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Shortly before his death, Ritter had done a week-long taping with Hollywood Squares, which was aired as a tribute to him, introduced by Henry Winkler, the executive producer of the show and a very close friend of Ritter's. Four days after Ritter's death, Nick at Nite ran an all-night Three's Company marathon dedicated to his memory. [29]
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.
Ritter Rules are a compilation of reminders, symptoms, and risk factors designed to prevent the misdiagnosis of thoracic aortic dissection. [53] The rules were named after Three's Company star John Ritter, who died from a thoracic aortic dissection in 2003 after he was misdiagnosed and falsely treated for a heart attack by his two doctors. [54]
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’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 annual gala at the Sunset ...
Ritter also welcomed a son, Noah, 25, with his second wife, Amy Yasbeck, whom he was to married until his death. Yasbeck, 61, also attended the benefit on Thursday, when she snapped photos with ...
Ritter's son, John, became famous as an actor, playing Jack Tripper on the ABC sitcom Three's Company (1977–1984). In 2003, John died, at the age of 54, of an aortic dissection . Because John was initially diagnosed as having a heart attack, and because aortic dissection is known to be hereditary, the family now believes that Tex died of an ...
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 ...