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John Ritter

1948 - 2003

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Johnathan Southworth Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American comedian and actor. He was a son of the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason and Tyler Ritter. He is best 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Ritter is the 28th most popular comedian (down from 25th in 2019), the 3,432nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,749th in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Comedian.

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, John Ritter ranks 28 out of 98. Before him are Sinbad, Richard Pryor, Henry Winkler, Chris Rock, Larry David, and Bob Saget. After him are Jerry Seinfeld, Andy Kaufman, Melissa McCarthy, Steven Wright, Mary Tyler Moore, and Zach Galifianakis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, John Ritter ranks 216. Before him are Javier Irureta, Gerry Adams, Enrique Cerezo, James Taylor, Jennifer O'Neill, and Catherine Breillat. After him are Philippe Garrel, Pascal Bruckner, Perry King, Juan García Rodríguez, Arturo Sosa, and Holger Osieck. Among people deceased in 2003, John Ritter ranks 101. Before him are Sébastien Japrisot, Uday Hussein, Rie Mastenbroek, Fritz Fischer, Guy Thys, and Alan Bates. After him are Massimo Girotti, Donald O'Connor, Maurice Pialat, Kalpana Chawla, Michel Constantin, and Qusay Hussein.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Ritter ranks 3,432 out of 20,380. Before him are William Heard Kilpatrick (1871), Richard Basehart (1914), Annie Proulx (1935), Kristen Stewart (1990), Henry Silva (1928), and Allen Newell (1927). After him are Drew Barrymore (1975), Don Cheadle (1964), Sylvia Sidney (1910), Besse Cooper (1896), Jerry Seinfeld (1954), and Vitas Gerulaitis (1954).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, John Ritter ranks 25. Before him are Sinbad (1956), Richard Pryor (1940), Henry Winkler (1945), Chris Rock (1965), Larry David (1947), and Bob Saget (1956). After him are Jerry Seinfeld (1954), Andy Kaufman (1949), Melissa McCarthy (1970), Steven Wright (1955), Mary Tyler Moore (1936), and Zach Galifianakis (1969).

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