Macaulay Culkin

Macaulay Culkin

Birthdate
August 26, 1980 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

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Birthdate
August 26, 1980 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Macaulay Culkin, byname Mack, (born August 26, 1980, New York City, New York, U.S.), American actor who rose to fame in John Hughes’s 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 star-making role as Kevin in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), which also performed well at the box office. Culkin’s 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 year—The Nutcracker (1993), Getting Even with Dad (1994), The Pagemaster (1994), and, in the title role, Richie Rich (1994)—before taking a step back from acting.rged 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 (Off-Broadway) 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 high-school student whose sister is a Christian zealot. Later films included Sex and Breakfast (2007), The Wrong Ferrari (2011), Adam Green’s 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 (2015–16).

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 Culkin’s 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

Macaulay Culkin's LGBTQ+ Titles

Saved!
Saved!
Roland
Party Monster
Party Monster
Michael Alig

Acting (65)

2024
Child Star as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy as (voice) (1 episode)
2022
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! as Mogg (voice)
2022
Entergalactic as Downtown Pat (voice)
2022
Celebrity Jeopardy! as Self (1 episode)
2021
LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special as Pat Mahoney
2020
Our Popcorn Movie Dystopia - Some More News: The Movie as Macaulay Culkin/Alternate Cody
2019
The Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
2019
Dollface as Dan Hackett (1 episode)
2019
The Righteous Gemstones as Harmon Freeman (2 episodes)
2019
Changeland as Ian
2019
Leaving Neverland: ProSieben Spezial as Self (archive footage)
2017
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity as Spectre / Tough One
2016
Adam Green's Aladdin as Ralph
2016
Zoolander 2 as Macaulay Culkin
2015
:DRYVRS as Hero (5 episodes)
2015
:DRYVRS as Kevin McCallister (1 episode)
2014
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials as Various (voice) (archive sound)
2014
An Open Secret as Self (archive footage)
2013
Macaulay Culkin Eating a Slice of Pizza as Himself
2012
The Eric Andre Show as Self (1 episode)
2011
American Horror Story as Mickey (5 episodes)
2011
The Wrong Ferarri
2010
Michael Jackson: VIDEOGRAPHY as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2009
Kings as Andrew Cross (13 episodes)
2007
Sex and Breakfast as James
2005
Robot Chicken (1 episode)
2005
Robot Chicken as Dean Devlin / Sponge (1 episode)
2005
Robot Chicken as Little Boy / Bullied Kid / Himself (1 episode)
2005
Robot Chicken as Prince Adam / Farmer (1 episode)
2005
Robot Chicken as So Hungry / Luke Duke (1 episode)
2005
Robot Chicken as Vampire #2 / Bastian / Co-anchor (1 episode)
2004
Jerusalem Syndrome
2004
Saved! as Roland
2004
The Angry Video Game Nerd as Self (1 episode)
2003
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
Party Monster as Michael Alig
2003
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies as Self
2002
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' as Self
1998
Will & Grace as Jason 'J.T.' Towne (1 episode)
1997
The View as Self (2 episodes)
1996
E! True Hollywood Story as Self (2 episodes)
1994
Ri¢hie Ri¢h as Richie Rich
1994
The Making of 'The Pagemaster' as Self
1994
The Pagemaster as Richard Tyler
1994
Getting Even with Dad as Timmy Gleason
1993
The Nutcracker as The Nutcracker Prince
1993
Dangerous: The Short Films as Self
1993
The Good Son as Henry Evans
1993
Frasier as Elliott (voice) (1 episode)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
1992
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Kevin McCallister
1992
Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour as Himself - Boy in video
1991
My Girl as Thomas J. Sennett
1991
Wish Kid as Nick McClary (13 episodes)
1991
Only the Lonely as Billy Maldoon
1991
WWE WrestleMania VII as Self
1990
Home Alone as Kevin McCallister
1990
Jacob's Ladder as Gabe (uncredited)
1989
Uncle Buck as Miles Russell
1989
See You in the Morning as Billy Livingstone
1988
Rocket Gibraltar as Cy Blue Black
1985
The Midnight Hour as Halloween Kid (uncredited)
1985
The Equalizer as Paul Gephardt (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host (1 episode)

Production (1)

2016
Adam Green's Aladdin • Associate Producer
• Associate Producer

Art (1)

2011
The Wrong Ferarri • Set Designer
• Set Designer