Summary of Tracy's "Home Brewed, the Unauthorized Biography of Drew Carey" Home Brewed, the unauthorized biography of Drew Carey written by Kathleen Tracy, provides insight into the wacky lifestyle of the comic and This biography, complete with eight pages of photos and quotes by Drew and his friends, tells the true story of how the common guy made it big in Hollywood but never forgot his hometown roots. The book details his secluded childhood, "party life of the years" in college, struggling standup performer years, and his current life. Drew Carey was born on May 23, 1958 in the blue collar nei