McCarter appeared in such films as Thrashin' in 1986, Wired in 1989, The Uh-oh Show in 2009, and made television appearances in shows such as The Twilight Zone. McCarter began his career in the entertainment industry as a model with the prestigious Ford modeling agency in New York City after winning a national talent search right out of college. He soon began doing major campaigns for companies such as Levi's and JC Penney. He engaged in a performing arts curriculum of voice, dance and acting. He then studied exclusively with acting coach icon Stella Adler. Upon completing his New York education, he moved to Los Angeles and began working immediately, booking national commercials for major products such as Pepsi, Miller and Chevrolet.
In 1998, he took a ten-year hiatus from Hollywood to pursue other Business interests 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 cult horror movie status 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.
McCarter died in Tampa, Florida on December 22, 2015, at the age of 52 from the genetic liver disorder alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (AAT). His death increased awareness of this rare disorder, according to the Alpha-1 Foundation.
