Macaulay Culkin

He also had a paternal half-sister, Jennifer (b. 1970), who died in 2000.

His paternal aunt is actress Bonnie Bedelia.

Culkin is of part-Irish descent.

During Culkin's early childhood, the family lived together in a small apartment in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan, and struggled financially.

His mother worked as a telephone operator and his father was a sacristan at a local Catholic church.

Culkin was raised Roman Catholic and attended St. Joseph's School of Yorkville for five years before transferring to the Professional Children's School.

Culkin began acting at age four.

His early roles included a stage production of Bach Babies at the New York Philharmonic.

The couple soon relocated to Kit's native New York City, and had a total of seven children: Culkin's siblings include Shane (b. 1976), Dakota (1979–2008), Kieran (b. 1982), Quinn (b. 1984), Christian (b. 1987), and Rory (b. 1989).

Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin (born Macaulay Carson Culkin; August 26, 1980) is an American actor and musician.

Macaulay Carson Culkin was born on August 26, 1980, in New York City to Christopher Cornelius "Kit" Culkin, a former stage actor, and Patricia Brentrup, a native of North Dakota who met Kit in 1974 while working as a road traffic controller in Sundance, Wyoming.

He continued appearing in roles on stage, television and films throughout the 1980s.

He made an appearance in the TV movie The Midnight Hour (1985).

In 1988, he appeared in an episode of the popular action television series The Equalizer, in which he played a kidnapping victim, Paul Gephardt.

Culkin made his film debut as Cy Blue Black in the drama Rocket Gibraltar (1988).

He played the role of Billy Livingstone in the romantic comedy film See You in the Morning (1989), starring Jeff Bridges, Alice Krige, Farrah Fawcett and Drew Barrymore.

He starred as Miles Russell alongside actor John Candy in the comedy film Uncle Buck (1989).

He rose to prominence as a child actor starring as Kevin McCallister in the first two films of the Home Alone film series (1990 and 1992).

One of the most successful child actors of the 1990s, Culkin was placed 2nd on VH1's 2005 list of the "100 Greatest Kid-Stars".

His awards include a MTV Movie Award from three nominations, a Young Artist Award, and a nomination for a Golden Globe Award.

In 2023, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Culkin rose to fame with his lead role of Kevin McCallister in the blockbuster comedy film Home Alone (1990).

The film reunited him with Uncle Buck writer and director John Hughes and Uncle Buck co-star John Candy, who played the role of Polka band member Gus Polinski.

For his performance, Culkin was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won an American Comedy Award and a Young Artist Award.

In a 2022 interview with People, co-star Joe Pesci said Culkin was "a really sweet kid and, even at his age, very professional."

Culkin also starred in the films My Girl (1991), The Good Son (1993), The Nutcracker (1993), Getting Even with Dad (1994), The Pagemaster (1994), and Richie Rich (1994).

In 1991, Culkin starred in an animated Saturday morning cartoon television series titled Wish Kid, hosted Saturday Night Live and starred in Michael Jackson's "Black or White" music video.

He starred as Thomas J. Sennett in the film My Girl (1991), for which he was nominated for Best On-Screen Duo and won Best Kiss at the MTV Movie Awards, with Anna Chlumsky.

Culkin was paid $4.5 million (compared to $110,000 for the original) for Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992).

He played the role of Henry in the drama thriller film The Good Son (1993), which only did reasonably well, although he was nominated for an MTV Movie Award in the category for Best Villain for his performance.

He was also a student at the School of American Ballet and appeared in a filmed version of The Nutcracker as the title role in 1993, which was staged by Peter Martins from the 1954 George Balanchine New York City Ballet version of the work.

In 1994, Culkin appeared in three films: Getting Even with Dad (1994), The Pagemaster (1994) and Richie Rich (1994).

Culkin grew tired of acting and retired after Richie Rich. Wanting a "normal life", he went to a private high school in Manhattan.

He took a break from acting in 1995.

In 1998, he appeared in the music video for the song "Sunday" by the rock band Sonic Youth.

He returned in 2003 with a guest appearance on the television show Will & Grace and a role in the film Party Monster.

He starred in the tenth season of the anthology series American Horror Story (2021).

In 2006 Culkin wrote an autobiography, Junior.

In 2013, he co-founded the New York comedy rock band the Pizza Underground, of which he was the vocalist; they dissolved in 2016.

He is currently the publisher and CEO of Bunny Ears, a satirical pop culture website and podcast.