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Actor, Director, Award-Winning Travel Writer & Author

Andrew McCarthy Speaking Fee: $30,000 to $50,000

Actor, Director, Award-Winning Travel Writer & Author

Speaker Profile Thumbnail for Andrew McCarthy
Speaking Fee:
$30,000 to $50,000

Travels From:
NYC - New York City

Primary Topic Category:
Comedy and Entertainment

Secondary Topic Category:
Authors & Storytellers

 

Andrew McCarthy Speaker Profile: At A Glance

Andrew McCarthy has directed some of today's most popular TV shows, including Orange is the New Black and The Blacklist. He gained fame as an actor, a part of the 1980s Brat Pack, appearing in iconic films such as Pretty in Pink, Weekend At Bernie's, and Mannequin. Most recently, Andrew was an editor-at-large at National Geographic Traveler for 12 years, has written for several major publications including the NYT and The Wall Street Journal, and has been named Travel Journalist of the Year by The Society of American Travel Writers.

Andrew McCarthy is a director, an award-winning travel writer, and—of course—an actor. He made his professional début at 19 in Class, and has appeared in dozens of films, including such iconic movies as Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo’s Fire, Less Than Zero, and cult favorites Weekend At Bernie’s and Mannequin. His memoir chronicling this time, BRAT: An ‘80s Story, became a New York Times Bestseller in 2021. Andrew has directed nearly a hundred hours of television, including The Blacklist, Grace and Frankie, New Amsterdam, Orange is the New Black, and many others. For a dozen years, Andrew served as an editor-at-large with National Geographic Traveler magazine. He has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and many others. He was named Travel Journalist of the Year by The Society of American Travel Writers, as well as serving as guest editor of the prestigious BEST AMERICAN TRAVEL WRITING anthology. Andrew is the author of a travel memoir, The Longest Way Home and a Young Adult novel, Just Fly Away, BRAT, and Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain - all New York Times bestsellers. He lives in New York.
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