John Ritter Dies at 54

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 19: (FILE PHOTO) Actors Amy Yasbeck and husband John Ritter attend the 2nd Annual 'Runway for Life' celebrity fashion show benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and celebrating the DVD release of the Academy Award winning film 'Chicago' at the Beverly Hilton August 19, 2003 in Beverly Hills, California. Ritter fell ill on the set of his sitcom, '8 Simple Rules...' on September 11, 2003 and died at Providence St. Joseph Medical center shortly after 10 p.m. The cause of death was a dissection of the aorta. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)

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