McCarter was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, the son of Maria and Brooke McCarter. Brooke was born with athletic and musical talent. Sponsored by Ektelon, Brooke won dozens of trophies, was second in the state of Ohio for the Under 18 division, and earned a racquetball scholarship to Memphis State University. He spent two years in Memphis and one year at Ohio University.
After winning a modeling contest, Brooke was signed to the Ford modeling agency and moved to New York City, where he studied with acting coach icon Stella Adler and recorded music in the studio. Upon moving to Los Angeles, he made his acting debut in the 1986 skater drama Thrashin'. During the filming of The Lost Boys, McCarter became friends with his co-star Corey Haim and became his manager through the 1990s. After having a small part in the John Belushi biographical film Wired (1989), he went on a hiatus from acting to focus on other projects. As a composer, he scored the film Fast Getaway (1991) and the documentary Leaves of Green (2002), which he also directed. He returned to acting in 2009 in Herschell Gordon Lewis's The Uh-Oh! Show.
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 JC Penney. 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.

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