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Title: John Ritter dead at 54
Post by: tricia on September 12, 2003, 01:22:17 am

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor John Ritter (news), 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 (news).

from yahoo.com (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=638&ncid=762&e=1&u=/nm/20030912/en_nm/people_ritter_dc)

Title: John Ritter dead at 54
Post by: Vultch on September 12, 2003, 01:25:15 am

8O WOW!!! CNN says it was because of a dissection of the aorta....
54 is still pretty young! thats so sad.
Thanks for the heads up.

Title: John Ritter dead at 54
Post by: tricia on September 12, 2003, 01:29:55 am

Found the cause...from http://www.cnn.com

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.

Title: John Ritter dead at 54
Post by: Gina on September 12, 2003, 05:45:10 am

thats terrible, i used to watch 3's company all the time  :(  and 54 is pretty young, so sad  :cry:  R.I.P.

Title: John Ritter dead at 54
Post by: sayyouwould on September 12, 2003, 11:16:02 am

the last show I watched last night was 3's company...wow!! it was such a shocker when I found out this morning at like 6...my dad was in shock because he was sooooo young. he is only 4 years older than my dad and now he's all freaked out about having heart problems. poor man.

Title: John Ritter dead at 54
Post by: LimeTwister on September 12, 2003, 11:25:56 am

it really was a shock, i love 3's company, but i liked that 8 simple rules show...and my mom told me, and i was like whhha?

Title: ummm
Post by: Alecs on September 12, 2003, 01:47:27 pm

This really sux a$$. I still watch 3's company on nick at night. What in the hell will the producers do about the new show he was doing???

Title: John Ritter dead at 54
Post by: KULPDOGG on September 12, 2003, 02:40:43 pm

yeah, i was watching 3hrees compnay last night too...and i heard this on my radio when i woke up @ like 7:00 am or before
its so sad!
i really like his shows!!!
 :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:
 :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :x  :(  :x  :cry:  :cry:
 :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:  :cry:
Rest in Peace~

Title: John Ritter dead at 54
Post by: Layla on September 13, 2003, 05:18:50 am

is he related to Tyson Ritter from AAR?

Title: John Ritter dead at 54
Post by: badsrx7 on September 13, 2003, 05:38:35 am

Aww ;( I enjoyed him.

He was in that movie.. w/ the TVs..

Uhh what is the name..?

Title: John Ritter dead at 54
Post by: eclv on September 13, 2003, 07:40:55 am

I am in Hollywood now, and his star (and Johnny Cash's) are full of flowers and stuff.

yeah it is so sad. I watch "Three's Company" almost everyday. I used to love the "Waltons" such a difference from his role on TC.

It was also his daughter's like 4th or 5th birthday and his birthday was going to be on Wednesday, so sad.

You just never know. I guess we need to remember that and live each day to the fullest and tell the ones we love we do (even though I am sure they know but still)

Title: John Ritter dead at 54
Post by: joann on September 19, 2003, 11:23:42 am

and I just realized that John Ritter is the voice of Clifford the Big Red Dog!

 :cry:

Title: John Ritter dead at 54
Post by: tricia on September 19, 2003, 12:59:42 pm

His daughter's 5th birthday was 9/11...his wife's birthday was 9/12.

Title: John Ritter dead at 54
Post by: LifelessPie on September 20, 2003, 08:36:13 am

that's sad. he was really young to die.