'Three's Company' star John Ritter dies

Saturday, September 13, 2003

LOS ANGELES -- John Ritter, a master of sitcom silliness who ruled TV comedy with "Three's Company" and then found success again 25 years later with "8 Simple Rules ... For Dating My Teenage Daughter," has died of an undetected heart problem. He was 54.

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