Americans were able to meet John Ritter through the sitcom Three’s CompanyFrom 1977 to 1984, he was the star of the television series titled “The Tex Ritter Story”. Though he may have first come to people’s attention when he was born since his father, Tex Ritter, was a famous country musician, the actor had a long career in the public eye before his sudden passing in 2003. In an interesting parallel to her grandfather, Ritter’s only daughter, Carly, has had a successful country music career. However, Ritter’s sons, Jason, Tyler, and Noah Lee, have followed in the sitcom star’s footsteps, pursuing their own acting careers.
Jason Ritter
John Ritter was married to Nancy Morgan in 1977. Three years later in 1980, the couple welcomed their first child together—a boy named Jason. In a brief appearance in The Simpsons, the eldest Ritter son had his first contact with TV. Three’s Company Opening title sequence. The show’s sequence changed three different times, but the footage with 1-year-old Jason stuck around from season six to the show’s eighth and final season.
Jason, then only 10, appeared in the TV movie The L. Frank Baum Story: The Dreamer of Oz His father. Of course, he wouldn’t go on to pursue his own acting career until years later. A 2018 interview with Larry King, Jason credits his father’s love for the industry as his inspiration to take the leap into acting. Starting in the late ’90s, he began landing consistent work appearing in various TV shows and movies.
He was the voice of Dipper Pines in Disney’s animated series. Gravity FallsHe was a key role in the NBC drama, playing Mark Cyr. Parenthood. He was also the ABC’s titular character. Kevin (probably?) Saves the WorldRyder was his character, and he was a part of the conversation. Frozen 2. His most recent notable role was as Pat Rollins, a Netflix star. Raising Dion.
Ritter was in a romantic relationship with Yellowjackets Melanie Lynskey has been a actress for more than nine years. They got engaged in 2017 and welcomed their daughter in 2018. The couple finally tied the knot in 2020.
Tyler Ritter
John Ritter and Nancy Morgan had their second child in 1985. Tyler Ritter was born. Tyler expressed an early interest in acting while in high school. Tyler moved to Argentina after he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2007.
For three years, he was a teacher in the country. In 2007, he married Lelia Parma, an Argentinian filmmaker. In 2007, he married Lelia Parma, an Argentinian film director. It was at this point that he returned to the United States to resume acting. His first child, Benjamin, was conceived in 2017. Magnolia, his daughter, was conceived in 2020.
John Ritter’s second-eldest son is known for his roles in the sitcom The McCarthys, and the DC comics series Arrow. Recently, he revealed his participation in the Netflix miniseries Painkiller. It portrays the origins and consequences of the opioid crisis and stars Matthew Broderick, Uzo Aduba and Uzo Aduba.
Tyler and his brother Jason frequently support the John Ritter Foundation. The charity’s mission is to raise awareness for aortic disease. John Ritter passed away in 2003 from an aortic dissection—an aneurysm in the heart’s aorta that causes the vessel walls to split. Although the event is usually fatal and sudden, it can be prevented.
Both Tyler and Jason took the foundation’s “purple pinky promise,”To signify their commitment to speak to their doctors about their aortic condition, they painted their pinky nails purple. Raven Symone and Leslie Jordan were among the actors who took part in the pledge. Mayim Bialik, Mayim Bialik, and Mayim Symone are also involved. Notably, the Ritter family has also been outspoken advocates for Huntington’s Disease awareness.
Noah Lee Ritter
John Ritter divorced Nancy Morgan in 1996. He later married Amy Yasbeck. John Ritter had his first child, Noah Lee, with his second wife in 1998. Noah Lee is a private person. He is transgender and appears to have made his transition publically at the age of 18. His social media profiles were made private at this point.
Noah Lee began acting as a hobby in his youth. He landed a part in the TV movie “Nathan Lee” in 2007. This is my friend. Two animated shorts were made with his voice years later. For the short film, he even got a composing credit when he was just 14 years old Namazu. It should be noted that the youngest Ritter’s film credits are all under his dead name, Stella Ritter.
We don’t know much else about the youngest Ritter child, but given how most transgender people in the public eye are treated on social media, that’s completely understandable. We’ll just have to wait and see if he decides to follow in the footsteps of his father and brothers and pursue acting as a career.