Hooperman, starring John Ritter as a San Francisco cop, also inaugurates a new form — the so-called “dramedy,” a half-hour program mixing elements of sitcom humor with straight drama.

Hooperman gives John Ritter the chance to show that he’s the most versatile star on television today, capable of breaking your heart and breaking you up in the same half hour.This sitcom, in ...

John met Amy, a star of the sitcom Wings, on the set of 1990’s Problem Child.They began dating four years later, after John split from his first wife, actress Nancy Morgan, and wed in 1999.“I ...

Emmy Award-winning actor John Ritter, who died unexpectedly Thursday night, ... “Hooperman” and “Hearts Afire,” his two subsequent series, only lasted a few seasons each.

John Ritter, a master of sitcom silliness who ruled TV comedy with "Three's Company" and then found success again 25 years later with "8 Simple Rules ... Ritter as "Hooperman," 1987.

John Ritter Dead At 54. September 12, 2003 / 7:02 PM EDT / CBS/AP ... Ritter later starred in the television series "Hooperman" and the early 1990s political comedy "Hearts Afire." ...