Most Recent Role: Joe Bennet on Lipstick Jungle
Alias Name(s): Member of the Brat Pack
Gender: Male
Birthplace: New York, New York
Birthday: 11-29-1962
Alias Name(s): Member of the Brat Pack
Gender: Male
Birthplace: New York, New York
Birthday: 11-29-1962
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Andrew T. McCarthy was born on November 29th, 1962, one of four brothers. He grew up in Westfield, New Jersey. There, he attended Edison Intermediate School. At 16, he moved to Bernardsville, where he attended a prep school called the Pingry School. There, Andrew played basketball, as well as performing in plays and musicals.
At 18, Andrew went to New York University as a theatre major,...
Most Recent Appearance
Chapter Seven: Carpe Threesome
Thursday 20 March 2008 on NBC
Wendy deals with a difficult scriptwriter. Nico faces a harsh reality when she learns that Charles has had a heart attack. Victory gets used to the idea of Joe being her boss instead of her boyfriend.
Andrew McCarthy and Molly Ringwald worked together on 1986's Pretty in Pink, and also again in 1988's Fresh Horses.
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The Hartford Stage was very impressed with Andrew's portrayal of Edmond in 'Long Days Journey', and offered Andrew the lead role in 'The Death of Papa', after it was first declined by Matthew Broderick.
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Andrew's Pretty in Pink costar Molly Ringwald was also on Broadway with Andrew, in the production of 'Love Letters'.
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Andrew's Kansas costar Matt Dillon appeared with Andrew, on the Broadway production of 'Boys of Winter'.
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Andrew McCarthy has been in over forty movies.
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Andrew McCarthy: It's embarrassing, isn't it? It took me 15 years to make an 18-minute movie.
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Andrew McCarthy: Nobody thinks that they're evil or bad, they think that they're doing the right thing.
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Andrew McCarthy: The idea that we cause harm by doing what we perceive to be the right thing, that's another theme that interests me. Because most people don't intend to cause harm, they cause harm by doing the right thing - in their mind.
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Andrew McCarthy (about The Brat Pack): The media made up this sort of tribe. I don't think I've seen any of these people since we finished St. Elmo's Fire.
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Other Appearances
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Lipstick Jungle
Joe Bennet |
Retrosexual: The '80s
Himself |
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Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
Dr. Hook |
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E-Ring
Aaron Garrity |
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20/20
2004 Presidential Campaign Himself |
Amazing Stories
Grandpa's Ghost Edwin |
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E! True Hollywood Story
The Brat Pack Himself |
E-Ring
The Forgotten Aaron Garrity |
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E-Ring
Toy Soldiers Aaron Garrity |
E-Ring
Cemetery Wind (2) Aaron Garrity |
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Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Show No. 101 Audio Assistant |
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"Talented"Perfect Whether courting Molly Ringwald in the 80s or being creepy as hell in "Law and Order SVU," Andrew McCarthy is incredibly versatile. Continue » Posted Jan 31, 2006 7:33 pm PST |
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