ANDREW MCCARTHY BIOGRAPHY

McCarthy grew up in Westfield, New Jersey and began acting at 15. He attended New York University as a theater major. His first film role was as the lead in the 1983 film Class.

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His better known films include the Brat Pack films St. Elmo's Fire and Pretty in Pink. Other memorable roles include Weekend at Bernie's, a comedy where he parades around the corpse of boss, and Mannequin, where he falls in love with a mannequin who comes to life only when he is alone.

Although he had few roles in the 1990s, he returned to prominence in 2004 playing a lead role, that of Dr. Hook, in Kingdom Hospital.

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