Macaulay Culkin Biography

Macaulay Culkin, Actor

Born as	Macaulay Carson Culkin
Occup.	Actor
From	USA
Spouse	Rachel Miner (1998-2002)
Born	August 26, 1980 New York City, USA
Age	43 years

Macaulay Culkin, an American actor and previous child celebrity, was born upon August 26, 1980, in New York City, USA. He increased to worldwide fame in the early 1990s with his lead duty in the beloved family members movie, "Home Alone." Macaulay comes from a large family, being the third of seven youngsters. His moms and dads Patricia Brentrup as well as Kit Culkin, a previous Broadway actor, observed his ability for acting and also motivated his quest of an occupation as an artist.

Culkin made his acting launching at just 8 years old with an appearance in the phase production "Bach Babies." His first television role was in the 1988 made-for-TV movie "The Midnight Hour." The following year, Culkin made his big screen launching playing a supporting duty in the movie "Rocket Gibraltar."

Nonetheless, it remained in 1990 when Macaulay Culkin's profession escalated as he landed the iconic duty of Kevin McCallister in the hit film "Home Alone." The movie was an enormous success, gaining a Guinness World Record as the highest-grossing live-action comedy ever before in the United States. Culkin's portrayal of the clever as well as naughty young person endeared him to target markets worldwide. He repeated the function in the 1992 sequel, "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," which was additionally a significant success.

Throughout the height of his popularity, Culkin starred in a number of other prominent motion pictures, such as "My Girl" (1991), "The Good Son" (1993), and also "Richie Rich" (1994). In spite of his enormous success, by the mid-1990s, Culkin began to take out from functioning as he chose to concentrate on his personal life as well as participate in institution. Fighting with the stress of popularity as well as a challenging family life, his moms and dads' splitting up and the ensuing safekeeping battle took a hefty toll on the young actor.

In the late 1990s and also early 2000s, Culkin made a few looks in independent movies, including "Party Monster" (2003) and also "Saved!" (2004) and showed great possible as an adult actor, though he never fully devoted to an acting comeback. Rather, Culkin remained to meddle various creative pursuits, consisting of music and writing.

In 2005, Macaulay Culkin composed as well as released an autobiographical novel, "Junior," using a look into his complex experiences as a child star. He has actually additionally been the frontman and also singer for a comedy rock band called The Pizza Underground, which parodied tracks from The Velvet Underground utilizing pizza-themed lyrics.

Regarding his charming partnerships, Culkin was married to actress Rachel Miner from 1998 to 2002. He additionally especially dated actress Mila Kunis for nearly 9 years before his current relationship with actress and former Disney celebrity, Brenda Song. In April 2021, the couple welcomed their first youngster, a child named Dakota Song Culkin.

Macaulay Culkin's career will certainly for life be defined by his childhood popularity, with his renowned function in "Home Alone" engraved into the hearts as well as minds of millions who enjoyed the film. Though his grown-up profession may have been less successful, Culkin stays a long-lasting as well as fascinating number in the world of home entertainment.

Our collection contains 12 quotes who is written / told by Macaulay.

Related authors: Kieran Culkin (Actor), Alex D. Linz (Actor), Anna Chlumsky (Actress), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Seth Green (Actor), Mila Kunis (Actress), Claudia Schiffer (Model)

Filmography:

1988 Rocket Gibraltar (Drama, Family)
1989 Uncle Buck (Comedy, Drama, Family)
1990 Home Alone (Comedy, Family)
1991 Only the Lonely (Comedy, Romance)
1991 My Girl (Comedy, Drama)
1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (Comedy, Family, Adventure)
1993 The Good Son (Thriller, Drama)
1993 The Nutcracker (Fantasy, Music, Family)
1994 Ri¢hie Ri¢h (Comedy, Family)
1994 Getting Even with Dad (Family, Comedy, Crime)
1994 The Pagemaster (Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Animation)
2002 The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (Documentary)
2003 Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies (Documentary)
2003 Party Monster (Comedy, Drama, Crime)
2004 Saved! (Comedy)
2004 Jerusalem Syndrome (Drama)
2007 Sex and Breakfast (Comedy, Drama, Romance)
2011 The Wrong Ferarri (Comedy, Drama, Music)
2017 Cabiria, Charity, Chastity (Comedy, Music)
2019 Changeland (Comedy, Drama)
2020 Loving Neverland (Documentary)
2021 LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special (Comedy, Music)

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12 Famous quotes by Macaulay Culkin

"Michael Jackson and I talk all the time. I think we understand each other in a way that most people can't understand either of us"

"It's a place where I could do something on a weekly basis and see if I like it"

"I'm doing naughty things, I'm drinking too much, I'm going to clubs. It really didn't matter to me, other than the fact that some parents wouldn't let their kids hang out with me"

"I could have gone the route of a lot of these former child actors, but I didn't want that for myself. Like I said, when I was 14 years old, I decided to quit. I didn't ever want to do it again"

"Because of what I did when I was 10 years old, I'm not living from paycheck to paycheck, and I can do things because I want to do them"

"He was so excited. He cut out pictures of these landscapes and neighborhoods and kind of really tried to give you a feel of the movie. It was kind of cute but at the same time it really showed his enthusiasm for it"

"They put it on the page because it sounded good or it looked good or they read it in a book somewhere that this is how you structure a script or something, and they just don't get it. It's surprising"

"I did 14 movies in six years, I had a cartoon TV show, and I don't want to do that again. I just want to make unique pieces of art. That's why I quit everything when I was 14 and sat around for eight years before I did another movie"

"I write a good amount. I've been gathering up a backlog of stuff and maybe I'll do something with it someday, but I don't want to talk about it just yet because that would jinx it"

"I'm the most out-of-work actor I know. In the last two years I've basically taken meetings for a living"

"I went to high school, which was a good thing because I hadn't interacted with many people my age, and I didn't really have friends. I had a million acquaintances and no friends"

"I don't mind if somebody comes up to me and shakes my hand, but if I'm in the middle of a restaurant and somebody asks me for a picture, I can be a jerk and say no, or I can say yes and draw more attention to myself, which is exactly the opposite of what I want"