After moving there in 1934, he became a publicist for Betty Grable, Gene Autry, Mae Clarke and Jackie Coogan.

[3] While at Ciro's Restaurant on Sunset Strip D’Andrea attracted a Warner Bros.' executive's attention, resulting in a role in This is the Army, with Ronald Reagan.

[4] He went on to roles in Pride of the Marines with John Garfield, Night and Day with Cary Grant, Never Say Goodbye, Silver River with Errol Flynn, and Dark Passage with Humphrey Bogart.

[5]: 990 He appeared in the films This Is the Army, Pride of the Marines, Night and Day, Two Guys from Milwaukee, Never Say Goodbye, Humoresque, Love and Learn, Dark Passage, To the Victor, Silver River, Smart Girls Don't Talk, Fighter Squadron, Flaxy Martin, Tension, Kill the Umpire, The Next Voice You Hear..., Little Egypt and A House Is Not a Home.

[3] He was raised Catholic and a member of the Masquers Club in Hollywood, The Screen Actors Guild and AFTRA.