The show proved to be a hit and was renewed for a second season.
Since then, members of the cast have gone on to various other projects.
Here’s what the cast of “8 Simple Rules” looks like today.
Initially suspecting food poisoning, he was taken to a nearby hospital.
He died from an aortal dissection, a sudden tear in the inner lining of his heart’s aorta.
Medical experts told the Los Angeles Times that Ritter’s condition was rare and impossible to detect.
The suit claimed the physicians' misdiagnosis prevented the actor from receiving surgery that could have saved his life.
“It only takes common sense to know they should have taken a chest X-ray.”
Ultimately, the jury decided in favor of the doctors.
After losing the case, Yasbeck went on to found the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health.
“There are a lot of ways of keeping John’s memory and spirit alive,” Yasbeck toldYahoo!
Entertainmentof her intentions for the foundation.
“My job is to keep people’s aortas alive.”
She also continued to voice Leela in the animated comedy “Futurama” throughout the series' various revivals.
During her stint on the series, Cuoco got married and divorced, twice.
Then, in April 2023, she and her boyfriend Tom Pelphrey welcomed their first child, daughter Matilda.
Professionally, Cuoco wasted no time getting back to work after “The Big Bang Theory” ended.
Her next project was the dark comedy series “The Flight Attendant” in 2022.
And if those credits seem light on comedy, that’s intentional.
“I thought that was where I wanted to be.
Now I realize I can and want to do both,” the actress said of drama and comedy.
“I think John is laughing his ass off right now.
He cannot believe we’re here.”
“Doing a series for comedy is absolutely the perfect job,” Spanjers said.
“It was a great schedule.
It was a dream job.
Movies are a lot of fun, but a lot more time-consuming and more unpredictable.
But it’s exciting to see the end result.”
“I do believe it will be great television.
It may not be funny television, but it will be great television.
Eventually, it will have to get funny again.”
“People tuned in to the show because they loved John.
I hope they’ll accept this.”
According to Sagal, Garner’s presence on the set proved to be stabilizing for everyone.
“Jim Garner was really amazing.”
He died in 2014 at age 86.
He later joined the cast permanently.
In 2006, he wrote a book, “Spoiled Rotten America: Outrages of Everyday Life.”
He also continued performing live, and toured with a one-man show, “Cocktails with Larry Miller.”
He was comatose, on life support, and the prognosis was grim.
“He was hovering between life and death,” Miller’s spokesperson, Michael Hansen, toldPeoplein 2013.
“It’s a miracle he woke up.
He’s lucky to be alive.”
Miller eventually returned to his podcast and resumed acting.
In conjunction with his acting, Arkin has also built up a rather impressive resume as a television director.
He went on to reprise the character in three episodes early in the second season.
After that, Ratzenberger continued to make the occasional guest-starring appearance on TV.
“They were approximating the Cliff voice when they were rendering the Hamm character.”
He played Damian, the love interest of Kaley Cuoco’s Bridget Hennessy.
But it’s not an imitation," he shared.
“I really aim to be honest and truthful and in the moment.
It would be almost blasphemous, in a way.”
