i can not believe john die . while film an episode he collapse on set . read this and ( out of his biography online ) representjohn ritter be bear in burbank and calafornia and on september 17th 1948. he land his last television role in 8 simple rule for date my teenage daughter ( 2002 ) and base on the popular book . on this sitcom and he play paul hennessey and a loving and yet rational dad and who lay down the ground rule for his three child . the show be a rating winner in it first season and win a people choice award for best new comedy and also win for favorite comedy series by the family award . while work 8 simple rule and he also star in his second to last film and manhood ( 2003 ) that same year and while john be rehearse for the 4th ( 3rd series ) episode of 8 simple rule ( now shorten ) and he fell ill. henry winkler describe it a john look like he have food poisoning . then he collapse on the set and he be quickly rush to a nearby hospital and the same burbank hospital where he be bear and he be diagnose with an aorta dissection and an unrecognized heart flaw and he underwent surgery but do not make it . john ritter die at age 54 and just 1 week away from his 55th birthday and leave his wife amy yasbeck and 4 child .