Explanation of John Ritter's Death. Sept. 12, 2003 -- Popular TV and movie star John Ritter has died from an undetected flaw in his heart called an aortic dissection. Ritter came to fame in the 1970s TV program Three's Company and was experiencing a resurgence in his career with the TV comedy 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter.. He was 54.
Shonda Lynn Rhimes (born January 13, 1970) is a television producer, writer and author.
Grey's Anatomy is the brainchild of 36-year-old Shonda Rhimes, who was also the creative force behind the movie The Princess Diaries 2 and the HBO special Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, starring Halle Berry. The youngest of six kids, Shonda grew up in a middle-class Chicago suburb.