Andrew McCarthy
Biography
Andrew McCarthy is an American actor, director and travel writer who came to prominence among the young Hollywood actors the press nicknamed the Brat Pack, appearing in St. Elmo's Fire (1985), Pretty in Pink (1986), Mannequin (1987) and Weekend at Bernie's (1989). Born in Westfield, New Jersey, he took his first major screen role in the comedy Class (1983) and followed it with Less Than Zero (1987) and Heaven Help Us (1985). On Broadway he debuted in The Boys of Winter and later appeared in Side Man, which took the Tony Award for Best Play in 1999. He has directed episodes of Gossip Girl, The Blacklist and Orange Is the New Black, and his travel journalism earned him SATW's Travel Journalist of the Year honor in 2010. His memoir Brat: An '80s Story appeared in 2021.
63years old
Turns 64 on November 29in 42 days
- Born Westfield
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Andrew Thomas McCarthy
Movie Career
- Films
- 27
- Career span
- 41 years1983 to 2024
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Early training
After he graduated from high school, McCarthy enrolled at NYU to study acting, but the school expelled him after two years.
First role
McCarthy's first acting role came at the Pingry School, where he played the Artful Dodger in a production of Oliver!.
A role that slipped away
In 2003, McCarthy was booked to appear in two episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, but Dick Wolf, the series creator, called it off because of bad relations with Vincent D'Onofrio.
Behind the camera
McCarthy directed several episodes of the CW television series Gossip Girl, among them the episode "Touch of Eva" from the fourth season.
Behind the camera
In 2015, McCarthy directed three episodes during Season 2 of NBC's The Blacklist, a hit show that starred James Spader and Megan Boone.
Behind the camera
In 2017, Algonquin Books published McCarthy's YA novel Just Fly Away, and the novel went on to become a New York Times bestseller.
Andrew McCarthy movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Four actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together12 more actors
- Demi MooreBRATS (2024) and St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
- Judd NelsonBRATS (2024) and St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
- Lili TaylorThings I Never Told You (1996) and Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
- Jennifer BealsMrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994) and Dr. M (1990)
- Anna Maria HorsfordSt. Elmo's Fire (1985) and Class (1983)
- Emilio EstevezBRATS (2024) and St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
- Ally SheedyBRATS (2024) and St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
- Jon CryerBRATS (2024) and Pretty in Pink (1986)
- Terry KiserWeekend at Bernie's II (1993) and Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
- Kate VernonSnatched (2011) and Pretty in Pink (1986)
- Matthew LauranceNight of the Running Man (1995) and St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
- Carol SchneiderSnatched (2011) and Year of the Gun (1991)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Andrew McCarthy's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$408 million
12 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 27 films: 12 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 12Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 5Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$164M40.3% of the total
- 2$43M10.5% of the total
- 3$40M9.9% of the total
- 4$38M9.3% of the total
- 5$33M8.1% of the total
- 6$30M7.4% of the total
- 7$22M5.3% of the total
- 8$13M3.1% of the total
$25.2 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.