John Mallory Asher is an actor, director, and screenwriter who is famous for the comedy series Wonders of Science. Among the director's work, Escher is worth noting the comedy "Diamonds" 1999. On the set, he met his future wife, Jenny McCarthy.
Actor career
John first appeared on the screens in 1990, playing a cameo role in the teenage series "Beverly Hills, 90210."
The following year, the young actor John Mallory Asher played in several television projects - in the melodramatic series "Married ... with Children", in the horror about the haunted house "Inhabited", sitcoms "Creating a Woman" and "Who's the Boss?". None of these projects brought John popularity. But the actor did not give up, agreeing to any roles.
In 1992, he played a cameo role in the sitcom "Step by Step".
The next few years, the actor was unlucky. John Mallory Escher's films were completely unsuccessful and had low ratings, even for television projects. However, in 1997, everything changed - John appeared in the fantasy comedy "The Miracles of Science", based on the 1985 film. It is thanks to the role of Harry Wallace in this series that most moviegoers now know the actor.
In 1998, John Asher was selected to play the role of Shane Robinson in the family-run adventure film The New Swiss Robinson Family.
In 2000, the actor got the role of the young Jerry in the drama "Space Cowboys" by Clint Eastwood. The tape became a box office hit, collecting $ 129 million at the box office. Esher’s character was given very little screen time, so this role did not add fame to him.
John Asher played in many series, but did not linger in them for more than one episode. In 2004, he appeared in the popular detective series "Las Vegas". This was followed by work on the police drama Marine Police: Special, in which John played Fred Rinnert.
"CSI: Crime Scene" is one of the most famous projects in Escher's filmography. The actor played the role of Zach Putrid, a character who appeared in just one episode (episode The Chick Chop Flick Shop).
One of John Mallory Escher’s latest work is the October Road drama series, closed after season two due to low ratings.
Director's work
In the director's career, John Escher has not yet been truly stellar projects. His directorial debut was the crime thriller Kounterfeit, filmed in 1996. The tape came out in limited rental and did not earn popularity.
In 1999, Escher took on the family comedy "Diamonds", on which he worked with screenwriter Aron Katz.
In 2005, John Mallory Asher directed the romantic comedy Dirty Love. The main roles in the film were played by Jenny McCarthy and Eddie Kay Thomas. Critics spoke negatively about the project. The tape gained notoriety, becoming one of the most disastrous films of the year - box office revenues amounted to only 36 thousand dollars.
John Asher also directed several episodes of the drama series "One Tree Hill."
In 2010, Escher directed the horror "Auto Parsing".
Personal life
In 1999, John married American actress Jenny McCarthy, who is known to many moviegoers for the films "Scream 3" and "Die John Tucker!"
In 2002, the couple had a son, Evan Joseph. In the early years of his life, the boy was diagnosed with autism. In 2008, the couple divorced.