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The following is a list of major characters in the television series ''Three's Company''. ==Jack Tripper== Jack Tripper was portrayed by John Ritter. The character is based on the character Robin Tripp of the British sitcom ''Man About the House'' and ''Robin's Nest''. Jack was the main character on ''Three's Company'' and its spinoff ''Three's a Crowd''. Jack E. Tripper is a San Diego native who is a veteran of the United States Navy, where he was a member of a boxing team. He was discovered in the bathroom of Janet Wood and Chrissy Snow's apartment in Santa Monica on the morning after a going-away party they threw for their departing roommate Eleanor, explaining, "I came with a friend who knew one of the gate-crashers." He previously lived at the YMCA and needed a place to stay, and the girls needed a new roommate to replace Eleanor. Janet reasoned with their landlord, Stanley Roper, who lived straight downstairs from the girls' apartment, and he agreed that Jack could stay because Janet told Mr. Roper that Jack was gay, without Jack's knowledge. Jack was, of course, straight (the comedy stemming from having to "play gay" provided much of the story for the sitcom); but in order to bypass Mr. Roper's policy against single men sharing an apartment with single women, Jack had to pose as a homosexual to Mr. Roper (and later to Mr. Furley, as well). Jack has an older brother named Lee, who once came to town for a visit (in the episode "Lee Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"), and Jack displayed his feelings of inferiority when compared to Lee (Jack felt perpetually in Lee's shadow since they were children because Lee was always more successful). Jack and Lee's father, Jack Tripper Sr. (played by comedian Dick Shawn) appeared in the episode "Like Father, Like Son." In the Season 7 episode "Extra, Extra," Jack's mother was played by actress Georgann Johnson. Jack is known for being a klutz. Much of the character's humor is derived from slapstick comedy. He is extremely clumsy and accident-prone, and is well known for his comic pratfalls. Jack is somewhat of a ladies' man and a playboy; but is also kind, loyal, and protective of his roommates, family, and friends. Despite having been a boxer in the Navy, he often cowered and allowed other men to bully him (mainly because of their larger size). Jack has his own bedroom while Janet and Chrissy share a second bedroom. A poster of The Beatles as they appeared late in their career can be seen hanging on the wall above Jack's bed. (The Beatles poster actually belonged to Ritter, an avid Beatles fan; and he lent it to the producers to hang on Jack's bedroom wall.) Jack attended a local technical college on the G.I. Bill to pursue a degree in culinary arts and worked odd jobs from time to time. After completion of his schooling, he found full-time employment as a chef, working for a popular restaurant owner named Frank Angelino (Jordan Charney). Later, with Angelino's help and financial support, Jack eventually opened his own restaurant named Jack's Bistro. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Three's Company characters」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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