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Jonathan Southworth "John" Ritter was an American actor and comedian, best known for his roles as Jack Tripper in Three's Company and Paul Hennessy in 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. He was also known for voicing the titular protagonist of Clifford the Big Red Dog and Clifford's Really Big Movie. Additionally, Ritter appeared in It as Ben Hanscom.

For Disney, he portrayed Roger in The Barefoot Executive (his film debut). He also appeared in some television specials in the 1980s, including guest-starring in Donald Duck's 50th Birthday in 1984, playing Dudley Goode in Mickey's 60th Birthday, and hosting Disney's Living Seas in 1986. Additionally, he played Vaughan Cunningham in Sling Blade and Bob Chipeska in Bad Santa (the latter of which was dedicated to him). He also voiced Great Uncle Stew in Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up. The latter was his final film and it was dedicated to him.

He was also the son of Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason Ritter, Tyler Ritter, and singer Carly Ritter.

On September 11, 2003, Ritter felt ill while rehearsing scenes for the second season of 8 Simple Rules. He was sweating profusely and vomiting and complained of having chest pains and was rushed to the Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (the same hospital he was born in). Doctors believed Ritter suffered a heart attack, but it turned out to be an aortic dissection and he died that evening during the surgery. He was 54 years old, 6 days before his 55th birthday.

Disney Roles

Trivia

Shortly after his death, Amy Yasbeck founded the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health in honor of him and to give other people life-saving reminders to recognize, treat, and prevent thoracic aortic dissection.

