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Brat Pack Stars Recall How Nickname Affected Their Careers: ‘It Tried to Diminish Us’


The Brat Pack was a term used to describe a group of actors in the '80s and members of the iconic group have said the nickname did ‘more damage’ than good.

Get back to the The Brat Pack was a term coined by New York Magazine in 1985 to describe an influential group of young actors that consisted of Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Demi Moore, and Molly Ringwald. While the term was intended to be endearing, members of the illustrious group have revealed that the nickname negatively impacted their careers. Demi explained that her youth contributed to her taking offense to the phrase, reflecting on why she perceived it “as something bad” in the past.

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