Jason Ritter Biography

Summary

"Jason Morgan Ritter" (born February 17, 1980) is an American actor, son of the late actor John Ritter and Nancy Morgan.

Biography

Personal life

Ritter was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Nancy Morgan and John Ritter, and the grandson of musician/actor Tex Ritter and Dorothy Fay. His step-mother is Amy Yasbeck. His siblings are Carly, Tyler, and Stella Ritter. Ritter is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he studied at the Atlantic Theatre Company. He also studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

Career

Ritter first made his debut "The Dreamer of Oz", after nine years starring in his first TV series "Days of Our Lives" playing the character 'Todd' in unknown episodes. 3 years after starring in the movie "PG" (2002); 1 year later starring in "Swinf@an" as the US title. In 2003, Jason then starred in the Slasher/Horror film "Freddy vs. Jason" playing 'Will Rollins', & then following "Raise Your Voice"; his movie "Happy Endings" was premoted.

Among his 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.