to remain present with one another. For McCarthy, that experience became sufficiently meaningful to form the basis of an entire book.
The career he has built since becoming sober also challenges the idea that an actor’s most famous period must remain the center of his life forever. McCarthy’s biggest mainstream film roles may still be associated with the 1980s, but his subsequent decades have been professionally active. He has directed substantial amounts of television, continued acting, published books, written journalism, and made a feature documentary. His career did not simply
