 Michael Ritchie was born in Worcester, Massachusetts.In 1982, while stage managing a revival of Noël Coward's "Present Laughter", Ritchie met actress Kate Burton, the daughter of actor Richard Burton.They married in 1985 and have two children, a son, actor Morgan Ivor (born May 14, 1988), and a daughter, Charlotte Frances (born January 19, 1998).