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John Ritter
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jonathan Southworth Ritter, Johnathan Southworth Ritter
American actor (1948–2003)
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
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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
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- 633,473
- Total plays
- 13,991,195
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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 200,169x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,509x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,302x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 34,187x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 28,819x
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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)
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- Image
- John Ritter at the 1988 Emmy Awards.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1948-01-01
- date of death
- 2003-01-01
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- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- name in native language
- John Ritter
- end of work period
- 2003-00-00
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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.