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Actor turned author, Andrew McCarthy has released a memoir that shares stories and memories from his time as a member of Hollywood's Brat Pack.

Andrew McCarthy was one of the quintessential 'It-boys' of the 1980s. 

Andrew McCarthy best known for his movie roles in Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire, Weekend at Bernie's, and Less Than Zero, will discuss his latest book Brat: An ‘80’s Story. In his memoir McCarthy focuses on his time as a charter member of Hollywood's Brat Pack, an iconic group of ingenues and heartthrobs who included Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, and Demi Moore, that represents both a genre of film and an era of pop culture. The result is a revealing look at coming of age in a maelstrom, reckoning with conflicted ambition, innocence, addiction, and masculinity. ...

With his latest book, Brat: An ’80s Story, McCarthy chronicles the years in which his fame was at its peak, and it’s a fun, fast read. McCarthy writes about growing up in New Jersey and studying acting at NYU before getting his big break while still a teenager. Alongside the hits were also some flops ( Kansas, Fresh Horses), as well as a drinking problem that he eventually conquered by going into rehab. Throughout Brat, McCarthy’s stories not only offer dishy name-dropping, but also near-constant humorous self-deprecation as he looks at his past with the advantages of age and time. He...

EXCLUSIVE: Brat Pack actor Andrew McCarthy lifts the lid on his battle with alcohol telling how he almost vomited in Liza Minnelli's Rolls and his onscreen fling with much older Class co-star Jacqueline Bisset became a reality in new memoir Andrew McCarthy opens up on his battle with alcoholism during his Brat Pack days in new memoir, Brat: An 80s story   The 58-year-old actor shot to stardom with roles in seminal coming-of-age films, including, Pretty in Pink and St. Elmo's Fire  He landed his first major role in 1983 film Class, alongside Rob Lowe and Jacqueline Bisset, with whom his char...