Editing Jack Tripper

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{{Infobox character
| name       = Jack Tripper
| alt = Photo of John Ritter from Three's Company where he played the character Jack Tripper.
| series     = [[Three's Company]]
| image      = John_Ritter_1977.jpg
| based_on   = Robin Tripp from ''[[Man About the House]]'' created by [[Brian Cooke]] and [[Johnnie Mortimer]]
| caption    = Photo of John Ritter from Three's Company where he played the character Jack Tripper.
| first      = "A Man About the House" (in ''[[Three's Company]]'') <br />  "Family Affair" (in ''[[Three's a Crowd]]'')
| last       = "Friends and Lovers" (in ''[[Three's Company]]'')<br />
"A Star Is Born" (in ''[[Three's a Crowd]]'') 
| alias      = "Tinkerbell"<br />"Jacky-boy"<br />"Jocko" 
| species    = 
| gender     = Male
| occupation = Chef
| title      = 
| family     = Jack Tripper Sr. (father) <br />Lee Tripper (brother)<br />Fremont (uncle)<br />unnamed mother 
| spouse     = 
| children   = 
| portrayer  = [[John Ritter]]
| creator    = 
}}

'''Jack Tripper''' is a fictional character on the [[sitcom]] ''[[Three's Company]]'', which is based upon the character Robin Tripp from ''[[Man About the House]]'' created by [[Brian Cooke]] and [[Johnnie Mortimer]]. Jack was played by the actor [[John Ritter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/13/arts/john-ritter-54-the-odd-man-in-three-s-company-is-dead.html|title=John Ritter, 54, the Odd Man In 'Three's Company,' Is Dead|first=Douglas|last=Martin|date=13 September 2003|publisher=|accessdate=26 February 2019|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2017/2/01/threes-company-made-me-gay-man-i-am-today|title='Three's Company' Made Me the Gay Man I Am Today|date=1 February 2017|website=www.advocate.com|accessdate=26 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="archive.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/t/threescompany_1299003128.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050306010454/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/t/threescompany_1299003128.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2005|title=BBC – Comedy – Guide – Three's Company|date=6 March 2005|accessdate=27 February 2019}}</ref>

==Introduction==
Janet, another character in the show, reasoned with the landlord, [[Stanley Roper]] who lived downstairs and he agreed that Jack could stay because Janet told Mr. Roper that Jack was [[gay]], without Jack's knowledge. Jack was, however, actually [[heterosexuality|straight]] (the comedy stemming from having to "play gay" provided much of the story for the sitcom).<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ze05F08hjKUC&pg=PT34&dq=jack+tripper+gay#q=jack+tripper+gay|title=With Love and Laughter, John Ritter|first=Amy|last=Yasbeck|date=7 September 2010|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=9781439150566|accessdate=26 February 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref> Jack is something of a ladies' man, but is also kind-hearted, loyal, and protective of the women he lives with.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/lookbothwaysbise00baum|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/lookbothwaysbise00baum/page/109 109]|quote=jack tripper gay.|title=Look Both Ways: Bisexual Politics|first=Jennifer|last=Baumgardner|date=4 March 2008|publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux|accessdate=26 February 2019|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>

==Jobs==
In the show, Jack attended a local technical college on the [[G.I. Bill]] for a degree in [[culinary art]]s. He is a [[United States Navy|Navy]] veteran. After graduating from cooking school, Jack held down odd jobs in his spare time. He got the chef job in Angelino’s restaurant, and shortly after, Jack got his own restaurant when Angelino rented out his vacant building, instead of turning it into a parking lot. Jack named his new restaurant “Jack's Bistro”. His former landlord, Mr. Furley, came up with the name. Jack serves his specialty, which is French cuisine.<ref name="archive.org"/>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q245996|id=tt0075596|title=Three's Company}}
* [http://www.sitcomsonline.com/jacksbistro/ Jack's Bistro]

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