Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
John Ritter’s three eldest children were all legal adults when he died in 2003: Jason was 23, Carly was 21 and Tyler was 18. Noah, however, was still a young child—Ritter died on his 5th birthday.
Ritter had a birth defect known as a coloboma in his right eye. His father, Tex Ritter, was a singing cowboy and matinee star, and his mother, Dorothy Fay (née Southworth), was an actress. [4] He had an older brother, Thomas "Tom" Ritter. [5] Ritter attended Hollywood High School, where he was student body president.
Jason Morgan Ritter (born February 17, 1980) is an American actor. The son of John Ritter and Nancy Morgan, he is known for his work in television series such as Joan of Arcadia (2003–2005), Gravity Falls (2012–2016), Another Period (2015–2018), Kevin (Probably) Saves the World (2017–2018), and Raising Dion (2019–2022), and Matlock (2024-).
After featuring in guest roles on Modern Family and Grey's Anatomy, [5] Ritter landed his first starring role on the 2014 sitcom The McCarthys, playing Ronny McCarthy, the openly gay son in a family of six. [6] Ritter has discussed in interviews the bittersweet nature of his casting, with regard to the death of his father. [7]
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 ...
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 ...
Yasbeck is the widow of actor John Ritter, with whom she had worked in several projects. She first met him at director Dennis Dugan's house during a read-through of their film Problem Child. Yasbeck and Ritter also starred together in Problem Child 2 (1991) and guest-starred together in an episode of The Cosby Show that aired in 1991
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 ...