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Johnathan Southworth Ritter [ 1 ] [ 2 ] September 17, — September 11, was an American actor. 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 He appeared in over films and television series combined and performed on Broadway , with roles including adult Ben Hanscom in It , Problem Child , Problem Child 2 , a dramatic turn in Sling Blade , and Bad Santa in his final live action film, which was dedicated to his memory.

In , Don Knotts called Ritter the "greatest physical comedian on the planet".

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He attended the University of Southern California and majored in psychology with plans to have a career in politics. Ritter graduated in Ritter headlined several stage performances. After his graduation from USC in , his first television acting experience was as a campus revolutionary in the television series Dan August starring Burt Reynolds and future Three's Company co-star Norman Fell.

Ritter made his film debut in the Disney film The Barefoot Executive. Because he was not a weekly cast member, he had time to pursue other roles, which he did until December , when he left for a starring role in the hit sitcom Three's Company the Americanized version of the s British Thames Television series Man About the House in In , Ritter played Ringo Starr 's manager on the television special Ringo.

Ritter became a household name on Three's Company , portraying struggling culinary student Jack Tripper with two female roommates. Much of the comedy centered around Jack's pretending to be gay to keep the old-fashioned landlords appeased over the co-ed living arrangements. The series spent several seasons near the top of the ratings in the United States before ending in A year-long spin-off, Three's a Crowd , ensued, as the Jack Tripper character has a live-in girlfriend and runs his own bistro.

The original series has been seen continuously in reruns and is available on DVD.