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Jenny McCarthyis an activist, actress, author, and model.

She also starred in the television sitcom,Donnie Loves Jenny.

Jenny McCarthy smiling

Since August 31, 2014, she has been married to singer and actor Donnie Wahlberg (viaNNDB).

McCarthy’s rise to fame, however, has been met with some criticism.

She dated Ray Manzella for four years until 1998 and met her ex-husband John Asher that same year.

Jenny McCarthy,  Donnie Wahlberg

By 1999, the two were married and welcomed their son Evan Asher in May 2002.

Evan was later diagnosed with autism in 2005 (viaTime).

The determined mom haswritten booksabout and promoted alternative treatments for autism.