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Johnathan Southworth Ritter was born on September 17, 1948, at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California. [3] His father, Tex Ritter (1905–1974), was a singing cowboy and film star, and his mother, Dorothy Fay (née Southworth; 1915–2003), was an actress. [4]
Ritter's official cause of death was an undetected aortic dissection, when the body's main artery, aka the aorta, tears. However, doctors initially thought the actor was experiencing a heart attack.
Joyce DeWitt (born April 23, 1949) is an American actress best known for playing Janet Wood on the ABC sitcom Three's Company from 1977 to 1984. Following costar John Ritter's death in 2003, DeWitt became the sole surviving cast member to have a starring role in all eight seasons of Three's Company.
Unnatural Causes is an American television film directed by Lamont Johnson and with a teleplay by John Sayles and story by Martin M. Goldstein and Stephen Doran & Robert Jacobs that is based on the true story of Maude DeVictor, a United States Department of Veterans Affairs counselor who worked to expose the government coverup of the dangers of Agent Orange. [1]
John Ritter died suddenly in 2003, of a heart issue called an aortic dissection, while filming the sitcom 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (later shortened to 8 Simple Rules ...
Marc Bryan-Brown/WireImage John Ritter’s family members and famous friends are still honoring the late star 20 years after his death. The John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health hosted their ...
Series ended five months before Ritter's death; replaced by prequel Clifford's Puppy Days (which debuted ten days before Ritter’s death) with the title character voiced by Lara Jill Miller. Later, character recast with Adam Sanders taking over the role on the 2019 revival series. Tony Capstick: Policeman Last of the Summer Wine: 33 2003-10-23 25
John Ritter would later go on to star in comedies “Hooperman,” “Hearts Afire” and “8 Simple Rules.” In 2003, he collapsed on the set of the latter series and later died from an aortic ...