Fan Asks Jason Ritter for Impression of Late Dad John Ritter's SignatureThree's CompanyMove — and Results Go Viral

Mar. 15, 2025

John Ritter in 1979; Jason Ritter in 2024.Photo:ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty, Jason Ritter/TikTok

ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty, Jason Ritter/TikTok

Laughter is calling for you!

On TikTokon Sept. 28, 2024,Jason Ritterdid his best impression of his late dadJohn Ritterafter a commenter asked him to try.

“Can you do the creep face your dad used to do chasing the girls around the apartment on 3’s company…. That was always my favorite thing,” Bjorn and Merina wrote to Jason, 44, an actor himself.

“Um, is it this one, the one that’s like …“Jason asksin the clip before nailing the face. “Is it that weird one?”

Prior to his sudden death in 2003 at the age of 54, John had a lengthy television résumé that included his beloved role as Jack Tripper onThree’s Companyfrom 1976 to 1984, plusHooperman, Hearts Afire, 8 Simple Rulesand a slew of films, as well.

OfThree’s Company,in which he played a beleaguered roommate to Janet Wood (Joyce DeWitt) and Chrissy Snow (the lateSuzanne Sommers),John saidon an episode ofLate Night with Conan O’Brienin 1997, “It’s like Chinese food, you watch it and a half an hour later you’re ready for more comedy. People still seem to like it.”

Joyce DeWitt, John Ritter and Suzanne Sommers in a 1978 episode of ‘Three’s Company’.ABC Photo Archives/Disney/Getty

ABC Photo Archives/Disney/Getty

He remembered how every so often, “people would put the show down and say it’s not as good asTaxi,” another hit series of the time. But onceLucille Balldefended the show in a retrospective she hosted, he said, it helped the series' reputation and bonded the two stars.

On Sept. 11, 2003,John collapsedon the set of8 Simple Rulesand died from a “dissection of the aorta,” a previously undetected flaw in the main artery from the heart, according to his publicists. In the nearly two decades since, his widow, actress Amy Yasbeck,has dedicated her timeto creating theJohn Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health, which brings awareness to the issue.

Jason — one ofJohn’s four childrenfrom his two marriages — has often spoken of his father’s legacy, too.

Jason Ritter and John Ritter.Gregg DeGuire/WireImage

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“The certain drive that people like my dad have to make people laugh, it infiltrates every aspect of his life. He loved making friends laugh, he made jokes throughout every dinner and very hangout time afterwards,“Jason shared in a 2018 interview with Larry King.“I think he put horrible things in his teeth at every single meal and said, ‘Do you think I need to see a dentist?’ "

Jason — who is married toYellowjacketsstarMelanie Lynskey, with whom he has one child— can next be seen inthe newMatlockreboot.

source: people.com