John Vargas is an American actor best known for his roles in the films Primary Colors and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
[citation needed] John Vargas was born in the Bronx and moved to Puerto Rico when his father Juan A. Maldonado was killed in Laos during the Vietnam War.
[1] John Vargas was cast in Neil Simon's film Only When I Laugh,[citation needed] with Marsha Mason and James Coco.
Vargas joined the ensemble cast of the film Primary Colors, directed by Academy Award-winning director Mike Nichols, and starring John Travolta, Emma Thompson and Kathy Bates.
The following year, Vargas was cast in the role of Asher, the eurotrash maitre d' in the Fox comedy series Action, starring Jay Mohr and Illeana Douglas.