had previously been romantically involved years earlier. McCarthy later described reconnecting after hearing from someone that Schneider appeared happy with another partner. That information unexpectedly bothered him, and he contacted her again. They eventually married and welcomed their son Sam in 2002. McCarthy and Schneider later divorced in 2005.
Sam McCarthy eventually followed his father into acting. He became known to television audiences through roles including Charlie Harding in Netflix’s Dead to Me. The father and son also shared an experience far removed from a Hollywood set when they walked
