John ritters last tv series

Millions of viewers took to heart the catchy theme song that proposed, “Come and knock on our door,” when they tuned into Three’s Company each week from to With John Ritter playing the part of Jack Tripper, a struggling culinary student living with two female roommates, it went on to be one of his most successful roles of all of the movies and TV shows of his career.

Opposite Joyce DeWitt and Suzanne Somers, much of the comedy centered around Jack’s pretending to be gay to keep the old-fashioned landlords appeased over the co-ed living arrangements.

It was a different time with different social norms back then, but Ritter nonetheless received an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award for this role in

However, Three’s Company wasn’t Ritter’s only claim to fame.

The Burbank, California native performed on Broadway and appeared in over a total of films and television series.

Born Johnathan Sout