John Ritter’s Widow Reveals Why Their Sons Would Never Play Him

Last month, the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health hosted a star-studded staged reading of an episode of Ritter’s series Three’s Company. The event featured performers ranging from Kaley Cuoco, Ritter’s former costar on 8 Simple Rules, to former Three’s Company costars Priscilla Barnes and Richard Kline. But many fans wondered why Ritter’s two adult sons, actors Jason Ritter and Tyler Ritter, didn’t step in and play their dad’s role. Ritter’s widow, Amy Yasbeck, told People that the answer was actually very simple: “It’d be weird. It’s a little too weird,” for the boys to read their father’s part.