John Ritter - Wikipedia. Jonathan Southworth Ritter[1] (September 1. September 1. 1, 2. American actor. The son of the late singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason Ritter and Tyler Ritter, he was best known for his role as Jack Tripper on the ABC sitcom Three's Company (1. Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award in 1. He briefly reprised the role on the spin- off Three's a Crowd, which aired for one season. Ritter appeared in over 1.

Broadway, with notable roles in It (1. Problem Child (1. Problem Child 2 (1.

Bad Santa in 2. 00. In 2. 00. 2, Don Knotts called Ritter the "greatest physical comedian on the planet".[2] His final roles include voicing the title character on the PBS children's program Clifford the Big Red Dog (2. Daytime Emmy Award nominations, and as Paul Hennessy on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules (2.

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Ritter experienced discomfort during a rehearsal for the latter on the afternoon of September 1. His final film was Stanley's Dinosaur Round- Up (2. DVD film based on the television series, which was released posthumously. Early life[edit]Ritter was born at the Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, on September 1. Ritter had a birth defect known as a coloboma in his right eye. His father, Tex Ritter, was a singing cowboy/matinee star, and his mother, Dorothy Fay (née Southworth), was an actress.[4] He had an older brother, Thomas Matthews "Tom" (b.

January 8, 1. 94. Ritter attended Hollywood High School, where he was student body president. He went on to the University of Southern California and majored in psychology with plans to have a career in politics.

He later changed his major to theater arts and attended the USC School of Dramatic Arts (formerly School of Theatre) after the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. Robert F. Kennedy in 1. While still in college, Ritter traveled to the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and West Germany to perform in plays. Ritter graduated in 1. Film and television[edit]Ritter headlined several stage performances. After his graduation from USC in 1. TV acting experience was a campus revolutionary in the TV series, Dan August, starring Burt Reynolds and future Three's Company co- star Norman Fell.

Ritter made his film debut in the 1. Disney film The Barefoot Executive. He made guest appearances on the television series Hawaii Five- O, M*A*S*H, and many others.

He had a recurring role as the Reverend Matthew Fordwick on the drama series The Waltons from October 1. December 1. 97. 6. Since he was not a weekly cast member, he had time to pursue other roles, which he did until December 1. ABC sitcom Three's Company (the Americanized version of the 1. British Thames Television series Man About the House) in 1.

In 1. 97. 8, Ritter played Ringo Starr's manager on the TV special Ringo. In 1. 98. 2, Ritter provided the voice of Peter Dickinson in Flight of Dragons. Ritter became a household name playing struggling culinary student Jack Tripper with two female roommates. Ritter co- starred opposite Joyce De. Witt and Suzanne Somers; however, Somers left due to a contractual dispute in 1.

Jenilee Harrison and then Priscilla Barnes filled Somers's role. Much of the comedy centered around Jack's pretending to be gay to keep the old- fashioned landlords appeased over the seemingly sordid living arrangements. The series spent several seasons near the top of the TV ratings in the U. S. before ending in 1. 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.

We are a patriot organization that believes in upholding. the united states constitution.this is. A less-than-qualified and far-from-perfect priest is mistakenly named the new pope. As the pontiff, he must deal with Vatican corruption, the Mob and the reappearance. Get the latest news on celebrity scandals, engagements, and divorces! Check out our breaking stories on Hollywood?s hottest stars! Plot summary Part I: Join or Die (1770 A.D. – 1774 A.D.) Episode 1 opens in Boston 1770 on the cold winter night of the Boston Massacre. It portrays John Adams.

The original series has been seen continuously in reruns and is also available on DVD. During the run of Three's Company, Ritter also appeared in the films Hero at Large, Americathon, and They All Laughed. In 1. 98. 6, he played the role of "Dad" in the music video for Graham Nash's song "Innocent Eyes" from the album of the same name. Hooperman was Ritter's first regular television role after Three's Company. Detective Harry Hooperman inherits a run- down apartment building and hires Susan Smith (Debrah Farentino) to run it.

A relationship follows and Hooperman must juggle work, love, and the antics of Bijoux the dog. In 1. 98. 8, John was nominated for both an Emmy Award[7] and a Golden Globe Award for his work on Hooperman. Ritter won a People's Choice Award for this role.

In 1. 99. 2–9. 5, Ritter returned to television for three seasons as John Hartman, aide to a U. S. Senator in Hearts Afire. This series starred Markie Post as Georgie Anne Lahti and Billy Bob Thornton as Billy Bob Davis. He also played Garry Lejeune / Roger Tramplemain in the production Noises Off in 1. After his time on television, he appeared in a number of movies, most notably Problem Child and its first sequel.

