Born in Salem Massachusetts to William and Mary Lee Ambrose he was the
youngest of six children. His father a publisher and his mother a nurse
raised these six children in the town of Danvers. Andrew grew up
playing baseball, hockey and football, excelling at all three however
his true passion was for special effects makeup. Spending most of his
free time locked away in his room Andrew would hone his skill of the
craft of special effects makeup creating zombies ,goblins, aliens and
an array of other creatures. By age fourteen his skill was becoming
known to various talent seekers and a year later he would go on to work
in New York City.