David Scott Lascher (born April 27, 1972) is an American actor best known for his roles as Vinnie on Blossom, Josh on Clueless, Josh on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Kyle Conners on Beverly Hills, 90210, and Ted McGriff on the Nickelodeon show Hey Dude.

David Lascher
Born
David Scott Lascher

(1972-04-27) April 27, 1972 (age 52)
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
Spouse
Jill London
(m. 1999)
Children3

Life and career

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Lascher was born in Scarsdale, New York, to a psychotherapist mother and a lawyer father.[1] He attended Scarsdale High School and has three sisters: Alexandra, Carly, and Lauren.

Lascher is best known for playing the lovable troublemaker Ted McGriff on Nickelodeon's comedy Hey Dude in the early 1990s. He went on to play Kyle Conners on the FOX drama series Beverly Hills, 90210 from 1991 to 1992, and Vinnie Bonitardi, the boyfriend of Blossom Russo, on the NBC sitcom Blossom from 1992 to 1993. On Sabrina The Teenage Witch, he played Sabrina's love interest Josh, a coffee shop manager and later a photographer. On May 23, 2006, Lascher appeared on the NBC chat program Last Call with Carson Daly as a Ryan Seacrest clone in a parody of that evening's American Idol finale.

In 2014, Lascher co-wrote and produced the film Sister with Todd Camhe,[2][3] which Lascher also directed. Sister premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2014.[4][5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 White Squall Robert March
2008 Starlet Todd Short film
2011 South The Man

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1989–1991 Hey Dude Ted McGriff
1990 A Family for Joe Nick Bankston
1991 Full House Rick Episode: "Take My Sister, Please"
Life Goes On Mitch Tanner
Roseanne Eric Episode: "Vegas Interruptus"
She Says She’s Innocent Ryan TV movie
1992 Step by Step Greg Patterson
1991–1992 Beverly Hills, 90210 Kyle Conners
1992–1994 Blossom Vinnie Bonitardi
1993 The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? Brad Jamison
1994 Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story Denny Yaklich - age 18
The All-New Mickey Mouse Club (MMC) Himself
1996 Twisted Desire Brad TV movie
Kidz in the Wood Sloan
1996–1997 Clueless Josh
1998 Veronica's Closet Jeremy Byrne
1999 Two of a Kind Matt Burke
1999–2002 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Josh
2006 Mystery Woman: Redemption Tyler Dell TV movie
2009 Always and Forever Gabe Sanchez
2014 Melissa & Joey Charlie 3 episodes
2017 The Boat Builder Charles
2018 Hollywood Darlings David Episode: "Dry Spell"
2023 The Other Two Travis Episode: "Brooke & Cary & Curtis & Lance"

References

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  1. ^ "David Lascher Biography (1972-)". www.filmreference.com.
  2. ^ ""SISTER" (About The Film) - Our Kids First Foundation". www.ourkidsfirstfoundation.org.
  3. ^ "Powerful New Movie "Sister" Raises Awareness for Kids With ADHD and Questions About Dealing with the Disorder". 2 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Sister - Tribeca Film Festival". Tribeca. Archived from the original on 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  5. ^ Saadi, Ziyad (9 April 2014). "Meet the 2014 Tribeca Filmmakers #9: David Lascher Gets Inside the Mind of a Mentally Troubled Teen in 'Sister' - IndieWire". www.indiewire.com.
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