What Is Andrew McCarthy Doing Now? Info On His Wife & Children

The multi-talented personality, Andrew McCarthy is an actor, travel writer, and television director. He earned recognition from his roles in the 1980s films such as St. Elmo’s Fire, Pretty in Pink, and Less Than Zero.

Early Life, Parents

Andrew Thomas McCarthy was born on 29 November 1962 in Westfield, New Jersey. His father used to work in investments and stocks and his mother used to work for a newspaper. At the age of 15, he moved with his family to Bernardsville, where he spent his early life with his brother Justin McCarthy.

McCarthy with a height of 5 feet 9 inches attended Pingry School in Somerset County, New Jersey. While in high school, he used to play musicals instruments and basketball. He then went to New York University in 1980 to study theatre but was expelled after two years.

What Is Andrew McCarthy Doing Now?

Andrew has appeared in numerous movies and TV roles since the 1980s. He made his acting debut from the 1983 comedy movie, Class, portraying the role of Jonathan Ogner. His movie works include Mannequin (1987), Only You (1992), Stag (1997), The Orphan King (2005) and The Good Guy (2009). Similarly, he has appeared in TV shows such as Amazing Stories              (1986), The Secret Life of Zoey (2002), E-Ring (2005), and White Collar              (2011).

Andrew McCarthy appears alongside Robert Downey Jr. and Jami Gertz in the 1987 movie Less Than Zero (Picture: Pinterest)

Besides his acting, he has worked as an editor-at-large at National Geographic Traveler and has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times and more. His 2012 book, The Longest Way Home: One Man’s Quest for the Courage to Settle Down became a New York Times Best Seller, and the Financial Times of London named it one of the Best Books of the year.

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Recently, he appeared in the main role of Hank in the TV show The Family in 2016. McCarthy directed 14 episodes of Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black. Similarly, he directed TV Shows Condor and Nightflyers in 2018. He also directed few episodes of Good Girls in 2019 and The Sinner in 2020.

His Married Life, Wife, Children

Andrew married his college sweetheart Carol Schneider on 9 October 1999, after dating for 20 years. Carol is an actress, who worked on movies such as or Fatal Attraction (1987), Jacob’s Ladder (1990) and Wall Street (1987). In 2002, they welcomed a son named Sam McCarthy, who is also an actor. However, the couple divorced after being six years together in 2005.

After the divorce, he McCarthy began dating his assistant Dolores Rice. Dolores is an Irish filmmaker who obtained a Masters in Theater and Philosophy from the University of London. She has written and directed three short films, Keep Talking, Detention and Heaven in a Wildflower.

Andrew McCarthy shares two children with his wife Dolores Rice (Picture: Pinterest)

They welcomed a daughter named Willow in 2006. The couple secretly wed on 28 August 2011. In 2013, they announced that they were expecting their second child and their son Rowan was born in 2014.

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Some Interesting Facts About Andrew McCarthy

• Andrew comes on rank #40 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Teen Stars of all-time list.
• His brother is an actor and writer, known for Get Well Soon (2001), Jump (1999) and El cielo es azul (2015).
• He is of Irish, English, Scottish, German descent. His paternal grandfather was born in New Jersey to Irish parents.
• McCarthy won Best Actor for his role in Mannequin during the Fantafestival in 1987.