John Ritter

John Ritter has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6631 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. He is also an active supporter of the Commission on Athletics of the California Community Colleges. He is interred in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. Today, he is CEO of International City Racing, which specializes in the development, management, and implementation of road racing, endurance, and fitness events, including the Long Beach International City Marathon. He passed away the same day as the death of country musician, Johnny Cash. A 1968 University of Southern California graduate, Seagren took a try at professional track and later he started his career in television and movies as a show host and soap opera actor. He collapsed during a taping of his TV series, 8 Simple Rules, on September 11, 2003, and died of an aortic dissection at the hospital in Burbank at the age of only 54. East German Wolfgang Nordwig didn't use a Cata-Pole and won the gold medal, with Seagren coming second.

Ritter's final movie role was as the store manager in Bad Santa (2003), starring Billy Bob Thornton and Bernie Mac. In the 1972 Summer Olympics, a last-minute ruling barred the new Cata-Pole from Olympic competition, forcing some vaulters, including Seagren, to compete with unfamiliar poles. In 2002, he made a TV comeback with the ABC family sitcom 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. Four years later, in Munich, he's best remembered for the Olympic gold medal he didn't get. John Ritter won the Theatre World Award in 2001 for his performance in The Dinner Party. He, silver medallist Claus Schiprowski (West Germany) and the bronze medal winner Wolfgang Nordwig (East Germany) had reached the same height (5,40m). It ran for three hundred and sixty-four perfomances. In an exciting contest, he won the gold medal.

Ritter played Claude Pichon in The Dinner Party (2000) at the Music Box Theatre on Broadway, which was written by Neil Simon. In 1968, Bob Seagren participated in his first Olympic Games in Mexico City. He and Yasbeck had one daughter, Stella Ritter. He jumped his first world record (5,32m) in Fresno on May 14, 1966, followed by his world records 1967 in San Diego (5,36m), 1968 in South Lake Tahoe (5,41m) and 1972 in Eugene (5,63m). He and Morgan had three children, Carly Ritter, Tyler Ritter and Jason Ritter. He was also the Pan American Games champion in 1967. Ritter had two wives, actress Nancy Morgan (married 1977-divorced 1996) and actress Amy Yasbeck (married 1999-his death 2003). Indoors he posted eight world bests between 1966 and 1969.

He also provided the voice for Clifford in the animated children's show Clifford the Big Red Dog, a role for which he received two Emmy nominations. He won six National AAU and four NCAA titles indoors and outdoors. He starred in many made-for-TV movies and made guest appearances on shows such as Ally McBeal and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. A native of Pomona, California, Bob Seagren was one of the world's top pole vaulters in the late 1960s and early 1970s. After Three's Company, he appeared in a number of movies, notably Problem Child, Academy Award winning Sling Blade and Noises Off. Robert "Bob" Seagren (born October 17, 1946) was an American pole vaulter, the 1968 Olympic champion. In 1978, he played Ringo Starr's manager on the television special Ringo.

Ritter went on to star in several stage performances before he was made a star by appearing in the hit TV series Three's Company in 1977, playing a single ladies man and culinary student, Jack Tripper, who lived with two female roommates. Under Nina Foch, he studied acting with Stella Adler and the Harvey Lembeck Comedy Workshop. Ritter soon changed his major to Theater Arts, graduating in 1971 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama. After two years, he was persuaded to join a drama class given by leading drama coach and actress, Nina Foch.

He went on to the University of Southern California, where he majored in psychology and minored in architecture. Ritter attended Hollywood High School, where he was Student Body President. He was born Jonathan Southworth Ritter in Burbank, California, the son of Country singer/actor Tex Ritter and former actress Dorothy Fay. John Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor.

Bad Santa (2003). Tadpole (2002). Panic (2000). Terror Tract (2000).

Tripfall (2000). 10 Things I Hate About You (1999). Dead Husbands (1999). It Came From the Sky (1999).

The Million Dollar Kid (1999). Bride of Chucky (1998). A Gun, a Car, a Blonde (1997). Sink Or Swim (1997).

Sling Blade (1997). Mercenary (movie) (1996). The Colony (1995). My Brother's Wife (1993).

Prison for Children (1993). Noises Off (1992). Stay Tuned (1992). Problem Child 2 (1991).

Everybody Wins (1990). It (1990). Problem Child (1990). The Last Fling (1989).

Skin Deep (1989). Tricks of the Trade (1988). Real Men (1987). Unnatural Causes (1987).

A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986). Letting Go (1985). Sunset Limousine (1983). In Love With An Older Woman (1982).

Pray TV (1982). They All Laughed (1981). The Comeback Kid (1980). Hero at Large (1980).

Americathon 1998 (1979). The Other (1972). 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2002-2003). Scrubs (2002) Guest Appearance.

Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000-2003) voice. Ally McBeal (1998) Guest Appearance. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) Guest Appearance. Hearts Afire (1992-1995).

The Cosby Show (1991) Guest Appearance. Hooperman (1987-1989). Three's a Crowd (1984-1985). Flight of Dragons (1982) voice.

Ringo (1978). Three's Company (1977-1984). The Waltons (1973-1976).