McCarthy, Andrew
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Birthname | Andrew Thomas McCarthy | ||||
born on | 29 November 1962 at 02:37 (= 02:37 AM ) | ||||
Place | Summit, New Jersey, 40n44, 74w22 | ||||
Timezone | EST h5w (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American screen and stage actor, travel writer and television director, most known as a member of the 'Brat Pack,' with roles in 1980s films such as St. Elmo's Fire (1983), Pretty in Pink (1986), and Less Than Zero (1987). As a director he is known for his work on the Emmy Award-winning series Orange Is the New Black.
After attending New York University, McCarthy, amiable and boyish, was cast in sensitive character roles. He starred on and off-Broadway, before and after his screen debut, later maturing into romantic leads.
In 2008, he starred in the NBC television series Lipstick Jungle as a billionaire, but was eventually cancelled, and had a minor role in The Spiderwick Chronicles.
As a travel writer, he is currently an Editor at Large at National Geographic Traveler magazine. A book written by McCarthy, The Longest Way Home: One Man's Quest for the Courage to Settle Down, was published in 2012.
In 1992, he entered a detoxification program and has been sober since. In 2004, he announced that he once had a serious alcohol problem, which began at age 12.
In 1999, McCarthy married his college sweetheart Carol Schneider 20 years after they first dated. In 2002, Schneider gave birth to a son, Sam. The couple divorced in 2005.
On 28 August 2011, he married Dolores Rice. They have a daughter, Willow, and a son Rowan.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Entertainment: Orange Is the New Black (born 11 July 2013). Notes: Director
- associate relationship with Ringwald, Molly (born 18 February 1968). Notes: Co-stars in 1986 film "Pretty in Pink" and 1988 film "Fresh Horses"
- role played of/by Miller, Henry (born 26 December 1891). Notes: 1990 film "Quiet Days in Clichy"
Events
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1983 (Screen debut in film "Class")
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1986 (Appeared in film "Pretty in Pink")
- Health : Medical procedure 1992 (Successful detox)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 2012 (Book "The Longest Way Home")
Source Notes
B.C. in hand from Frank C. Clifford
Categories
- Traits : Personality : Gracious/ sociable (Amiable)
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Treatment/Therapy (Detox)
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Abuse Alcohol (Now sober)
- Family : Childhood : Order of birth (Third of four boys)
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Two)
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (Three)
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress (Film, TV, stage)
- Vocation : Entertainment : Live Stage (On and off Broadway)
- Vocation : Entertainment : TV series/ Soap star
- Vocation : Entertain/Business : Director (TV)
- Vocation : Writers : Magazine/ newsletter (Travel)
- Vocation : Writers : Publisher/ Editor (Travel)
- Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction (Travel)
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession (Hollywood 'brat pack')
- 1962 births
- Birthday 29 November
- Birthplace Summit, NJ (US)
- Sun 6 Sagittarius
- Moon 0 Capricorn
- Asc 13 Libra
- Traits : Personality : Gracious/ sociable
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Treatment/Therapy
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Abuse Alcohol
- Family : Childhood : Order of birth
- Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress
- Vocation : Entertainment : Live Stage
- Vocation : Entertainment : TV series/ Soap star
- Vocation : Entertain/Business : Director
- Vocation : Writers : Magazine/ newsletter
- Vocation : Writers : Publisher/ Editor
- Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession