Macaulay Culkin

Macaulay Culkin byname Mack born August 26 1980 New York City New York US American actor who rose to fame in John Hughess 1990 box office hit Home Alone and quickly became one of the most famous child actors of the 1990s In his teens he took a step back from acting and he reemeHis breakout role came in the box office hit Home Alone 1990 as Kevin McCallister the youngest son in a large family that accidentally leaves him behind during their frenzied departure for a Christmas vacation in Paris The movie written by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus sees Kevin first reveling in having the house all to himself indulging in all sorts of activities that he had not been allowed to do and then once he realizes that two thieves have targeted his house he rallies an impressive and creative defense of his home He next appeared in Only the Lonely and costarred in the highly acclaimed My Girl both released in 1991 Culkin returned to his starmaking role as Kevin in Home Alone 2 Lost in New York 1992 which also performed well at the box office Culkins next role a dramatic turn from his previous work was in the dark and disturbing The Good Son 1993 in which he played a deeply troubled child Culkin continued to work steadily appearing in one more film that year and in three films the next yearThe Nutcracker 1993 Getting Even with Dad 1994 The Pagemaster 1994 and in the title role Richie Rich 1994before taking a step back from actingrged in his early 20s to act occasionally and to pursue other creative opportunities Meanwhile Culkin had returned to acting in the early 2000s He starred in the play Madame Melville which opened in London in 2000 and moved to New York City OffBroadway the next year His first movie as an adult was Party Monster 2003 in which he played the murderous party promoter Michael Alig It was closely followed by his role in Saved 2004 a comedy in which he played a highschool student whose sister is a Christian zealot Later films included Sex and Breakfast 2007 The Wrong Ferrari 2011 Adam Greens Aladdin 2016 and Changeland 2019 During this time he also worked in television notably making appearances on Will Grace in 2003 Foster Hall in 2004 Kings in 2009 Dollface in 2019 American Horror Story in 2021 and The Righteous Gemstones in 2022 Culkin lent his voice to Robot Chicken 2001 and appeared as himself in The Jim Gaffigan Show 201516 Culkin pursued other creative interests as well He wrote a novel Junior 2005 which is the story of a young star who has a troubled relationship with his father while ostensibly fiction it appeared to have many similarities to Culkins own experiences with his father Culkin also dabbled in music He formed a band called the Pizza Underground that performed the songs of the Velvet Underground but with the lyrics humorously revised to incorporate a pizza theme Pizza Underground went on a brief tour in 2014 In 2017 Culkin created the comedy website and accompanying podcast Bunny Ears which was a satiric riff on wellness and lifestyle brands bio by yusufpiskin