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He was a son of the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason and Tyler Ritter. He is best known for playing Jack Tripper on the ABC sitcom Three's Company (1977–1984), and received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for the role in 1984.
Apr 15, 2021 · John Ritter once revealed that his father, country singer Tex Ritter, did not approve of his acting career at first. Tex was very proud of his other son who became a lawyer. Even though Tex acted himself, he didn’t want his son John to follow in his footsteps.
Oct 1, 2024 · Matlock star Jason Ritter, a well-established actor in his own right, is happy to pay tribute to his late father, John Ritter. This week he did an impression of him in one of his most famous...
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May 17, 2023 · John Ritter's son, Jason, was 23 years old and the oldest of four children with the youngest turning 5 on the day Ritter died. The actor's shocking death rocked the young family.
Mar 30, 2023 · The New York University alum lost his own father, actor John Ritter, when the Three's Company alum died suddenly of aortic dissection in 2003. He was 54.
Sep 30, 2024 · In the nearly two decades since, his widow, actress Amy Yasbeck, has dedicated her time to creating the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health, which brings awareness to the issue. Jason —...
Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was a pioneer of American Country music, a popular singer and actor from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter acting family (son John Ritter, grandsons Jason Ritter and Tyler Ritter, and granddaughter Carly).
