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Feb 7, 2024 · John Ritter died of an undetected aortic dissection, a tear in the main artery, in 2003. His wife, Amy Yasbeck, founded the John Ritter Foundation to raise awareness and share "Ritter rules" to prevent misdiagnosis.
Aug 24, 2021 · When did John Ritter die and what was his cause of death? Ritter died from an undetected flaw in his heart called an aortic dissection in 2003. He was 54 years old at the time of his death.
Shortly before his death, Ritter had done a week-long taping with Hollywood Squares, which was aired as a tribute to him, introduced by Henry Winkler, the executive producer of the show and a very close friend of Ritter's. Four days after Ritter's death, Nick at Nite ran an all-night Three's Company marathon dedicated to his memory.
Aug 26, 2021 · John Ritter died in 2003 from an undiagnosed heart condition called aortic dissection, which can mimic a heart attack. His family sued two doctors for negligence and won, and his wife formed a foundation to raise awareness of the condition.
Oct 11, 2022 · John Ritter died of aortic dissection, a rare and hard-to-detect heart problem, in 2003. His family sued his doctors for wrongful death, but lost the case after a chest x-ray could not confirm the diagnosis.
Sep 13, 2003 · John Ritter, who played the lovably goofy closet heterosexual Jack Tripper in the television comedy series ''Three's Company,'' a smash hit in the 1970's, died on Thursday night in Burbank,...
Sep 12, 2003 · John Ritter, the Emmy-winning star of Three's Company and 8 Simple Rules, died of aortic dissection in 2003 at age 54. The condition was undetected and resulted from a flaw in his heart valve.
