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Andrew McCarthy

Andrew McCarthy
Andrew McCarthy
Born: Nov 29, 1962 in Westfield, New Jersey
Occupation: Actor, Writer, Director,
Active: '80s-2000s
Major Genres: Drama, Thriller
Career Highlights: Pretty in Pink, Less Than Zero, Heaven Help Us
First Major Screen Credit: The Beniker Gang (1983)
33 Videos for Andrew McCarthy
Lipstick Jungle: Season 01 (2008) I'm Losing You (1998) Only You (1992)
Lipstick Jungle: Season 02 (2008) Perfect Assassins (1998) Year of the Gun (1991)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) Stag (1997) Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
2B Perfectly Honest (2004) Cosas Que Nunca Te Dije (1996) Fresh Horses (1988)
Crusader (2004) Mulholland Falls (1996) Kansas (1988)
Kingdom Hospital (2004) Dead Funny (1995) Less Than Zero (1987)
Anything But Love (2002) Dream Man (1995) Mannequin (1987)
Nowhere in Sight (2001) The Courtyard (1995) Pretty in Pink (1986)
Beyond Redemption (1999) Getting In (1994) Heaven Help Us (1985)
New Waterford Girl (1999) Night of the Running Man (1994) St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
New World Disorder (1999) Weekend at Bernie's II (1993) Class (1983)
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Biography:

Youthful actor Andrew McCarthy went to prep school in New Jersey, lending to his classic, clean-cut good looks. A member the so-called Brat Pack of '80s Hollywood teen stars, McCarthy was usually cast as a good-guy leading man, basically sincere underneath his brooding teen angst. After studying theater at N.Y.U., he made his film debut in 1983 in the teen sex comedy Class with Rob Lowe and Jacqueline Bisset.

In 1985, he appeared as the sulky writer Kevin in St. Elmo's Fire and the new Catholic school kid in Heaven Help Us. The next year, he was cast opposite Molly Ringwald as rich boy Blaine in John Hughes' Pretty in Pink. He later re-teamed with Ringwald for the dark romantic drama Fresh Horses.

In 1987, he appeared opposite Kim Cattrall in the screwball comedy Mannequin and opposite Jami Gertz and Robert Downey Jr. in the addiction drama Less Than Zero. The same year, he portrayed Henry Hopper in the PBS American Playhouse production of Waiting for the Moon, based on the colorful lives of Gertrude Stein and Alice B.

Toklas. In 1989, McCarthy formed a winning comedy team with Jonathan Silverman for the goofy farce Weekend at Bernie's, a surprisingly funny hit. They re-teamed for the less-successful Weekend at Bernie's II in 1993. The next year, he appeared briefly in the critically acclaimed ensemble films The Joy Luck Club and Mrs.

Parker and the Vicious Circle. In 1999, he married his college girlfriend, actress Carol Schneider. They have one child. Much of his work during this time involved independent films (New Waterford Girl), straight-to-video thrillers (Nowhere in Sight), and made-for-TV movies (Straight From the Heart).

His youthful good looks enabled him to play Bobby Kennedy in the 2000 television miniseries Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. He also appeared in a romantic musical called Anything but Love. In 2004, McCarthy was cast as surgeon Dr. Hook in the ABC horror miniseries Kingdom Hospital.

Adapted by Stephen King, the television drama is based on the original series by Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide.