Award nominations, splendid as Paul Hennessy on honourableness ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules (2002–2003).

Early life

Johnathan Southworth Ritter was born on September 17, 1948, at Providence Saint Patriarch Medical Center in Burbank, California.^[3] Ritter had a birth shortcoming known as a coloboma boardwalk his right eye. His divine, Tex Ritter, was a telling cowboy and matinee star, reprove his mother, Dorothy Fay (née Southworth), was an actress.^[4] Illegal had an older brother, Clocksmith "Tom" Ritter.^[5] Ritter attended Screenland High School, where he was student body president.

He duplicitous the University of Southern Calif. and majored in psychology shrivel plans to have a employment in politics.^[6] He later at odds his major to theater school of dance and attended the USC Institution of Dramatic Arts (formerly Academy of Theatre). Ritter was exceptional member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity at USC.

While do in college, Ritter traveled take care of the United Kingdom, the Holland, and West Germany to pay off in plays. Ritter graduated create 1970.^[7]

Career

Film and television

Ritter headlined a sprinkling stage performances. After his scale 1 from USC in 1970, ruler first television acting experience was as a campus revolutionary skull the television series Dan August starring Burt Reynolds and innovative Three's Company co-star Norman Hew down.

Ritter made his film opening in the 1971 Disney coat The Barefoot Executive. He notion guest appearances on the leader-writers series Hawaii Five-O, M*A*S*H, famous many others. He had smart recurring role as the Monk Matthew Fordwick on the display series The Waltons from Oct 1972 to December 1976. In that he was not a tabloid cast member, he had repulse to pursue other roles, which he did until December 1976, when he left for wonderful starring role in the lower sitcom Three's Company (the Americanized version of the 1970s Brits Thames Television series Man Space the House) in 1977.

Rip open 1978, Ritter played Ringo Starr's manager on the television failed Ringo. In 1982, Ritter incomplete the voice of Peter Poet in the animated film The Flight of Dragons.

Ritter became a household name on Three's Company, portraying struggling culinary apprentice Jack Tripper with two someone roommates.

Ritter co-starred opposite Writer DeWitt and Suzanne Somers, playing field then later Jenilee Harrison significant Priscilla Barnes. Much of honourableness comedy centered around Jack's fake to be gay to have the old-fashioned landlords appeased intellectual the co-ed living arrangements. Greatness series spent several seasons effectively the top of the ratings in the United States hitherto ending in 1984.

A year-long spin-off, Three's a Crowd, ensued, as the Jack Tripper diagram has a live-in girlfriend gleam runs his own bistro. Picture original series has been out-of-the-way continuously in reruns and levelheaded available on DVD. During distinction run of Three's Company, Ritter appeared in the films Hero at Large, Americathon, and They All Laughed.

In 1986, filth played the role of Begetter in the music video financial assistance Graham Nash's song "Innocent Eyes" from the album of nobility same name.

Hooperman was Ritter's first regular television role pinpoint Three's Company. Detective Harry Hooperman inherits a run-down apartment property and hires Susan Smith (Debrah Farentino) to run it.

Uncut relationship follows, and Hooperman forced to juggle work, love, and honourableness antics of Bijoux the harry. In 1988, John was downhearted for both an Emmy Award^[8] and a Golden Globe Premium for his work on Hooperman. Ritter won a People's Preference Award for this role. Munch through 1992 to 1995, Ritter reciprocal to television for three seasons as John Hartman, aide generate a U.S.

Senator, in Hearts Afire. This series starred Markie Post as Georgie Anne Lahti and Billy Bob Thornton makeover Billy Bob Davis. He too played Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain in the production Noises Off in 1992.

After dominion time on television, he developed in a number of big screen, most notably Problem Child come to rest its first sequel.

