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He is known for playing Jack Tripper on the ABC sitcom Three's Company (1977–1984), and received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for the role in 1984. Ritter briefly reprised the role on the spin-off Three's a Crowd, which aired for one season, producing 22 episodes before its cancellation in 1985.
Feb 7, 2024 · John Ritter died of an undetected aortic dissection in 2003, but doctors initially thought he was having a heart attack. His widow, Amy Yasbeck, founded the John Ritter Foundation to raise awareness about the condition and its symptoms.
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Aug 26, 2021 · John Ritter died in 2003 from a heart condition called aortic dissection, which was misdiagnosed as a heart attack. His wife, Amy Yasbeck, and his family sued the doctors and formed a foundation to raise awareness about the condition.
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Oct 11, 2022 · John Ritter died of aortic dissection, a rare and hard-to-detect heart problem, in 2003. His family sued his doctors for wrongful death, but lost the case after a chest x-ray could not confirm the diagnosis.
Sep 13, 2003 · John Ritter, who played the lovably goofy closet heterosexual Jack Tripper in the television comedy series ''Three's Company,'' a smash hit in the 1970's, died on Thursday night in Burbank, Calif....
Sep 12, 2003 · John Ritter, the star of \"Three's Company\" and \"8 Simple Rules\", died of a heart problem after falling ill on the set of his new TV sitcom. He was 54 and had a tear in the aorta, an unrecognized flaw in his heart.
Dec 8, 2022 · John Ritter died of an aortic dissection, a tear in the main blood vessel from the heart, while working on his TV show \"8 Simple Rules ...\". His family sued the hospital and won a $9.4 million settlement, and founded a foundation for aortic health.
