Tyson Jay Ritter (born April 24, 1984) is an American musician and actor. He is the lead vocalist, bassist, pianist, and songwriter of the rock band The All-American Rejects. As an actor, Ritter appeared as himself on the seventeenth episode of season three in the Fox drama series ''

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'' which aired in April 2007, he appeared as Dane on

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's '' Betas'', recurred as rock musician Oliver Rome in the

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drama series '' Parenthood'', and has had supporting roles in films, including '' The House Bunny'' (2008) and '' Miss You Already'' (2015). In 2018, Ritter played recurring characters on two television series on

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, ''

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'' and '' Lodge 49''. Ritter joined the main cast of ''Preacher'' for its final season in 2019.

Early life

Ritter was born on April 24, 1984, in

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, to Tim and Tracy Ritter (

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Lyons), his mother is an employee at Stillwater Public Schools. He graduated from Stillwater High School.

Career

Ritter met his bandmates while he was at a party in high school. After Jesse Tabish quit the band, and with the additions of Mike Kennerty and Chris Gaylor, The All-American Rejects were picked up by

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, and later

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, and subsequently signed with the major label

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. In early 2018, the band left Interscope. As of July 2019, they are signed to

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. The All-American Rejects have released four albums, and have sold over 10 million albums worldwide and 4 million singles. Ritter has appeared in television series and films such as ''

'' (2007), '' The House Bunny'' (2008), '' Betas'' (2013–14), and '' Parenthood'' (2013–15). On November 5, 2013, Ritter released the song "

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" as a solo song to help "ride between the Rejects' next record", which was featured on ''Parenthood''. Shortly after the release of "Air", Ritter wrote the song "Collide", which was also featured on ''Parenthood''. The song has not been released. Ritter's next projects included a role in the

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film '' Love and Mercy'' (2014). He had also been cast in the lead role of singer

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in the biopic ''

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'', directed by

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, but the film was halted in production, and ultimately cancelled, due to the death of camera assistant Sarah Jones. The following year, Ritter had a supporting role in the comedy-drama film '' Miss You Already''. On August 6, 2021, Ritter released was featured on the Lil Huddy single "Don't Freak Out", additionally featuring Iann Dior and

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, co-written by All American Rejects bandmate Nick Wheeler. Ritter starred in the 2022 family drama film '' Prisoner's Daughter''. In October 2022, Ritter formed the band Now More Than Ever with guitarist Izzy Fontaine and keyboardist Scott Chesak. Their debut album, ''Creatrix'', was released in March 2023.

Personal life

Ritter and actress Elena Satine were engaged in April 2013 and married on

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that year. Satine gave birth to their son in 2021. Ritter lived in

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during the

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. Ritter announced that he and his family were moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2023. Ritter joined OnlyFans as a content creator in June 2025. He told '' GQ'' that " ey can expect full-frontal rock and roll with all access", and assured he had the support of his bandmates in joining the platform.

Equipment

Ritter likes to use Fender bass guitars. He had previously used Epiphone Flying V or Epiphone Explorer basses during the era of ''The All-American Rejects'', until he started to favor a

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and started using them more often in his songs. Ritter was also seen using a Gibson Thunderbird bass on their early tours for ''

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'' and also with a rare

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V Bass. He then later used Fender Jaguar Bass guitars for later tours before switching back to Fender Precision Basses.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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