Macaulay Culkin
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
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Child Star as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2024 · The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy as (voice)
- 2022 · The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! as Mogg (voice)
- 2022 · Entergalactic as Downtown Pat (voice)
- 2022 · Celebrity Jeopardy! as Self
- 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)
- 2019 · Dollface as Dan Hackett
- 2019 · The Righteous Gemstones as Harmon Freeman
- 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 Kevin McCallister
- 2015 · :DRYVRS as Hero
- 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
- 2011 · American Horror Story as Mickey
- 2011 · The Wrong Ferarri as
- 2010 · Michael Jackson: VIDEOGRAPHY as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2009 · Kings as Andrew Cross
- 2007 · Sex and Breakfast as James
- 2005 · Robot Chicken as
- 2005 · Robot Chicken as So Hungry / Luke Duke
- 2005 · Robot Chicken as Prince Adam / Farmer
- 2005 · Robot Chicken as Dean Devlin / Sponge
- 2005 · Robot Chicken as Little Boy / Bullied Kid / Himself
- 2005 · Robot Chicken as Vampire #2 / Bastian / Co-anchor
- 2004 · Jerusalem Syndrome as
- 2004 · Saved! as Roland
- 2004 · The Angry Video Game Nerd as Self
- 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
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as Self
- 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)
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 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
- 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
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host