ABOUT JOHN RITTER
Comedy TV and movie actor who played Jack Tripper on the sitcom Three's Company and Paul Hennessy on 8 Simple Rules . He is the son of country music singer Tex Ritter and is also known for his roles in Bad Santa , Panic, Tadpole, and Bride of Chucky .
At age eighteen, he made a minor appearance as a contestant on The Dating Game.
After his death, fans and fellow actors regarded him as the greatest physical comedian on the planet.
He had three children, Jason , Tyler and Carly, with his first wife, actress Nancy Morgan . His second wife, actress Amy Yasbeck , appeared as his on-screen love interest in the Problem Child films.
He was in a 1970 episode of Dan August, which starred Burt Reynolds .