 Additionally, McCarthy co-wrote the film "Up" (2009) with Bob Peterson and Pete Docter, for which they received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.McCarthy also wrote the film "Million Dollar Arm" (2014) and served as a director and executive producer for the Netflix television series "13 Reasons Why" (2017).McCarthy was raised in New Providence, New Jersey, one of five children of Carol and Eugene F. "Gene" McCarthy; Gene worked in the textile industry.