Andrew McCarthy is the author of three books, Brat: An '80s Story , Just Fly Away , and The Longest Way Home -- all New York Times best sellers. He is an award winning travel writer and served for a dozen years as an editor-at-larger at National Geographic Traveler magazine. Andrew has directed scores of television shows, but is best known as an actor for the past four decades, appearing is such iconic films as Pretty in Pink and Less Than Zero . He lives in New York.