Jack Tripper
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| Jack Tripper | |
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| First appearance | "A Man About the House" |
| Last appearance | "Friends and Lovers" (in Three's Company) "A Star is Born" (in Three's a Crowd) |
| Cause/reason | Series Final |
| Portrayed by | John Ritter |
| Episode count | 171 (Three's Company) 22 (Three's a Crowd) 1 (The Ropers) |
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| Aliases | "Tinkerbell" "Jacky-boy" "Jacko" "Tex" (only in one episode, and also John's real father's name, Tex Ritter) |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 34 |
| Date of birth | 1951 |
| Occupation | Chef |
| Family | Jack Tripper, Sr (father) Lee Tripper (brother) |
| Spouse(s) | Vicky Bradford (live in girlfriend) |
Jack Tripper is a fictional character on the sitcoms Three's Company and Three's a Crowd. Jack was played by John Ritter.
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[edit] Introduction
Jack served in the US Navy. He was discovered in Janet Wood and Chrissy Snow's shower on the morning after a party they threw, explaining, "I had a friend who knew one of the gate-crashers." He previously lived at the YMCA and needed a place to stay. Janet reasoned with the landlord, Stanley Roper, and he agreed that Jack could stay because Janet told Mr. Roper that Jack was gay. Jack was, however, actually straight, (the comedy stemming from having to "play gay" provided much of the story for the sitcom). He has an older brother named Lee who once came to visit the apartment and Jack displayed his feelings of inferiority when compared to Lee (Jack felt perpetually in his shadow when they were children).
[edit] Personality
Jack is known for being a klutz. Much of the character's humor is derived from slapstick comedy. He is extremely clumsy and accident-prone, and is well known for his comic pratfalls. He is also, however, a kind-hearted and loyal person willing to stand up for his friends and even for complete strangers.
[edit] Jobs
Jack first attended a local technical college for a degree in culinary arts and held down odd jobs in his spare time. After completion of his cooking degree, he found full-time work as a chef and eventually he opened his own restaurant, Jack's Bistro.
[edit] In Popular Culture
There's a Rock band named Jack Tripper from Vancover, BC Canada. In an episode of Designing Women Charlene dreams about John Ritter as Jack Tripper falling over stuff.
Snoop Dogg also refers to himself as "The black jack tripper", in reference to Snoop always having two women.
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