Jason Ritter is opening up about what it was like growing up as the son of John Ritter. The 43-year-old actor was a guest on The Jess Cagle Show and leaned into the “nepo baby” conversation, recognizing that his very first role was very much about that, and John was the reason he landed the role. Keep reading to find out more… Jason explained that he was actually a “little kid, when I was maybe 6 or something like that, my dad was doing this cartoon called The Real Story of O Christmas Tree…” “I will say, without any hesitation, this was like a full-on nepotism hire.
I will admit that. He for sure got me the job. I did try to stay away from that later,” he added. Jason went on, saying that he played a character named “Little Acorn in The Real Story of O Christmas Tree, and he played my Uncle Piney.
It was funny because, as I grew up and I found that recording again, I went, ‘Oh, they must have sped up my voice to make it that high.’ Both my mom and dad were like, ‘No, no.
That was, yeah… It was pretty high. Jason, that was your voice.” He also recalled going to sets with John as a child, and being bitten by the acting bug. “It was always a special experience,” he shared. “I remember the first time I went, I don’t even know what he was shooting, but it was a night shoot.
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