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Jonathan Southworth Ritter was born in Burbank, California, on September 17, He was the son of legendary country singer/actor Tex Ritter (born Woodward Maurice Ritter) and his wife, actress Dorothy Fay (née Dorothy Fay Southworth). The couple married in and had their first child, Tom Ritter, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. John was destined to follow in his parents footsteps. He was enrolled at Hollywood High School where he was student body president.
After graduation from high school, he attended the University of Southern California where he majored in Psychology and minored in Architecture. His first appearance on TV was in as a contestant on The Dating Game () where he won a vacation to Lake Havasu, Arizona. After making his very first cameo appearance, he was induced to join an acting class taught by Nina Foch. He changed his major to Theater Arts, graduating in with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drama. He also studied acting with Stella Adler at the Harvey Lembe
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John Ritter
Who Was John Ritter?
John Ritter was an American actor and comedian. He made guest appearances on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Waltons in , Hawaii Five-O in and M.A.S.H. in before landing the role of Jack Tripper in Three's Company. Along with hosting and starring in various TV specials, he formed his own production company in On the big screen, he appeared in a few comedies.
Early Life
Jonathan Southworth Ritter was born on September 17, , in Burbank, California. Son of country singer and actor Tex Ritter and actress Dorothy Fay Southworth, Ritter and his older brother, Tom, grew up surrounded by show business.
As a child, Ritter had no aspirations of following in his parents' footsteps. He attended Hollywood High School and the University of Southern California where he majored in Psychology and minored in Architecture. After two years, however, he was persuaded to join a drama class taught by leading drama coach and actress Nina Foch. He soon
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John Ritter
Birth name
Johnathan Southworth Ritter
Born
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Died
September 11, () (aged&#;54)
Death place
Burbank, California, U.S.
Alma&#;mater
University of Southern California
Spouse(s)
Nancy Morgan
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Johnathan Southworth Ritter[1][2] (September 17, – September 11, ) was an American actor. Ritter was a son of the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason and Tyler Ritter. He is known for playing Jack Tripper on the ABC sitcom Three's Company (–), and received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for the role in Ritter briefly reprised the role on the spin-off Three's a Crowd, which aired for one årstid, producing 22 episodes before its cancellation in
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