Joyce Collins Bulifant is an American actress and author. She is known for appearing in The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Marie Slaughter and for her film roles in The Happiest Millionaire and Airplane! She has been a frequent panelist on game shows, including Chain Reaction, Match Game, and Password Plus. She is a Childhelp Advocacy Ambassador. She released her memoir titled, My Four Hollywood Husbands.
Who Are Joyce Bulifant’s Children?
Joyce Bulifant has been married five times and has three children. She married her first husband James MacArthur, an actor and recording artist. The two got married on November 2, 1958, in a beautiful wedding. Their union produced two children, Mary MacArthur and Charles MacArthur. They decided to end their marriage.
Joyce Bulifant and James MacArthur got divorced in the year 1967. Joyce got married for the second time to actor Edward Mallory. They were married on September 19, 1969. The two became parents of a son, John Mallory Asher. Eventually, they divorced in 1974. Joyce found love again when she met William Asher.
William Asher was a television and film producer, film director, and screenwriter. Joyce Bulifant and William got married on August 28, 1976. William adopted Joyce’s son John Mallory Asher. Things didn’t work out between Joyce and William. They divorced in 1993. Joyce then married her fourth husband Glade Bruce Hansen.
Joyce and Glade’s marriage lasted from the year 2000 to the year 2001. After her fourth marriage, Joyce still didn’t give up on love. She fell in love with actor Roger Perry, who would become Joyce’s fifth husband. They married in 2002 and remained married until Roger died on July 12, 2018. Joyce is a proud mother. She once said:
“What I love most is seeing my kids happy and achieving what they want to achieve and that they’re healthy. I love that we hug and kiss each other and we always express the love we have for each other.” In addition to her children, she is the grandmother of Evan Joseph Asher ( from her son John Asher’s marriage to actress Jenny McCarthy).
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“Oh, I love it. You really get to do the spoiling and sometimes have time to explain why their parents treat them the way they do,” Joyce Bulifant shared with Closer Weekly about her role as a grandparent. It’s all my fault! [Laughs] No, I love being a grandmother.”
John Asher Is An Actor And Filmmaker
John Mallory Asher was born John Mallory on January 13, 1971, in the United States. John is the youngest son and child of Joyce Bulifant. His biological father is actor Edward Mallory however, he was adopted by his mother’s third husband, director, producer, and screenwriter William Asher. He took William Asher’s last name.
John Asher is an actor, director, producer and screenwriter. As an actor, he has made appearances in several films and television series. He has appeared in Return to Green Acres, The Haunted, Frozen Assets, Showdown, Double Dragon, Wreckage, Who the F Is Buddy Applebaum, The 716th, and Me Too Nice.
John Asher is known for his role in television series including Beverly Hills, 90210, Over My Dead Body, Married… with Children, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Up All Night, Weird Science, Going to California, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Ghost Whisperer, Rizzoli & Isles, Blue Bloods, Grace and Frankie, The Rookie, and Soundtrack.
John Asher has served as a director for films such as Diamonds, Thank Heaven, Dirty Love, Wreckage, Somebody Marry Me, Tooken, A Boy Called Po, and I Hate Kids. He produced Dirty Love, Wreckage, Who the F Is Buddy Applebaum, Jeff Dunham: All Over the Map, Tooken, and A Boy Called Po. He was the executive producer of I Hate Kids.
John Asher served as a writer for the films Chick Flick, Somebody Marry Me, Who the F Is Buddy Applebaum, Tooken, and for the Music Video, Bring Back the Time. He was previously married to actress, model, activist, writer, and television personality Jenny McCarthy with whom he has a son Evan Joseph Asher who was diagnosed with autism.
Charles MacArthur Is Joyce Bulifant’s Eldest Son
Charles MacArthur is the son of Joyce Bulifant and her first husband actor James MacArthur. Charles’ date of birth is uncertain. He is said to have been born in the year 1960. There isn’t much information publicly available about the life of Charles because he prefers to live a low-key life. He doesn’t like to be in the spotlight.
Mary MacArthur Is Joyce Bulifant’s Only Daughter
Mary MacArthur is the only girl child Joyce Bulifant has. Her father is Joyce’s first husband James MacArthur. Mary is a private person just like her brother Charles MacArthur. She doesn’t share information about her life with the public. Due to her private nature, much is unknown about her life.
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