Jason Ritter

TV Actor

Jason Ritter was born in Los Angeles, California, United States on February 17th, 1980 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 44, Jason Ritter biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Jason Morgan Ritter, Jace the Ace from Outer Space
Date of Birth
February 17, 1980
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, United States
Age
44 years old
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
Networth
$6 Million
Profession
Film Actor, Film Producer, Television Actor, Voice Actor
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Jason Ritter Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 44 years old, Jason Ritter has this physical status:

Height
175cm
Weight
78kg
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Blue
Build
Athletic
Measurements
Not Available
Jason Ritter Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
His religious views aren’t known.
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Crossroads School, Tisch School of the Arts, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Jason Ritter Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Melanie Lynskey, ​ ​(m. 2020)​
Children
1
Dating / Affair
Amber Tamblyn, Marianna Palka (1999-2013), Melanie Lynskey (2013-Present)
Parents
John Ritter, Nancy Morgan
Siblings
Tyler Ritter (Younger Brother) (Actor), Stella Ritter (Half-Sister), Carly Ritter (Sister)
Other Family
Amy Yasbeck (Stepmother) (Actress), Tex Ritter (Paternal Grandfather) (Singer and Actor), Dorothy Fay Southworth (Paternal Grandmother) (Actress), Samuel Asa Leland Morgan (Maternal Grandfather), Marjorie Greenfield (Maternal Grandmother)
Jason Ritter Life

Jason Morgan Ritter (born February 17, 1980) is an American actor.

Kevin Girardi, Ethan Haas in The Class, Sean Walker in the NBC series The Event, Dipper Pines in Gravity Falls, and Raising Dion are among his credits.

He also appeared in Mark Cyr's NBC television series Parenthood, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination.

Kevin (probably) Saves the World appeared in the television comedy series Kevin in 2017.

Early life

Ritter was born in Los Angeles, California, on February 17, 1980, to actress Nancy Morgan and John Ritter. He is the grandson of actors Tex Ritter (who died six years before Ritter was born) and Dorothy Fay. actress Amy Yasbeck is his stepmother. Ritter has three children, including actor Tyler Ritter.

Ritter appeared in the opening credits of his father's show Three's Company with Joyce DeWitt in the petting-zoo scene for the first time.

Simon Helberg, who became his roommate at NYU, attended middle and high school at the Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California. He continued to attend and graduated from Tisch School of the Arts in New York University, where he worked at the Atlantic Theater Company. He also studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

Personal life

Ritter was in a dating with Marianna Palka from October 1999 to 2013. They met at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York City while still enrolled in classes. After four years of dating, Ritter became engaged to actress Melanie Lynskey in 2017. In December 2018, the couple had their first child, a daughter. In 2020, they will have a baby named after them.

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Jason Ritter Career

Career

Ritter appeared in The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story, co-starring as Baum's son alongside his own father. In 2002, he appeared in the movies PG and Swimfan. In 2003, Ritter had a major role in the slasher/horror film Freddy vs. Jason as Will Rollins. He appeared in Raise Your Voice and Happy Endings. He portrayed Jeb Bush in the Oliver Stone film W. In 2007, he also voiced substitute teacher, Mr. Fisk, in an episode of All Grown Up!, the grown up version of Rugrats, a teacher whom Angelica falls in love with.

In 2008, he produced and starred in the film Good Dick with his long-term girlfriend at the time, Marianna Palka, who also wrote and directed the film.

Among Ritter's theater credits are Wendy Wasserstein's Third at Lincoln Center, for which he won the Clarence Derwent Award and the Martin E. Segal Award for his portrayal of the title character; the Off Broadway production of The Beginning of August, and the role of Tim in the world premiere of Neil LaBute's play The Distance From Here at London's Almeida Theatre. Ritter has volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program.

In 2012, Ritter starred in the Disney Channel series Gravity Falls, a show about twins Dipper and Mabel Pines who are sent to live with their "Grunkle" Stan, and decipher the weird events of Gravity Falls, Oregon. Ritter voiced Dipper in the show.

Ritter has appeared in the MTV show Punk'd. Ritter also starred as Sean Walker in the season-long NBC drama series The Event, which premiered on September 20, 2010. Ritter will be seen alongside Kate French in the upcoming short film Atlantis, a romance film centered on two strangers who fall in love during the preparation for the final launch of the NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis. He had a recurring role on NBC's Parenthood. His performance on the show earned him an Emmy Award nomination in 2012.

In March 2013 it was announced that Ritter would play Gavin opposite Alexis Bledel's Stacey in Us & Them, Fox's sitcom pilot based on the British television show Gavin & Stacey. It was eventually picked up as a series, but it was canceled by Fox before the show could premiere. In September 2018, Sony Crackle picked up the series' seven episodes for streaming starting October 1.

In October 2017, it was announced that Ritter would play Pat Rollins in the Netflix superhero series Raising Dion. The first season was released on October 4, 2019.

Ritter has also been featured in the period sitcom Another Period as Lord Frederick Bellacourt. His character is the illiterate twin brother of Beatrice, with whom he is involved in an incestuous relationship.

In 2018, Ritter had a supporting role in The Tale, an autobiographical feature film written and directed by Jennifer Fox. The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2018 and later on HBO on May 26, 2018.

In September 2019, it was revealed that Ritter would voice Ryder, a member of Northuldra tribe, in Frozen II.

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Following heartbreaking news, Netflix's chief man sniered another beloved series

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 18, 2023
Netflix has canceled yet another beloved show, with its leading man releasing an emotional tweet as a result of the announcement. In November 2021, the series first appeared on Netflix.

After months of Hollywood strikes that left fans distraught, Netflix has cancelled five of its most popular shows: "No one talk to me ever again."

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 16, 2023
Netflix has cancelled five shows due to the continuing effects of seven months of Hollywood strikes. The SAG-AFTRA actors' strike came to an end on November 9, but the writers' strike continues. Both writers were on strike from May to September, and the actors' from July to November.

In the beginnings of Jason Ritter and Melanie Lynskey's friendship, he was fighting alcoholism

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 30, 2023
Jason Ritter spoke open and candid about combating alcoholism in the early days of his marriage to Melanie Lynskey. Following the birth of their only child, a daughter, in 2018, the pair began dating in 2013 and wed in 2020. Ritter, who was joined by his spouse on Wednesday's episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, said the start of their relationship was complicated as a result of his alcohol use.
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