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John Ritter
Actor, Film actor
1948 – 2003
Who was John Ritter?
Jonathan Southworth "John" Ritter was an American actor, comedian, and voice-over artist. Ritter was best known for playing Jack Tripper on the hit ABC sitcom Three's Company, for which he won an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award in 1984.
Ritter appeared in hundreds of films and television shows/episodes combined, including It, Problem Child, Problem Child 2 and Bad Santa in 2003. Prior to Clifford's Really Big Movie, Ritter received four Daytime Emmy Award nominations for his voice work on the children's television series, Clifford the Big Red Dog, in addition to many other awards Ritter was nominated for or won. Don Knotts called Ritter the "greatest physical comedian on the planet".
Ritter's untimely death occurred shortly after the production of an episode for the second season of 8 Simple Rules. He died of an aortic dissection on September 11, 2003. He is the son of famous country/western star Tex Ritter, and the father of actor Jason Ritter.
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- Born
- Sep 17, 1948
Burbank - Also known as
- Johnathan Southworth Ritter
- Johnny Ritter
- John
- John S. Ritter
- Jonathan Southworth "John" Ritter
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Nancy Morgan
(1977/10/16 - 1996/09) - Amy Yasbeck
(1999/09/18 - 2003/09/11)
- Nancy Morgan
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Southern California
- Hollywood High School
( - 1966)
- Lived in
- Burbank
- Died
- Sep 11, 2003
Burbank - Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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