Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
biography
Always a good guy stand-out amidst the bad boys of the infamous 1980s cinematic “Brat Pack,” Andrew McCarthy’s down-to-earth appeal helped the handsome actor earn millions of teen fans during his eighties heyday. Hitting the ball out of the park time and again with roles in iconic Generation X films like “St. Elmo’s Fire” (1985), “Pretty in Pink” (1986) and “Mannequin” (1987), McCarthy often played the well-off yet unassuming romantic lead with a good heart, who always should get the girl in the end. Unbeknownst to many of his young fans, however, McCarthy was also an accomplished theater
