Jack Tripper
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Jack Tripper was a fictional character on the sitcoms Three's Company and Three's a Crowd. Jack was played by John Ritter.
At the beginning of the series, Jack was found 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 since Janet told him he was gay. Jack was in reality very straight and quite interested in women, so the comedy stemming from having to "play gay" provided much of the story for the sitcom.
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, Jack found full-time work as a chef, and eventually, he opened his own restaurant, Jack's Bistro.