Birth Name: Andrew Thomas McCarthy
Place of Birth: Westfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 29, 1962
Ethnicity: Irish, English, Scottish, German
Andrew McCarthy is an American actor, travel writer and television director. His son, with former wife Carol Schneider, is actor Sam McCarthy.
Andrew’s paternal grandfather was John Aloysius McCarthy (the son of John McCarthy and Catherine O’Brian). Andrew’s paternal grandfather John was born in New Jersey, to Irish parents. Andrew’s great-grandfather John was the son of Cornelius McCarthy and Mary Nolan.
Andrew’s paternal grandmother was Loretta Madeleine Emerson (the daughter of Stephen Gordon Emerson and Ellen/Nellie Berriah/Bergen/Berrigan). Loretta was born in New York. Stephen was born in Canada, to an English father, Steven Charles Emerson, and Canadian mother of Scottish descent, Elizabeth Jane Gordon.
Andrew’s maternal grandfather was Walter Comstock Mallory (the son of Charles Edward Mallory and Margaret Mal Ferris). Walter was born in Connecticut. Charles was the son of John Deloss Mallory and Fanny E. Scott. Margaret was the daughter of Gideon Ferris and Mary Lego.
Andrew’s maternal grandmother was Vivienne Margaret Hadley (the daughter of Thomas C. Hadley and Leonetta/Annette Schneider/Snyder). Vivienne was born in Kentucky. Leonetta was born in Illinois, to German parents, George Snyder and Margaret Greba.