McCarter appeared in such films as ''
Thrashin' in 1986, Wired in 1989, The Uh-oh Show in 2009, and the 1980s television reboot series The Twilight Zone''. McCarter began his career in the entertainment industry as a model with the Ford modeling agency in
New York City after winning a national talent search. He soon began doing major campaigns for companies such as
Levi's and
JCPenney. He engaged in a performing arts curriculum of voice, dance and acting. He then studied with acting coach icon
Stella Adler. Upon completing his New York education, he moved to
Los Angeles and began working on national commercials for major products such as
Pepsi, Miller and
Chevrolet. McCarter's first feature film,
Thrashin, a
skateboard movie which also featured
Tony Hawk,
Josh Brolin and the
Red Hot Chili Peppers. He later acted in a co-starring role in the 1980s
vampire film
The Lost Boys. McCarter appeared in TV shows such as
The Twilight Zone and
Route 66. His last feature film was
Wired, about the life of
John Belushi starring
Michael Chiklis. He was also a drummer and music programmer, and scored independent feature films such as
Fast Getaway and documentaries such as
Leaves of Green, on which he also served as director. In 1998, he took a ten-year hiatus from
Hollywood to work in the telecommunications industry. During this time he moved to Tampa, Florida, to raise his daughter as a single dad. In 2009, McCarter returned to acting with the lead role in horror icon
Herschell Gordon Lewis's
Uh-Oh! Show. In recent years he toured horror conventions throughout the U.S. and abroad with his
Lost Boys co-stars. He also toured the U.S. as a drummer and could be seen in venues throughout the Tampa Bay area hand drumming with his
djembes, bongos, congas and tambourines. ==Death==