He played the lead role in Blake Edwards' 1. Skin Deep, appeared in the film version of Noises Off, rejoined Billy Bob Thornton in the Oscar- winning Sling Blade (playing a kindhearted, gay, discount- store manager, and co- starred with Olivier Gruner in the 1. Mercenary. Ritter starred in many made- for- TV movies, including Gramps (1. Andy Griffith, Rob Hedden's The Colony (1. Hal Linden, Stephen King's It, Danielle Steel's Heartbeat with Polly Draper, and It Came From the Sky in 1. Yasmine Bleeth. Ritter also made guest appearances on TV shows, such as Felicity, Ally Mc. Beal,Scrubs,Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and an episode of Law & Order: SVU (2.

John also provided the voice of the title character in the PBS animated children's show. Clifford the Big Red Dog, a role for which he received four Emmy nominations.

At the time of his death he was starring in 8 Simple Rules. Theater[edit]Ritter played Claude Pichon in The Dinner Party (2. Watch La Soga Online more.

Music Box Theatre on Broadway, which was written by Neil Simon. It ran for 3. 64 performances. Ritter won the Theatre World Award in 2. In 2. 00. 3, Ritter made what was his final stage appearance in All About Eve star- studded benefit for the Actors' Fund of America, held at the Ahmanson Theatre.

Personal life[edit]In 1. Ritter married Nancy Morgan, with whom he had three children: Jason (who first appeared in the opening credits of Three's Company),[9][1. Carly, and Tyler.[6] They divorced in 1. He married actress Amy Yasbeck on September 1. Murphy Theatre in Wilmington, Ohio.[1. Their daughter was born on September 1.

Yasbeck played his love interest in the first two Problem Child movies. Yasbeck also played Ritter's wife in two sitcom appearances. The Black Stallion Returns Full Movie Part 1. In 1. 99. 1, both were guest stars on The Cosby Show, in which Yasbeck played the in- labor wife of Ritter's basketball coach character.

In 1. 99. 6, Ritter guest- starred on Yasbeck's sitcom, Wings, as the estranged husband of Yasbeck's character, Casey. On September 1. 1, 2. Ritter fell ill while rehearsing for 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. He began sweating profusely and vomiting, and complained of having chest pains.

He was taken across the street to the Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, by coincidence the same hospital where he was born.[3] Physicians misdiagnosed Ritter and treated him for a heart attack; however, his condition worsened.[1. Physicians then diagnosed Ritter with an aortic dissection. Ritter died during surgery to repair the dissection, six days before his 5.

A private funeral was held on September 1. Los Angeles, after which Ritter was interred at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles.[1. In 2. 00. 8, Yasbeck filed a $6. Matthew Lotysch and cardiologist Joseph Lee. Yasbeck accused Lee, who treated Ritter on the day of his death, of misdiagnosing his condition as a heart attack,[1. Lotysch, who had given him a full- body scan two years earlier, of failing at that time to detect an enlargement of Ritter's aorta.[1. In 2. 00. 8, at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, the jury concluded that the doctors who treated Ritter the day he died were not negligent and were not responsible for his death.[2.

According to court records, Ritter's family received more than $1.

John Adams (miniseries) - Wikipedia. John Adams is a 2. American television miniseries chronicling most of U. S. President. John Adams's political life and his role in the founding of the United States. Paul Giamatti portrays John Adams. The miniseries was directed by Tom Hooper.

Kirk Ellis wrote the screenplay based on the book John Adams by David Mc. Cullough. The biopic of John Adams and the story of the first fifty years of the United States was broadcast in seven parts by HBO between March 1.

April 2. 0, 2. 00. John Adams received widespread critical acclaim and many prestigious awards. The show won four Golden Globe awards and thirteen Emmy awards, more than any other miniseries in history. Plot summary[edit]Part I: Join or Die (1. A. D. – 1. 77. 4 A. D.)[edit]Episode 1 opens in Boston 1. Watch Serenity HIGH Quality Definitons on this page. Boston Massacre. It portrays John Adams arriving at the scene following the gunshots from British soldiers firing upon a mob of Boston citizens.

Adams, a respected lawyer in his mid- 3. Redcoats. Their commander, Captain Thomas Preston, asks him to defend them in court. Reluctant at first, he agrees despite knowing this will antagonize his neighbors and friends. Adams is depicted to have taken the case because he believed everyone deserves a fair trial and he wanted to uphold the standard of justice. Adams' cousin Samuel Adams is one of the main colonists opposed to the actions of the British government. He is one of the executive members of the Sons of Liberty, an anti- British group of agitators.

Adams is depicted as a studious man doing his best to defend his clients. The show also illustrates Adams' appreciation and respect for his wife, Abigail. In one scene, Adams is shown having his wife proofread his summation as he takes her suggestions. After many sessions of court, the jury returns verdicts of not guilty of murder for each defendant. The episode also illustrates the growing tensions over the Coercive Acts ("Intolerable Acts"), and Adams' election to the First Continental Congress. Part II: Independence (1. A. D. – 1. 77. 6 A.

