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.
Shonda Rhimes has caught a lot of grief -- especially from MerDer shippers -- for killing off the beloved Derek McDreamy Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) during the latest season of Greyâs Anatomy, but from the showrunner's perspective, her hands were tied.