E! True Hollywood Story: John Ritter- PREMIERES April 24 on E! TV

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E! True Hollywood Story: John Ritter
Sunday, April 24, 2005 on E! Entertainment Television
PREMIERE
8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ET/PT
Encores: 11:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. ET/PT

John Ritter's life story is related in interviews with family and friends and a plethora of film footage. The bio touches his early acting career, including his first TV appearance on "The Dating Game," recalls his success on "Three's Company" and relives his return to TV on "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter." The profile features archival interviews with Ritter, as well as insights from his wife, Amy Yasbeck; Katey Sagal; Henry Winkler; Joyce DeWitt; and Suzanne Somers.


A revealing look at one of the most likable comedians in television: from his boyhood as the son of a cowboy legend to his superstar turn in Three's Company, to the re-birth of his career on Eight Simple Rules to his untimely passing and the pending wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family he left behind.
Interviews include: (1) Henry Winkler, friend; (2) Professor John Blankenchip, USC Theater Professor; (3) Jack Larson, wrote a play that John performed in college, remained friends throughout John's life; (4) Paul Linke, John's roommate at USC, also an actor; (5) Richard Lewis, "Anything but Love"; (6) Daniel Coleridge, TV Guide online; (7) Richard Kline, "Larry Dallas" on "Three's Company"; (8) Peter Bogdanovich, old friend, directed John in 3 movies, was scheduled to guest on "8 Simple Rules" the week John died; (9) Katey Sagal, co-star "8 Simple Rules"; (10) Joe Landon, high school friend and best man at John and Amy's wedding; (11) Amy Yasbeck, wife; (12) Bob Myman, John's business partner, attorney, friend; (13) Suzanne Somers, Tampa; (14) Joyce DeWitt, "Three's Company"; and (15) the three kids from "8 Simple Rules."