Shocking celebrity deaths

John Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003): The American actor and comedian is perhaps best known for playing Jack Tripper in the ABC sitcom Three's Company. On September 11, 2003, Ritter felt ill while rehearsing scenes for a season 2 episode of 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. He was taken across the street to Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center, where he died later that evening. Ritter was 6 days short of his 55th birthday.

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