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Andrew McCarthy reveals why he hated the term Brat Pack: 'I felt like I lost control of the narrative of my career'

Andrew McCarthy is opening up about being part of the iconic 80s group known as the Brat Pack... revealing he actually hated that term.

The group - which included actors such as McCarthy, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy - was first coined the Brat Pack in a 1985 New York magazine cover story. The group - which included actors such as McCarthy, Rob Lowe , Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore , Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy - was first coined the Brat Pack in a 1985 New York magazine cover story The original 1985 article was supposed to be focused on solely Estevez, though the actor invited writer David Blum to hang out with him, Rob Lowe and Judd Nelson at the Hard Rock Cafe in Los Angeles.

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