![]() The casting director liked the young actor enough to invite him to ultimately record an audition on videotape - a brand-new technology at the time. McCarthy took the subway to the Upper West Side’s Ansonia hotel, where the open audition was being held. A new-on-the-scene McCarthy once spotted young starlet Courteney Cox at a Hollywood party and tried to hit on her. In his first year at NYU, a friend showed him an ad in Backstage magazine in search of an 18-year-old to play an “extremely intelligent, but insecure” prep school student. He became determined to study acting and to do it in New York City - “graffiti-scarred, smelly, exhilarating.” Despite middling grades, McCarthy was accepted to NYU, with the stipulation that he maintain a B average. Raised in Westfield, NJ, McCarthy was one of four brothers, and fell in love with acting while performing a Pingry School production of “Oliver!” On closer inspection, it appeared the aptly named Glitter had sprinkled her marks all over McCarthy’s clean-cut cheeks. After spending the night with her, he showed up for work on the “Pretty in Pink” set the next day.ĭuring a take, the cinematographer suddenly stopped short. There, McCarthy hooked up with a girl named Glitter. McCarthy (center) reveals his long struggle with alcohol and drug addiction in his memoir, “Brat: An ’80s Story.” Paramount Instead, the actor was growing closer to a stripper he’d met after co-star James Spader took him to an LA jiggle joint. McCarthy chatted her up, but “Courteney Cox was having none of me,” he writes. At one hotel party, the actor spotted a “cute young woman with a pixie haircut.” Stays at the Chateau Marmont and parties at Sammy Davis Jr.’s house soon followed. His role in the 1986 film “Pretty in Pink” marked McCarthy’s entrance into a glamorous Hollywood life. ![]() But as he shot to fame as a member of the ’80s Brat Pack, he secretly led a life of debauchery, sleeping with strippers and nursing a coke habit that nearly gave him a heart attack.Īnd while he had a crush on many famous actresses at the time, few would give him the time of day, he reveals in his new memoir, “ Brat: An 80s Story” (Grand Central Publishing), out May 11. With his bright blue eyes, boyish frame and baby face, actor Andrew McCarthy looked like the kind of guy a girl could bring home to mom. Whippet no good: man partially paralyzed from daily nitrous oxide use Being supported by us means you can expect fully stocked SAG stops every 15-20 miles which include water, Gatorade, fresh fruit, nutritious snacks, bathrooms, and friendly faces along the way, Rangers running the routes with their blue lights on to alert motorists of your presence, and our awesome mechanic that is never too far away incase you have a bike mishap.Ĭhoose to join us for the full 6-day ride, the first 3 days, the last 3 days, the weekend, or a single day! Check out our multiple registration options to see what will best fit your schedule and riding style.Īll the proceeds from the ride will be supporting the Cumberland Trail State Scenic Trail, Tennessee Park Rangers Association, The Friends of the Cumberland Trail, The Friends of Natchez Trace State Park, and Henry Horton State Park.Matthew Perry reveals unusual place he got pills in Diane Sawyer interviewĪfter fentanyl killed her soulmate, recovering drug user shares storyĬops, FBI focusing on Georgia landfill in search for toddler allegedly killed by mom All routes will be supported by our Tennessee Park Rangers and volunteers. You can expect to see routes between 25-45 miles and 45-80 miles. This year, the Bicycle Ride Across Tennessee will have two Tennessee State Parks serve as basecamp for this great ride! We will be calling both Natchez Trace State Park and Henry Horton State Park our home for the 2022 BRAT! Each day will feature loop rides returning to the basecamp.Įach day riders will have multiple routes to choose from depending on their goals for the day ( with the exception of 9/13 and 9/15 only one route will be offered).
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