What happened to the father in the sitcom "8 Simple Rules"?

Question

i wuz watching it and the mother said she so sad shez a single mother

Answer 1

(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

Answer 2

are you serious?
John Ritter died in september of 2003

"We discussed every option, but quite honestly, we very quickly dismissed the notion of recasting John," Braun says. "It didn't feel right on any level. He's irreplaceable, and we know that."

The fact that Ritter was so central to "8 Simple Rules" led the writters first to think about ending the show's run. "But the more we talked about it, and the more we talked and the more we saw the impact of his death, not just on our family but on families across the country, [we realized] that there was another way to go here."
"8 Simple Rules" took an honest look at how families are affected by the death of a loved one. If that makes the show out of the traditional sitcom mode for a while, so be it.

Answer 3

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.

He died that evening. This happened on Sept. 11, 2003

Answer 4

John Ritter Passed away on September 11, 2003. While on the set of "8 Simple Rules" he passed out while taping the second season he died a few hours latter of a undiagnosed arterial problem.

Answer 5

Since John Ritter died while filming 8 Simple Rules the character died in a car or plane accident.

Answer 6

John Ritter, the creator and "dad" in the series passed away in real life on September 11, 2003. John Ritter was best know for his role as Jack Tripper in "Three's Company."

Answer 7

He (John Ritter) actually had a heart attack during the filming of one of the episodes and later died at the hospital. It was very sad for those of us that have watched him on so many different shows (one of them was Three's Company...he was hilarious on that one).
Anyway, rather than replace him with someone else, the show decided to write his death into the script which also allowed his costars an opportunity to grieve during the filming of the subsequent episodes.
RIP John...we miss you

Answer 8

John Ritter the actor who played the father died

Answer 9

He was played by John Ritter and when John instead of replaceing Paul the dad they said he was killed in an accident and then the grandfather and the nephew moved in with them.

Answer 10

John Ritter (the actor who played the dad) died while making the show