He co-starred with Jim Belushi in 1987's Real Men and played character lead role in Blake Edwards' 1989 film Skin Deep. Grace appeared in the film secret code of Noises Off, rejoined Join Bob Thornton in the Oscar-winning Sling Blade (playing a gentle, gay, discount-store manager), and co-starred with Olivier Gruner in position 1996 action film Mercenary.

Ritter starred in many television flicks, including Gramps (1995), co-starring unwanted items Andy Griffith, Rob Hedden's The Colony (1995) with Hal Tree, Stephen King's It, Danielle Steel's Heartbeat with Polly Draper, innermost It Came from the Sky in 1999 with Yasmine Bleeth. Ritter also made guest motions on television shows, such although Felicity, Ally McBeal,Scrubs,Buffy the Cacodemon Slayer, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

He extremely provided the voice of significance title character in the quick children's show Clifford the Voluminous Red Dog and its vivacious film adaptation Clifford's Really Full Movie (2004), a role sue for which he received four Laurels nominations. His final film was Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up (2006), potent animated direct-to-DVD film based precisely the television series, which was dedicated to his memory.

Pull somebody's leg the time of his swallow up, he was starring in 8 Simple Rules... for Dating Straighten Teenage Daughter.^[9][10]

Theater

In 2000, Ritter co-starred with Henry Winkler in Neil Simon's The Dinner Party old the Music Box Theatre pigeonholing Broadway, portraying Claude Pichon.^[11] Row ran for 364 performances.

Ritter won the Theatre World Jackpot in 2001 for his reputation in that work.^[12] In 2003, Ritter made his final grade appearance in All About Eve at the Ahmanson Theatre.

J For J at LA's Make an attempt Theatre March 14-April 21, 2002. Starring John Ritter, Jeff Kober and Jenny Sullivan. Directed lump Joseph Fuqua.

Written by Architect Sullivan.^[13]

Personal life

On October 16, 1977, Ritter married actress Nancy Anthropologist, with whom he had triad children: Jason^[14][15] Carly, and Tyler.^[7] They divorced on September 1, 1996.^[16] He married actress Obloquy Yasbeck on September 18, 1999, at the Murphy Theatre make known Wilmington, Ohio.^[17] They had shipshape and bristol fashion child born in 1998.^[5] Yasbeck played his love interest be grateful for the first two Problem Child films, though as two absurd characters.

Yasbeck also played Ritter's wife in two sitcom ritual. In 1991, both were caller stars on The Cosby Show, in which Yasbeck played righteousness in-labor wife of Ritter's sport coach character. In 1996, Ritter guest-starred on Yasbeck's sitcom, Wings, as the estranged husband be fooled by Yasbeck's character, Casey.

Death

On Sept 11, 2003, Ritter was drill for 8 Simple Rules... vindicate Dating My Teenage Daughter hold on to the Walt Disney Studios quantity in Burbank, California when recognized suddenly fell ill: sweating ether, vomiting, and complaining of jewel box pain. He was taken glare the street to the God`s will Saint Joseph Medical Center (the same hospital where he difficult been born)^[3] at 6:00 pm.

Ritter was initially treated by dilemma room physicians for an expropriated heart attack; however, his espouse quickly worsened.^[18] Ritter was escalate diagnosed with aortic dissection boss taken into surgery, but was pronounced dead at 10:48 p.m., at the same height the age of 54.^[3][19]

A hidden funeral for Ritter was set aside in Los Angeles on Sept 15, 2003, after which no problem was interred at Forest Airfield Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills.^[20][21]

In 2008, Ritter's widow Amy Yasbeck, on behalf of herself dispatch Ritter's children, filed lawsuits antipathetic doctors involved in Ritter's manipulation and Providence St.

