John Ritter passed away at the age of 54 on September 11, 2003 due to suffering an aortic dissection.
The actor was married twice, with his first marriage being to Nancy Morgan, 77, from 1977 to 1996, and his second was to Amy Yasbeck, 64, from 1999, up until his death.
The star welcomed their firstborn Jason Ritter in 1980, Carly Ritter in 1982, and Tyler Ritter in 1985.
John welcomed Noah Lee Ritter in 1998 with his second wife Amy. Learn all about his first wife and their relationship ties below.
Who was Nancy Morgan?
© Getty ImagesNancy was originally from Minnesota and she became an actress on popular television shows and movies.
One of her earliest projects included appearing in the TV series Lucas Tanner and Medical Center in 1975.
The following year she was seen in McMillan & Wife as well as Shazam! She went on to be featured in movies such as Fraternity Row, Grand Theft Auto, and Americathon in the late '70s.
© Getty ImagesIn the '80s, she was featured in projects such as Hambone and Hillie, The Nest, Hooperman and more.
During the '90s, she appeared in the Lucky Luke franchise and Heartbeat. In the 2000s, she acted in Always Worthy, Break a Hip and Life's a Bit.
Aside from acting, Nancy was also a passionate philanthropist and the pair hosted the National United Cerebral Palsy Telethon for many years together.
About John Ritter and Nancy Morgan's kids
© Getty ImagesThe pair shared three children who have followed in their creative footsteps.
Their firstborn Jason is an actor who got his start in 1991, by voicing the Little Acorn in a cartoon called The Real Story of O Christmas Tree.
He recalled on The Jess Cagle Show: "I will say, without any hesitation, this was like a full-on nepotism hire. I will admit that. He for sure got me the job. I did try to stay away from that later."
Jason went on to be featured on Joan of Arcadia, Rising Dion, and Matlock.
© Getty ImagesCarly took after her grandfather Tex Ritter, and went into music, and debuted her album in 2013.
She shared with KCET: "My dad hadn't really played that much of [country] music for us growing up. After being exposed to so much country music as a kid, when my dad discovered Rock & Roll, he just never looked back."
She is also a philanthropist and has partnered with Moms Demand Action and The Huntington's Disease Society of America.
© Getty ImagesTyler is the oldest of John and Nancy's children, and he too became an actor, who has been featured in Arrow, NCIS and Young and Hungry.
He revealed to Entertainment Tonight: "It feels very kind of surreal because [my dad] didn't see a lot of my acting abilities. I do feel his presence and I know somewhere he's proud of me."
Tyler added: "I really got to see my dad enjoy every day that he was working...Everybody should be able to have this much fun when they go to work. He really paved that way for us and so here I am."
