I knew when I grew up, I always wanted to be a liar, and if you're in television, you're lying because you're just pretending to be yourself much like I'm doing now.
I once had a heated argument with Don Knotts. He looked me dead in the eye and said that I wasn't fit to shine Andy Griffith's shoes. I stayed up all night thinking about that.
Most people don't know that I am an accomplished dramatic actor... But I've performed in several Shakespeare productions including Hamlet, except in this version, Hamlet lives in an apartment with two women, and has to pretend he's gay so that the landlord won't evict him.
Once during a taping there was an actor who kept blowing his lines. It happened again and again. Finally Norman Fell came out-he wasn't even in that scene. But Norman came out and you know what he did? He killed the guy with a hammer.
The Harvey Lembeck Workshop was for me a support group. A place where I had the freedom to fall on my face.
Three's Company was originally called Three Companies, about a trio of pharmaceutical companies. It was 10 times funnier.
He formed his own production company in 1984 named Adam Productions.
He was diagnosed with an aorta dissection at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California.
He attended the University of Southern California, where he graduated with bachelor of fine arts in theater arts in 1971.He majored in Psychology and minored in Architecture.
He went to Hollywood High School and he was student body president. He graduated in 1966.
John's character, Jack Tripper was named number 80 on "Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters".
John was the only castmember to appear in every episode of Three's Company.
John's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is located next to his father's. Upon his death, his star was heavily decorated by fans.
Before his death, John had taped a week's worth of episodes of Hollywood Squares. When these aired in late September and early October, they were preceded by executive producer Henry Winkler, who offered a dedication to John.
John's father,
He died one day before the death of country music legend Johnny Cash. Coincidentally, his father
His final film, Bad Santa (2003), was dedicated to his memory in post-production.
He ended a 20-year rift with his Three's Company (1977) co-star Suzanne Somers shortly before his death.
Paul Hennessy, Ritter's character on "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" (2002), was ranked #48 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
He died in Providence St. Joseph Medical Center. This is the same hospital he was born in.
He was rehearsing lines with actor Henry Winkler when he collapsed and died soon afterwards.
Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
John died on September 11, 2003, the same day as his daughter, Stella's fifth birthday. It was also a day before his wife's birthday and six days before his fifty-fifth birthday and a week before their fourth wedding anniversary.
He was married to Amy Yasbeck untill his death.
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