In 8 Simple Rules Did The dad Really Die Or Did He Just Quit And Why?

Answer 1

He died of a sudden heart attack, just after he finished taping an episode.

Answer 2

yes john ritter really did die. He didnt die on the set though. he died in the hospital that was across from the set. he started feeling really sick on the set. he was a really good actor and he played the best role as being a dad. R.I.P

Answer 3

Jhon Ritter is the dad in 8 simples rules for daiting my teenage daughter ,... Yes he died on 11 september 2003
And he died filming the show ...
Now the tv show is finish ...

Answer 4

JOhn Ritter died a couple of years ago on Sept 11 about the same time that JOhnny Cash passed away

Answer 5

John Ritter died September 11, 2003, about a week before his 55th birthday. He had an aortic dissection, which is basically a flaw in the heart tissue.

Answer 6

John Ritter 1948-2003

(CNN) -- Actor and comedian John Ritter, who gained stardom in the sitcom "Three's Company," died Thursday night after collapsing on the set of his current TV series. He was 54.

Ritter was rushed from the set of the ABC series "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" to Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, after suffering from aortic dissection, an unrecognized and undetected flaw in his heart, according to a statement from his publicist Lisa Kasteler.

"Surgeons at the hospital tried to save the Emmy Award-winning actor but, sadly, were unable to do so," the statement said.

WebMD.com describes an aortic dissection as "an abnormal separation of tissues within the walls of the aorta" caused by high blood pressure, family history of the condition, disease of connective tissue, or severe trauma to the chest.

"Aortic dissection results in a weakened blood vessel wall that may also rupture," the Web site says.

Ritter, who would have turned 55 next week, is best known for his role as Jack Tripper on the long-running television sitcom, "Three's Company," which brought him an Emmy.

Actress Suzanne Somers remembered her former "Three's Company" co-star as a man of "great joy" and said he was one of the finest physical comedy actors she had ever known

"The chemistry that people see on that show is the chemistry we had," Somers told CNN's Larry King in a phone interview. "I loved John Ritter. He was like playing ping-pong with a great player, he'd just bang the ball and you better be fast to get it. And he also had a great joy."

Ritter was the youngest son of Western film star and country music legend Tex Ritter, according to his biography on ABC's Web site.

Henry Winkler, best known as "The Fonz" in "Happy Days," was to make a guest appearance on "8 Simple Rules" and was on the set Thursday with Ritter. He said he got a call later about Ritter's death.

Answer 7

John Ritter, the man who played the dad, actually passed away.

Answer 8

john ritter did in fact die for real. The cause of death was a tear in the aorta that was the result of a previously undiagnosed flaw in the actor's heart.

Answer 9

The dad, John Ritter, really died on the set.

Answer 10

John Ritter really died and that is so sad. He was great in Three's Company and he was a wonderful actor. We miss you John!

Answer 11

I didn't watch that show, but John Ritter was the dad, right? John Ritter died.