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He was the best physical comic I've ever watched," actress Suzanne Somers, who co-starred with Ritter in "Three's Company," said Friday "I am glad I knew him He was surrounded by producers, co-workers, his wife and his 23-year-old son, Jason, when he died, said Susan Wilcox, his assistant of 22 years I am privileged to have worked with him "If we had not, today would be unbearable for me," Somers said '" "I'm shocked and heartbroken and so sad for his family Ritter, 54, became ill Thursday while working on his ABC series "8 Simple Rules Funeral plans were pending For Dating My Teenage Daughter" and underwent surgery at Providence St He had a memorable turn in Billy Bob Thornton's 1996 film "Sling Blade His children were there at every moment of his life Ritter was married from 1977 to 1996 to Nancy Morgan, the mother of his three oldest children "I had my serious side ââ‚¬â€? I idolized Bobby Kennedy, he was my role model He died shortly after 10 p 1 comedy in the 1979-80 season and regularly part of the top 10 " Ritter's youngest child, Stella, turned 5 the day he died He was on the set Thursday for rehearsal when he was told Ritter had taken ill Ritter played a handsome but goofy bachelor who hinted he was gay so he could live with his two female roommates without raising eyebrows Behind the scenes, Somers' money demands led to clashes with Ritter and DeWitt, and she was eventually written off the show He married Yasbeck in 1999 "He was more than a comic," Simon said in a statement I cannot find words to express my sorrow ââ‚¬â€? such a great loss to the joy in the world," Joyce DeWitt, who co-starred in ABC's "Three's Company," told "Entertainment Tonight " Winkler co-starred with Ritter on Broadway in Neil Simon's "The Dinner Party" and was to make a guest appearance on the ABC sitcom "I was the class clown, but I was also student body president in high school," he told The Associated Press in a 1992 interview "He was a real actor with a genius for comedy The youngest son of Tex Ritter and actress Dorothy Fay, he graduated from Hollywood High School and earned a degree in drama from the University of Southern California Friends recalled him as loving and buoyant No decision had been made Friday about the future of "8 Simple Rules The son of Tex Ritter, a Western film star and country musician, Ritter was an effortless funnyman who ââ‚¬â€? given the chance ââ‚¬â€? could handle drama as well Thursday, publicist Lisa Kasteler said " Ritter, a Southern California native who lived in Beverly Hills, had appeared in more than 25 television movies and a number of films I loved his performance in 'The Dinner Party " He received an Emmy, Golden Globe and other awards for his "Three's Company" role and was honored by the Los Angeles Music Center in June with a lifetime achievement award Sexual double-entendres were the order of the day m His 55th birthday was next Wednesday John Ritter Inspired Colleagues, Friends Sep 13, 7:02 AM EST John Ritter, the sitcom star who died suddenly of an undetected heart problem, is being remembered by colleagues as an inspiration for his ability to coax big laughs out of pratfalls and punchlines "I learned so much from him I am unbelievably sad for his family, and I will miss him "It's like there is a big tear in the world's heart," actor Henry Winkler told "Entertainment Tonight" on Friday He is also survived by two other children: Carly and Tyler Joseph Medical Center in Burbank for a tear in his aorta "He was extraordinary in every aspect of his life, especially as a father " The sitcom, which aired from 1977-84 and brought a new level of risque humor to TV, was the No But so was Jerry Lewis "All my physical comedy in 'Freaky Friday' is due to him," said actress Jamie Lee Curtis In a statement Friday, Somers said she and Ritter reconciled at the request of his wife, actress Amy Yasbeck 23, an ABC spokesman said Ritter appeared in more than 50 plays nationwide and won critical acclaim for his recent nine-month run in Simon's production ," which was to begin its second season Sept