John Asher

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John Asher
Asher in 2011
Born	John Mallory (1971-01-13) January 13, 1971 (age 50) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, film director, screenwriter
Years active	1990–present
Spouse(s)	Vanessa Lee Asher ​ ​ (m. 1994; div. 1996)​ Jenny McCarthy ​ ​ (m. 1999; div. 2005)​
Children	1
Parent(s)	Joyce Bulifant Edward Mallory (biological father) William Asher (adoptive father)

John Mallory Asher (born January 13, 1971) is an American actor, film director and screenwriter. He is perhaps best known for his performance as Gary on the USA Network's series spinoff of the movie Weird Science.

Early life[]

Asher was born John Mallory in Los Angeles, California to actor Edward Mallory and actress Joyce Bulifant. He was adopted by Bulifant's third husband, producer/director William Asher.

Personal life[]

Asher married actress Jenny McCarthy on September 11, 1999. Their son Evan Joseph Asher was born on May 18, 2002 and was diagnosed with autism.^[1] They divorced in September 2005.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Filmography[]

Actor[]

• October Road
  • "Revenge of the Cupcake Kid" (2008), TV episode, as Ronald Buckwild
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • "The Chick Chop Flick Shop" (2007), TV episode, as Zack Putrid
• NCIS
  • "The Ex-File" (2007), TV episode, as Fred Rinnert
• Las Vegas
  • "You Can't Take It with You" (2004), TV episode, as Calvin 'Doc' Haynes
• Fastlane
  • "Dogtown" (2003), TV episode, as Shane
• (2003), TV, as Dean
• Going to California (2001), TV series, as Insect Bob
• Space Cowboys (2000) as Young Jerry (as John Mallory Asher)
• The New Swiss Family Robinson (1998) as Shane Robinson
• Gun
  • "The Shot" (1997), TV episode, as The Video Rat
• Time Well Spent (1996) (TV) (as John Mallory Asher)
• Weird Science, TV series, as Gary Wallace
• Double Dragon (1994) as Smartass Mohawk
• (1993/I) as Mike
• Step by Step
  • "The Making of the President" (1992), TV episode, as Student
• (1992) as Bobby Murdock
• Who's the Boss?
  • "Field of Screams" (1991), TV episode, as Usher
• Designing Women
  • "Julia and Rusty, Sittin' in a Tree" (1991), TV episode, as Dennis
• The Hunted (1991) (TV) as Joe
• Married... with Children"
  • "You Better Shop Around: Part 1" (1991), TV episode, as Bob
• Beverly Hills, 90210
  • "Class of Beverly Hills" (1990), TV episode, as Guy in Hall

Director[]

• A Boy Called Po (2016)
• Tooken (2015)
• Somebody Marry Me (2013)
• One Tree Hill (as John Asher)
  • "Who Will Survive, and What Will Be Left of Them" (2006) TV Episode
  • "Brave New World" (2006) TV Episode
  • "The Worst Day Since Yesterday" (2005) TV Episode
  • "The Trick Is to Keep Breathing" (2004) TV Episode
• (2006)
• Dirty Love (2005) (as John Asher)
• (2003/II) (as John Asher)
• Going to California (2001) TV Series
• Diamonds (1999)
• (1998)
• Kounterfeit (1996) (as John Mallory Asher)

Producer[]

• Dirty Love (2005) (as John Mallory Asher)

Cinematographer[]

• Mating Rituals 101 (2004)

Writer[]

• Tooken (2015)
• Chick Flick (1998)

References[]

External links[]

• John Asher at IMDb
• John Asher at AllMovie