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 |image = John Ritter.jpg
 |name = John Ritter
-|born = Jonathan Southworth Ritter
+|born = Jonathan Southworth Ritter<br />[[September 17]], [[1948]]<br />Burbank, [[California]], [[United States|U.S.]]
-[[September 17]], [[1948]]<br>Burbank, [[California]], [[United States]]
+|died = [[September 11]], [[2003]] (aged 54)<br />Burbank, California, U.S.
-|died = [[September 11]], [[2003]] (aged 54)<br>Burbank, California, United States
 |cause of death = Undiagnosed {{WikipediaLink|Aortic dissection|aortic dissection}}
 |occupation(s) = Actor, comedian
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 [[Amy Yasbeck]] ([[1999]]-[[2003]]; his death)
 |children = [[Jason Ritter|Jason]], Carly, [[Tyler Ritter|Tyler]] (with Morgan), and Stella (with Yasbeck)
+|nationality = [[File:Flag of the United States.png|20px]] American
-|nationality = [[File:Flag of the United States.png|20px]] American}}'''Johnathan Southworth "John" Ritter''' was an American actor and comedian. He was best known for his television roles as [[w:c:threescompany:Jack Tripper|Jack Tripper]] on the [[ABC]] sitcom ''{{WikipediaLink|Three's Company}}'' and as Paul Hennessy on the ABC sitcom ''[[8 Simple Rules|8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter]]''. He was also well-known for voicing [[w:c:clifford:Clifford|the titular protagonist]] of the {{WikipediaLink|PBS Kids}} animated series ''{{WikipediaLink|Clifford the Big Red Dog (TV series)|Clifford the Big Red Dog}}'' and the animated film ''{{WikipediaLink|Clifford's Really Big Movie}}'' Additionally, he appeared in the horror miniseries ''{{WikipediaLink|It (miniseries)|It}}'' as the adult version of [[w:c:stephenking:Ben Hanscom|Ben Hanscom]].
+}}'''Jonathan Southworth''' "'''John'''" '''Ritter''' was an American actor and comedian, best known for his roles as [[w:c:threescompany:Jack Tripper|Jack Tripper]] in ''{{WikipediaLink|Three's Company}}'' and Paul Hennessy in ''[[8 Simple Rules|8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter]]''. He was also known for voicing the [[w:c:clifford:Clifford|titular protagonist]] of ''{{WikipediaLink|Clifford the Big Red Dog (TV series)|Clifford the Big Red Dog}}'' and ''{{WikipediaLink|Clifford's Really Big Movie}}''. Additionally, Ritter appeared in ''{{WikipediaLink|It (miniseries)|It}}'' as [[w:c:stephenking:Ben Hanscom|Ben Hanscom]].
-For [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]], he portrayed Roger in the [[1971]] film ''[[The Barefoot Executive]]'' (his film debut). He also appeared on some television specials in the [[1980]]s, including guest-starring on ''[[Donald Duck's 50th Birthday]]'' in [[1984]], playing Dudley Goode in ''[[Mickey's 60th Birthday]]'', and hosting ''[[Disney's Living Seas]]'' in [[1986]]. Additionally, he played Vaughan Cunningham in ''[[wikipedia:Sling Blade (film)|Sling Blade]]'' and Bob Chipeska in ''{{WikipediaLink|Bad Santa}}'' (the latter of whcih was dedicated to him). He also voiced [[Great Uncle Stew]] in the [[Playhouse Disney]] film ''[[Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up]]''. The latter was his final film and it was dedicated to his memory.
+For [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]], he portrayed Roger in ''[[The Barefoot Executive]]'' (his film debut). He also appeared in some television specials in the [[1980]]s, including guest-starring in ''[[Donald Duck's 50th Birthday]]'' in [[1984]], playing Dudley Goode in ''[[Mickey's 60th Birthday]]'', and hosting ''[[Disney's Living Seas]]'' in [[1986]]. Additionally, he played Vaughan Cunningham in ''[[wikipedia:Sling Blade (film)|Sling Blade]]'' and Bob Chipeska in ''{{WikipediaLink|Bad Santa}}'' (the latter of which was dedicated to him). He also voiced [[Great Uncle Stew]] in ''[[Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up]]''. The latter was his final film and it was dedicated to him.
-He is also the son of actor and musician {{WikipediaLink|Tex Ritter}}, and the father of actors [[Jason Ritter]], [[Tyler Ritter]], and singer Carly Ritter.
+He was also the son of {{WikipediaLink|Tex Ritter}} and the father of actors [[Jason Ritter]], [[Tyler Ritter]], and singer Carly Ritter.
-On September 11, 2003, Ritter felt ill while rehearsing scenes for the second season of ''8 Simple Rules.'' He was sweating profusely and vomiting, and complained of having chest pains and was rushed to the Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (the same hospital he was born in). Doctors believed Ritter suffered a heart attack, but it turned out it was actually an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aortic_dissection aortic dissection], and he died that evening during the surgery. He was 54 years old, six days shy of his 55th birthday.
+On September 11, 2003, Ritter felt ill while rehearsing scenes for the second season of ''8 Simple Rules''. He was sweating profusely and vomiting and complained of having chest pains and was rushed to the Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (the same hospital he was born in). Doctors believed Ritter suffered a heart attack, but it turned out to be an aortic dissection and he died that evening during the surgery. He was 54 years old, 6 days before his 55th birthday.
 ==Disney Roles==
 <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small" widths="150">
-Roger_The_Barefoot_Executive.jpg|'''Roger'''<br>(''[[The Barefoot Executive]]'')
+Roger The Barefoot Executive.jpg|'''Roger'''<br />(''[[The Barefoot Executive]]'')
-LivingSeasJohnRitter2.jpg|'''Host'''<br>(''[[Disney's Living Seas]]'')
+LivingSeasJohnRitter2.jpg|'''Host'''<br />(''[[Disney's Living Seas]]'')
-Paul Hennessy 8SR.jpg|'''Paul Hennessy'''<br>(''[[8 Simple Rules]]'')
+Paul Hennessy 8SR.jpg|'''Paul Hennessy'''<br />(''[[8 Simple Rules]]'')
-Great_Uncle_Stew.jpg|'''[[Great Uncle Stew]]'''<br>(''[[Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up]]'')
+Great Uncle Stew.jpg|'''[[Great Uncle Stew]]'''<br />(''[[Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up]]'')
 </gallery>
+==Trivia==
+* Shortly after his death, Amy Yasbeck founded the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health in honor of him and to give other people life-saving reminders to recognize, treat, and prevent thoracic aortic dissection.
 ==Gallery==
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-== Trivia ==
-*Shortly after Ritter's death, Amy Yasbeck founded the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health in honor of him and to give other people life-saving reminders to recognize, treat, and prevent thoracic aortic dissection .
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