I was just watching ABC news & saw a Picture of John Ritter & it had dates on it. Could someone confirm this???


if so John(jack Tripper) Ritter 1948-2003





confirmation edit RIP John
[This message was edited Fri Sep 12 2:06:52 PDT 2003 by ThaHumanBody]

It is indeed true
Rest In Peace

No way!

How did he die???

Nikster said:

They said Massive Heart Attack

OMG, I feel like someone I know has just died... wow.

Here's what I've found...


TV Sitcom Star John Ritter Dead
Fri September 12, 2003 04:09 AM ET





LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor John Ritter, who gained fame playing bumbling and lovable characters in a pair of television comedies decades apart, has died, a representative said on Friday.
Details of the circumstances of his death were not immediately available.

Ritter was best known for his portrayal of Jack in the 1970s situation comedy "Three's Company" and recently he starred in the series "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter," a centerpiece of broadcaster ABC's upcoming fall schedule.

John Ritter was the son of country singer and actor Tex Ritter.


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Rest In Peace, John...

June7 said:

I just read that too

Three's Company was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid...RIP John

Thats the article I found June.

Aw too bad...on a lighter note...maybe they will show the "Three's Company" episode when his nut fell out his pants and they didn't notice till years later.

TwIsTeDmInD said:

So you found it in June??? That's fucking strange because I looked at abc msn and yahoo and nothing... How dead is he

June7, June7. Same article I found as June7.
And by the way, yahoo has something
http://story.news.yahoo.c..._ritter_dc

mrbungle said:

Well so the news said. I guess the other sites lagged on getting it up

Ritter will be missed. He was a face you could label 70's. I'm sure there drinking for Jack at the Regal Begal.

Yeah, Reuters got the story 20 minutes before anyone else. Perhaps the angels are telling him

Come and knock on my door... we've been waiting for you...

That is quite sad, he wasn't that old, was he?

CNN is reporting that he died of "aorta disection"on the set of 8 Simple Rules.Anybody know what that is?He would've been 55 next Wednesday
[This message was edited Fri Sep 12 2:49:17 PDT 2003 by ThaHumanBody]

Here's the latest...

Emmy-winning actor John Ritter dead at 54
Friday, September 12, 2003 Posted: 5:22 AM EDT (0922 GMT)



Ritter would have turned 55 next week.


(CNN) -- Actor and comedian John Ritter has died unexpectedly after he was rushed to the hospital for a "dissection of the aorta," his publicist Lisa Kasteler told CNN.

Ritter, who would have turned 55 next week, was the star of the ABC series "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter."

In a statement, Kasteler said Ritter was rushed to the hospital after suffering from an unrecognized and undetected flaw in his aorta.

Surgeons at the hospital tried to save the Emmy Award-winning actor but were unable to do so, the statement said.

WebMD.com described an aortic dissection as "an abnormal separation of tissues within the walls of the aorta" caused by high blood pressure, family history of the condition, disease of connective tissue, or severe trauma to the chest.

"Aortic dissection results in a weakened blood vessel wall that may also rupture," the Web site says.

Ritter was best known for his role as Jack Tripper on the long-running television sitcom, "Three's Company."

He was the youngest son of Western film star and country music legend Tex Ritter, according to his biography on ABC's Web site.

John Ritter was born on September 17, 1948. He is survived by his wife, Amy Yasbeck, and their daughter, Stella, and three children -- Carly, Tyler and Jason -- from his first marriage to Nancy Morgan.

I'm truly saddened by this, he was one of my all time favorite comedians. I grew up laughing at his great physical comedy, such great timing too.

Saw him once in person...he looked so energetic, that was 10 years ago. Since then he gained weight, I wonder if that contributed. I'm just distraught. I go to sleep sad.

Thanks John

Ok...That is just fucking wrong!!!



I am really upset by this news.


http://edition.cnn.com/20...index.html

Are you guys serious??

'Three's Company' is one of my Top 5 favorite shows of all-time.

I know! I just read about this and can't believe it!





Him and Johnny Cash.

minneapolisgenius said:

two johns...in the same day. this is just so surreal!!!

Man, this is really sad. I have been a fan of his since I was six starting with Three's Company. He was a brilliant physical comic and was also a great serious actor. His biography was on A&E a few months ago and it sounded like he always treated everyone from the actors to the crew with respect. You could tell that everyone liked him.

I'm not entirely sure but I think his youngest daughter's birthday was yesterday.

Too sad

what the heck is going on? way way to many deaths this year...and young people. sad...

o man... I cant believe it. Jack is gone. All of the 30 something crowd just suffered another generational loss

Rest in Peace John, Fly on. Come back really soon and make us laugh again.

We will be watching and waiting

Charles Bronson! Johnny Cash! Now John Ritter! Whats going on this year?

vgallo6 said:

They always come in threes! I'm the saddest over John Ritter

June7 said:

Hmm, someone told me that he died of an aneurysm, but it no doubt was the direct result of the medical condition he had.

RIP John, you will be missed.

John Ritter was like everyone's favorite uncle...

Live each life moment with appreciation...


RIP, John...