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John Ritter
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American actor (1948–2003)
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John Ritter was an American television, film, stage, and voice actor. Born in Burbank in 1948, he was the son of Tex Ritter and Dorothy Fay. He was educated at Hollywood High School and the University of Southern California. Ritter had a medical condition known as coloboma and practiced Christianity. He spoke English.
Ritter was married to Nancy Morgan and Amy Yasbeck. They had children named Tyler Ritter and Jason Ritter. He received the Theatre World Award, Golden Globes, and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. He died in Burbank in 2003 from an aortic dissection. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1951
- Works
- 16
Top works
- Kids Claim to Fame
- Advanced Placement U. S. History 2
- The desperado who stole baseball
- The Boy Who Saved Baseball
- You Be the Judge
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Burbank, California, USA
Johnathan Southworth "John" Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor, voice over artist and comedian, perhaps best known for playing Jack Tripper and Paul Hennessy in the ABC sitcoms "Three's Company" and "8 Simple Rules," respectively. Don Knotts called him the "greatest physical comedian on the planet." Ritter's final films "Bad Santa," "Clifford's Really Big…
Known for
- Superstar — Self (archive footage)2021
- Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales — Himself (archive footage)2015
- Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up — Great Uncle Stew (voice)2006
- Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2005
- Clifford's Really Big Movie — Clifford the Big Red Dog (voice)2004
- Bad Santa — Bob Chipeska2003
- Manhood — Eli2003
- Time Machine: When Cowboys Were King — Self2003
- The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series — Narrator (voice)2003
- ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration — Self2003
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 633,473
- Total plays
- 13,991,195
Tags
Josh Ritter (born in Moscow, Idaho on October 21, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and author who performs and records with The Royal City Band (as Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band). Ritter is known for his distinctive Americana style and narrative lyrics. In 2006 he was named one of the "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" by Paste magazine. Born to two neuroscientists, Ritter bought his first guitar from the local K-MART after hearing the Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash classic Girl
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 204,214x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,472x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,863x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 35,503x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 29,113x
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Key facts
- Born
- Johnathan Southworth Ritter , ( 1948-09-17 ) September 17, 1948, Burbank, California , U.S.
- Died
- September 11, 2003 (2003-09-11) (aged 54), Burbank, California, U.S.
- Cause of death
- Aortic dissection
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Alma mater
- University of Southern California
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1967–2003
- Known for
- Three's Company , Three's a Crowd
- Spouses
- Nancy Morgan ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1977 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1996 ) Amy Yasbeck ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1999 )
- Children
- 4, including Jason and Tyler
- Parents
- Tex Ritter (father) Dorothy Fay (mother)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jonathan
- Family name
- Ritter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Burbank
- Place of death
- Burbank
- Spouse
- Nancy Morgan
- Father
- Tex Ritter
- Mother
- Dorothy Fay
- Occupation
- film producer
- Educated at
- Hollywood High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Christianity
- Image
- John Ritter at the 1988 Emmy Awards.jpg
Show 12 more facts
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- date of birth
- 1948-01-01
- date of death
- 2003-01-01
- Commons category
- John Ritter
- Commons gallery
- John Ritter
- cause of death
- aortic dissection
- medical condition
- coloboma
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- name in native language
- John Ritter
- end of work period
- 2003-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- manner of death
- natural causes
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
Johnathan Southworth Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor. He was a son of the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason and Tyler Ritter. He played Jack Tripper on the popular ABC sitcom Three's Company (1977–1984), and received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for the role in 1984. 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.
He appeared in over 100 films and television series combined and performed on Broadway, with 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 live action film, which was dedicated to his memory). In 2002, Don Knotts called Ritter the "greatest physical comedian on the planet". His final roles include voicing the title character on the PBS children's program Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000–2003), for which he received four Daytime Emmy Award nominations, and as Paul Hennessy on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules (2002–2003). His style of comedy is based on musical and character comedy.
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