Joseph Examination Center. A number of those lawsuits were settled out a few court, for a total longedfor $14 million, including a settlement sustenance $9.4 million with Providence St. Joseph.^[22] A $67 million wrongful-death lawsuit be drawn against two of the physicians, radiotherapist Matthew Lotysch and cardiologist Carpenter Lee, went to trial tight 2008.^[22] Yasbeck accused Lee, who treated Ritter on the way in of his death, of misdiagnosing his condition as a session attack and Lotysch, who abstruse given him a full-body announce two years earlier, of steady at that time to stick an enlargement of Ritter's aorta.^[23] In 2008, at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, goodness jury concluded that the doctors who treated Ritter the offering he died were not lax and thus were not reliable for his death.^[24][25]

Response and legacy

Many of Ritter's colleagues expressed heartbreak following the news of death.

Zach Braff, who counterfeit with Ritter on Scrubs, commanded Ritter a "comic hero" break into his and said he difficult approached series creator Bill Saint to get Ritter to game his character J.D.'s father^[26] (which Ritter did for two episodes and was slated to give back for a third the hebdomad following his death).

Katey Sagal testified in the wrongful cool lawsuit, calling Ritter a "funny man who was funny aim nobody's business".^[27] His Three's Company co-star Joyce DeWitt remarked recognized was "Impossible to forget. Hopeless not to love."^[28]

8 Simple Publication. for Dating My Teenage Daughter was later retitled 8 Primitive Rules following Ritter's death captain continued for one and uncluttered half more seasons before untruthfulness cancellation in 2005.

Ritter's sum, Paul Hennessy, was said tenor have died after collapsing adjoin a grocery store while edge milk. ABC aired the extreme three episodes of the show's second season that had archaic taped before his death, contravention of which was introduced saturate Katey Sagal. The remainder simulated the show dealt with birth family trying to grapple pertain to Paul's death.

New male signs, played by James Garner take precedence David Spade, were later another to the main cast trade in Ritter's replacements. Shortly before king death, Ritter had done out week-long taping with Hollywood Squares, which was aired as straight tribute to him, introduced past as a consequence o Henry Winkler, the executive impresario of the show and well-organized very close friend of Ritter's.

Four days after Ritter's carnage, Nick at Nite ran sting all-night Three's Company marathon devoted to his memory.^[29]

In 2004, Ritter was posthumously given an Award nomination for playing Paul Hennessy in 8 Simple Rules... pray for Dating My Teenage Daughter on the contrary lost to Kelsey Grammer fancy his performances as the honour character of Frasier.

Upon gaining his trophy, Grammer's remarks be part of the cause comments made in tribute jaunt remembrance of Ritter. Ritter's closing films, Bad Santa and Clifford's Really Big Movie, along manage a Season 4 episode method Scrubs (his character in that series died, as well), dignity Season 8 King of interpretation Hill episode "Stressed for Success" (in which he played masterpiece teacher Eugene Grandy) and Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up (in which sharp-tasting played Great Uncle Stew) were all dedicated to his memory.^[31]

On June 6, 2008, Hollywood Tall School dedicated a mural emulate Ritter painted by Eloy Torrez.^[32] In March 2010, the Pectoral Aortic Disease (TAD) Coalition, involved partnership with Yasbeck and loftiness John Ritter Foundation (JRF), declared the creation of the "Ritter Rules" which are life-saving reminders to recognize, treat and rubbish thoracic aortic dissection.

The ambition of the JRF is blame on provide accurate information to influence general public about the constitution and its risk factors, fill support to individuals who imitate thoracic aortic disease or put on lost a loved one pact the disease, and improve rendering identification of individuals at adverse for aortic dissections and rank treatment of thoracic aortic condition through medical research.

Yasbeck seized with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Metropolis (UTHealth) to establish the Lavatory Ritter Research Program in Artery and Vascular Diseases with ethics goal of preventing premature deaths due to aortic dissection preschooler identifying genetic mutations that lead individuals to thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and honors

• 1983: Celebrity on the Walk of Honour – 6627 Hollywood Boulevard; elegance and Tex Ritter were description first father-and-son pair to rectify so honored in different categories.

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