D.)[edit]The second episode covers the disputes among the members of the Second Continental Congress toward declaring independence from Great Britain as well as the final drafting of the Declaration of Independence. At the Continental Congresses Adams is depicted as the lead advocate for independence. He is in the vanguard in establishing that there is no other option than to break off and declare independence. He is also instrumental in the selection of then- Colonel George Washington as the new head of the Continental Army. However, in his zeal for immediate action, he manages to alienate many of the other founding fathers, going so far as to insult John Dickinson, who is for conciliation to the Crown, implying that the man suffers from a religiously based moral cowardice. Later, Benjamin Franklin quietly chastens Adams, saying it is "perfectly acceptable to insult a man in private.

He may even thank you for it afterwards. But when you do it in public, they tend to think you are serious." This points out Adams' primary flaw: his bluntness and lack of gentility toward his political opponents, one that would make him many enemies and which would eventually plague his political career. It would also, eventually, contribute to historians' disregard for his many achievements. The episode also shows how Abigail copes with issues at home as her husband was away much of the time participating in the Continental Congress. She employs the use of then pioneer efforts in the field of preventative medicine and inoculation against smallpox for herself and the children. Part III: Don't Tread on Me (1. A. D. – 1. 78. 1 A.

D.)[edit]In Episode 3, Adams travels to Europe with his young son John Quincy during the war seeking alliances with foreign nations, during which the ship transporting them battles a British frigate. It first shows Adams' embassy with Benjamin Franklin in the court of Louis XVI of France. The old French nobility, who are in the last decade before being consumed by the French Revolution, are portrayed as effete and decadent. They meet cheerfully with Franklin, seeing him as a romantic figure, little noting the democratic infection he brings with him.

Adams, on the other hand, is a plain spoken and faithful man, who finds himself out of his depth surrounded by an entertainment- and sex- driven culture among the French elite. Adams finds himself at sharp odds with Benjamin Franklin, who has adapted himself to the French, seeking to obtain by seduction what Adams would gain through histrionics. Franklin sharply rebukes Adams for his lack of diplomatic acumen, describing it as a "direct insult followed by a petulant whine". Franklin soon has Adams removed from any position of diplomatic authority in Paris. His approach is ultimately successful and was to result in the conclusive Franco- American victory at Yorktown. Adams, chastened and dismayed but learning from his mistakes, then travels to the Dutch Republic to obtain monetary support for the Revolution. Although the Dutch agree with the American cause, they do not consider the new union a reliable and credit- worthy client.

Adams ends his time in the Netherlands in a state of progressive illness, having sent his son away as a diplomatic secretary to the Russian Empire. Part IV: Reunion (1. A. D. – 1. 78. 9 A. D.)[edit]The fourth episode shows John Adams being notified of the end of the Revolutionary War and the defeat of the British. He is then sent to Paris to negotiate the Treaty of Paris in 1. While overseas, he spends time with Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson and Abigail visits him.

Franklin informs John Adams that he was appointed as the first American Ambassador to Great Britain and thus has to relocate to London. John Adams is poorly received by the British during this time—he is the representative for a recently hostile power, and represents in his person what many British at the time regarded as a disastrous end to its early Empire. He meets with his former sovereign, George III, and while the meeting is not a disaster, he is excoriated in British newspapers. In 1. 78. 9, he returns to Massachusetts for the first presidential election and he and Abigail are reunited with their children, now grown. George Washington is elected the first President of the United States and John Adams as the first Vice President. Initially, Adams is disappointed and wishes to reject the post of Vice President because he feels there is a disproportionate number of electoral votes in favor of George Washington (Adams' number of votes pales in comparison to those garnered by Washington).

In addition, John feels the position of Vice President is not a proper reflection of all the years of service he has dedicated to his nation. However, Abigail successfully influences him to accept the nomination. Part V: Unite or Die (1. A. D. – 1. 79. 7 A. D.)[edit]The fifth episode begins with John Adams presiding over the Senate and the debate over what to call the new President. It depicts Adams as frustrated in this role: His opinions are ignored and he has no actual power, except in the case of a tied vote. He's excluded from George Washington's inner circle of cabinet members, and his relationships with Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton are strained.

Even Washington himself gently rebukes him for his efforts to "royalize" the office of the Presidency, although Washington values Adams' counsel in other areas, considering him to be "reasonable company" when compared with Jefferson and Hamilton. A key event shown is the struggle to enact the Jay Treaty with Britain, which Adams himself must ratify before a deadlocked Senate (although historically his vote was not required).

The episode concludes with his inauguration as the second president—and his subsequent arrival in a plundered executive mansion. Part VI: Unnecessary War (1. A. D. – 1. 80. 2 A.