Jason Morgan Ritter (born February 17th, 1980) is an American actor, son of the late comedy actor John Ritter, and actress Nancy Morgan. Ritter is best known for his role as Kevin Girardi in the television series Joan of Arcadia, Sean Walker in the NBC series The Event, and Will Rollins in the 2003 slasher crossover film Freddy vs Jason. He currently plays the recurring role of Mark Cyr in the NBC television series Parenthood, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination. He voiced Dipper Pines in Gravity Falls.
Early life[]
Ritter was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Nancy Morgan and the late John Ritter, and the grandson of musician/actor Tex Ritter and Dorothy Fay. His stepmother is Amy Yasbeck. He has three siblings: Tyler, Stella, and Carly Ritter.
Ritter attended middle and high school at the Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California with Simon Helberg, who would be his roommate at NYU. He then attended and graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he studied at the Atlantic Theater Company. He also studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Trivia[]
- WatchMojo picked Jason's role as Dipper for the #2 spot in their "Top 10 Best Voice Acting Performances in Disney Channel Shows" list countdown over on their sister channel MsMojo, right behind Vincent Martella's role as Phineas Flynn in Phineas and Ferb.[1]
See also[]
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External links[]
- Jason Ritter at the Internet Movie Database
- Biography for Ritter, Jason
- Jason Ritter on Twitter
- Jason Ritter on Instagram
- ↑ WatchMojo [MsMojo]. (2023, September 21). Top 10 best voice acting performances in Disney Channel Shows. YouTube. Retrieved September 28, 2024