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John Asher

Born 1971-01-13

John Mallory Asher (born John Mallory, January 13, 1971) is an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. In acting, he is perhaps best known for his role as Gary on the USA Network's series spinoff of the movie Weird Science. His biological father is actor Edward Mallory. His adoptive father is producer/ director William Asher, who was married to his mother, actress Joyce Bulifant, from 1976-1993. (It was the third marriage for both.) John was married to his first wife, Vanessa Lee, from 1994 to 1996. He married his second wife, actress Jenny McCarthy on September 11, 1999. Their son Evan Joseph Asher was born on May 18, 2002, and was diagnosed with autism. They divorced in September 2005.

Known for

Double Dragon 1994 · 3.9 Dirty Love 2005 · 3.5 I Hate Kids 2019 · 5.0 Tooken 2015 · 3.7 Diamonds 1999 · 5.5 Theo Von: No Offense 2016 · 5.8 Margaret Cho: PsyCHO 2015 · 6.1 Ralphie May: Unruly 2015 · 4.8 Thank Heaven 2001 · 4.3 Alonzo Bodden: Historically Incorrect 2016 · 7.2 A Love Like This 2026 · 6.1