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Culkin dated actress Mila Kunis from 2002 until late 2010.
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He was the first child actor to earn $1 million for a single film, which he achieved for his supporting role in My Girl 1991.
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His sister Dakota Culkin died at age 29 on December 10, 2008, after being struck by a car in Los Angeles.
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Culkin is godfather to both Prince Michael Jackson and Paris Jackson, Michael Jackson’s children.
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His brother Rory Culkin portrayed Macaulay’s younger brother in The Good Son 1993 and a younger version of his character in Richie Rich 1994.
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His brother Kieran Culkin played his cousin in Home Alone 1990 and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992.
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He has an older half-sister, Jennifer Adamson, who died of a drug overdose on May 10, 2000 at age 29.
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His performance as Kevin McCallister in Home Alone 1990 is ranked #99 on Premiere magazine’s 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
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The role of Kevin McCallister in Home Alone 1990 was written for Macaulay by John Hughes; despite that, director Chris Columbus auditioned other boys before settling on Culkin.
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Culkin bought Marilyn Manson his first pack of cigarettes for Manson’s role in Party Monster 2003, finding it ironic given Manson’s anti-Christ persona.
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He has a scar on his finger from when actor Joe Pesci bit him during the filming of Home Alone 1990.
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Culkin was close friends with John Candy, and the two were reportedly in talks for a third movie before Candy’s death in 1994.
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He dropped out of his senior year at Professional Children’s School, where he met his ex-wife Rachel Miner.
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Burned out at age 14, he quit acting in 1995 and made a stage comeback in 2001 appearing in Madame Melville, a London production that later moved off-Broadway.
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When casting Home Alone 1990, Chris Columbus auditioned five other kids after seeing Culkin in Uncle Buck, but none compared to Culkin’s charm and relatability.
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Culkin has been residing in Paris, France since 2013.
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He is brother to Shane, Dakota deceased, Kieran, Quinn, Christian, and Rory Culkin, most of whom are actors.
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On the set of Home Alone 1990, Culkin would jokingly direct the film for Chris Columbus.
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Macaulay was named after Thomas Babington Macaulay, and his middle name Carson came from Kit Carson of the old west.
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After securing Culkin for Home Alone 1990, director Chris Columbus felt confident casting actors like Catherine O’Hara, John Heard, Tim Curry, and Rob Schneider.
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Ranked #2 on the VH1 list of 100 Greatest Kid Stars 2012.
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He studied at the School of American Ballet, the official training academy of the New York City Ballet.
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On January 25, 2022, Culkin announced his engagement to actress Brenda Song after nearly five years of dating.
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He became a father for the first time on April 5, 2021, to a boy named Dakota Song Culkin with girlfriend Brenda Song; their second son Carson Song Culkin was born in December 2022.
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Culkin married Rachel Miner shortly before his 18th birthday; marriage under 18 requires parental permission in the US.
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He made his stage debut at age four in Bach Babies.
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Son of Kit Culkin and Patricia Brentrup; his parents were together for 21 years from 1974 to 1995 but never married.
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Nephew of actress Bonnie Bedelia.
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Wrote a book titled Junior.
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Childhood friends with Laura Bell Bundy; her mother was the Culkin family babysitter.
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In 2018, he asked fans to vote for a new middle name; the winner was Macaulay Culkin, and in 2019 he legally changed his name to Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin.
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He had a small role in Oliver Stone’s Born on the Fourth of July 1989, but his scenes were removed.
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Was considered for the role of Jack Dawson in Titanic 1997 but deemed too young and was on hiatus.
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Arrested for marijuana possession in Oklahoma on September 17, 2004.
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Ranked #2 in E’s Most Cutest Child Stars All Grown Up 2005.
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He is a huge fan of professional wrestling and the RPG World of Warcraft.
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He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6353 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on December 1, 2023; actresses Catherine O’Hara and Natasha Lyonne were guest speakers.
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Ranked #2 in VH1’s list of the 100 Greatest Kid Stars.
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He along with Joe Pesci and Tim Curry turned down The Lion King 1994 in favor of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992; Culkin was considered for young Simba.
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Has appeared with John Candy in three films: Uncle Buck 1989, Home Alone 1990, and Only the Lonely 1991 cameo, no shared scenes.
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He was considered for the role of Mark Sway in The Client 1994 but lost to Brad Renfro.
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Home Alone 1990 was selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
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His father is of Irish, German, English, Swiss-German, and French descent; his mother is half-German and half-Norwegian.
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He and his ex-wife bought a $1.7 million, 5,200 square-foot loft on lower Broadway in Manhattan.
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Best known for his role as Kevin McCallister in Home Alone 1990 and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992.
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Attended WWF’s WrestleMania VII on March 24, 1991.
