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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.
The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story is a 1990 American made-for-television biographical film starring John Ritter as Lyman Frank Baum, the author who wrote the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and thirteen other Oz books.
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-).
Following Ritter's death, Yasbek founded the John Ritter Foundation to help raise awareness about aortic dissection.. While appearing on the 3rd Hour of TODAY on Feb. 7, 2024 for Heart Health ...
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 ...
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
By the time Ritter and ex-wife Nancy Morgan welcomed Jason in 1980, Ritter was already famous, having made his Three’s Company debut as Jack Tripper in 1977. He continued working steadily for ...
[2] [3] For many years Morgan and her husband John Ritter co-hosted the national United Cerebral Palsy Telethon together. [4] They also co-starred in television movies The Dreamer of Oz and Heartbeat, and in the feature film Americathon. [5] Morgan also made a guest appearance in Ritter's television series Hooperman. [6]