Jenny McCarthy's first husband, John Asher, is an accomplished actor and director with an extensive list of credits on IMDb. He comes from a family with a background in the entertainment business. Asher's mother is Joyce Bulifant, an actor who is best-known for her work on The Mary Tyler Moore show, as per Closer Weekly. McCarthy's ex has appeared on episodes of popular shows such as CSI, NCIS, and Blue Bloods, but he is probably best remembered for playing Gary Wallace on the Weird Science TV series that ran from 1994 until 1998.
Asher's directing credits are as impressive as his acting credentials. He first met McCarthy while directing her on Diamonds in 1999 which starred Kirk Douglas and Dan Aykroyd. In 2005, Asher was the director of the McCarthy-starring gross-out comedy Dirty Love, and the two filed for divorce later that year.
Speaking to AutismAwareness.com in September 2017, the director admitted that he oftentimes tried to remain too positive while he and McCarthy took care of their autistic son. "I may have done that to a fault because I think that Jenny got frustrated," Asher said. He also offered up advice to the interviewer about marriage. "When you go to sleep at night, it's okay to say you're scared," Asher added. "I wish I had said that to her more."
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