i used to watch '8 simple rules for dating my daughter', then after few months i saw it on again and the dad is dead, and the guy who voiced that lama is in it and a grandad?
2007-02-16 00:23:45 · 9 answers · asked by climba32 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
The Father is John Ritter. John played Jack on Threes Company also. He died in real life. He had a blocked artery.
2007-02-16 00:27:42 · answer #1 · answered by daniel m 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
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. He was 54.
2007-02-16 08:30:11 · answer #2 · answered by Shadow Kat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
On September 11, 2003, John Ritter suffered an aortic dissection which ended his life. After experiencing discomfort during a rehearsal that afternoon, crew members took Ritter to a nearby hospital where he died that night. John Ritter's final interview took place on the set that day with the Museum of Television & Radio. Following Ritter's death, ABC announced that the show would continue after a hiatus, and would incorporate the death of Ritter's character. The three new episodes that Ritter completed were aired with reflections from the cast.
The show returned on November 4, 2003 with a one hour episode, "Goodbye," dedicated to Ritter's death. Subsequent episodes dealt with the family's reaction to his death and their moving on. The first four post-Ritter episodes were shot without a live audience, in a respectful transition from the shock of his passing. Suzanne Pleshette and James Garner guest starred as Cate's parents. David Spade later guest starred as Cate's wayward nephew, CJ. Both Garner and Spade eventually received starring roles.
2007-02-16 08:28:31 · answer #3 · answered by kitty 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
He died of a heart attack in real life so they wrote it in
Friday, September 12, 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.
Winkler told the Larry King show: "He said, 'I'm tired.' And I said, 'You're always tired.' He said, 'Well I just took a nap.'" He later heard that Ritter had gone home from the set early, and thought it was to celebrate his daughter's birthday.
"He loved what he did, he loved children. He loved his wife, Amy, and he loved his work. It's a gigantic loss. He's irreplaceable."
2007-02-16 08:33:30 · answer #4 · answered by sylvie c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He died in a car crash on the show.They had to do something because John Ritter had passed away suddenly from an aortic dissection.
2007-02-16 11:22:10 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Brown Eyed Girl ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the guy who voiced that lama, thats james garner for ***** sake he is bloody world famous
2007-02-16 08:30:40 · answer #6 · answered by ziggy bulldust 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋
his heart stopped beating
2007-02-16 08:28:02 · answer #7 · answered by buffykim2 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I wanted to know this as well...
2007-02-16 08:26:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
wait no longer the answer is he had a heartatak
2007-02-16 08:29:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