Date of Birth
17 December 1980, Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth Name
Jason Morgan Ritter
Nickname
Jace the Ace from Outer Space
Height
5' 9" (1.75 m)
Mini Biography
Co-creator of "Morning Knight, Inc." with actress/writer/director Marianna Palka. His theater credits include Wendy Wasserstein's "Third" directed by Daniel Sullivan (Lincoln Center, NYC), Neil LaBute's "The Distance From Here" directed by David Leveaux (Almeida at King's Cross, London) and Tom Donaghy's "The Beginning of August" directed by Neil Pepe (The Atlantic Theater Company, NYC).
Trivia
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Jason graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he studied at the Atlantic Theatre Company.
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Son of late actor John Ritter and actress Nancy Morgan.
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Grandson of Tex Ritter and Dorothy Fay.
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Stepson of Amy Yasbeck.
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Former boyfriend of actress Marianna Palka.
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Jason's father, grandmother, and grandfather (on his mother's side) all died in 2003.
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First appeared on national television when he was one year old. In the Three's Company (1976) opening credits from seasons 6 to 8, he is seen standing next to "Janet Wood" as she is petting a goat. This was revealed by Joyce DeWitt in a special feature on a Three's Company (1976) DVD set.
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BFA in Drama - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (2002).
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Cousin of Joseph Potts, who is a coach in Kansas City Royals organization.
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Older brother of Carly Ritter and Tyler Ritter. Older half-brother of Stella Ritter.
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Nephew of Tom Ritter.
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Close friends with Bryce Dallas Howard and Seth Gabel.
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(February 16, 2017) He is engaged to his girlfriend of four years, actress Melanie Lynskey.
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Has a daughter (b. December 2018) with his wife Melanie Lynskey.
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Has played the love interest of both Gilmore Girls (2000) main cast in different shows, Lauren Graham in Parenthood (2010) and Alexis Bledel in Us & Them (2013).