Editing Andrew McCarthy (section)

==Early life and education==
McCarthy was born in [[Westfield, New Jersey]], the third of four boys. His mother worked for a newspaper, and his father was involved in investments and stocks.<ref name=hotticket>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Bob|title=McCarthy a hot ticket in acting market|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fDoqAAAAIBAJ&pg=5678,195187&dq=mccarthy-a-hot-ticket-in-acting-market&hl=en|newspaper=Park City Daily News|date=March 1, 1987}}</ref> McCarthy moved to [[Bernardsville, New Jersey]], as a teenager and attended [[Bernards High School]] and the [[Pingry School]], a preparatory academy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Andrew McCarthy Biography|url=http://www.tv.com/people/andrew-mccarthy/biography/|access-date=19 December 2020|website=TV.com|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401231520/http://www.tv.com/people/andrew-mccarthy/biography/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>Schwartz, Lexi. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20190422170702/http://www.albanydailynews.com/andrew-mccarthy-then-now/ "Celebrity Then And Now: Andrew McCarthy"]}}, ''Albany Daily News''. Accessed September 5, 2019. "Enjoying a rather ordinary childhood and attending the Pingry School and Bernards High School, McCarthy set his sights on acting after high school graduation and landed his first starring role at 19 years old in the 1983 feature film, ''Class''."</ref> At Pingry, he played the Artful Dodger in ''[[Oliver!]]'', his first acting role. After graduating from high school, he enrolled at [[New York University|NYU]] for acting, but was expelled after two years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/from-brat-pack-to-backpack/|title=From Brat Pack to Backpack|last=Newman|first=Melinda|date=15 August 2011|work=New Jersey Monthly|access-date=28 July 2019}}</ref>