John Asher

John Mallory Asher
Born	John Mallory January 13, 1971 Los Angeles, California, United States
Other names	John Mallory Asher
Occupation	actor, film director, screenwriter
Years active	1990–present
Spouse(s)	Vanessa Lee Asher (1994-1996; divorced) Jenny McCarthy (1999–2005; divorced)
Children	1

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

Director

• Po (in production, 2015)
• "Tooken" (2015)
• "Somebody Marry Me" (2013)
• One Tree Hill (as John Mallory 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
• Thank Heaven (2006)
• Dirty Love (2005) (as John Mallory Asher)
• The Policy (2003/II) (as John Mallory Asher)
• Going to California (2001) TV Series
• Diamonds (1999)
• Chick Flick (1998)
• Kounterfeit (1996) (as John Mallory Asher)

Producer

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

Cinematographer

• Mating Rituals 101 (2004)

Writer

• Tooken (2015)
• Chick Flick (1998)

References

1. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20057589,00.html
2. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1096352,00.html
3. http://www.today.com/id/9012167
4. http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/170946/John-Mallory-Asher/biography
5. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/jenny-mccarthy-jim-carrey-depression-autism-play-part/story?id=10309837&page=2
6. "The John Asher and Jenny McCarthy Divorce". recordssitereview.com. Retrieved October 2, 2011.

External links

• John Asher at the Internet Movie Database
• John Asher at AllMovie