Macaulay Culkin
{{Short description|American actor and musician (born 1980)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Macaulay Culkin
| image = Pizza Underground 03 (15782727771) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Culkin performing in October 2014
| birth_name = Macaulay Carson Culkin
| other_names = Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|8|26}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|New York City, U.S.}}
| occupation = {{hlist||Actor|musician}}
| years_active = {{hlist|1985–1994|2003–present}}
| works = Full list
| spouse = {{marriage|Rachel Miner|June 21, 1998|August 5, 2002|end=divorced}}
| partner = Brenda Song (2017–present)
| children = 2
| father = Kit Culkin
| relatives = {{Plainlist|
- Kieran Culkin (brother)
- Rory Culkin (brother)
- Bonnie Bedelia (aunt)
}}
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| module = {{Infobox musical artist
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| background = solo_singer
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| years_active = 2013–present
| past_member_of = The Pizza Underground
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Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin{{efn|Culkin legally changed his middle name to "Macaulay Culkin" in 2019.}} (born Macaulay Carson Culkin; {{start date|1980|08|26}}){{cite web|last1=Wynne|first1=Kelly|date=May 6, 2020|title=Do You Know Macaulay Culkin's Middle Name? Because He's Changed It to Something Else Entirely|url=https://www.newsweek.com/do-you-know-macaulay-culkins-middle-name-because-hes-changed-it-something-else-entirely-1502312|access-date=August 20, 2020|website=Newsweek|publisher=Dev Pragad|archive-date=April 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416193103/https://www.newsweek.com/do-you-know-macaulay-culkins-middle-name-because-hes-changed-it-something-else-entirely-1502312|url-status=live}} is an American actor and musician. Considered one of the most successful child actors of the 1990s, Culkin has received a Golden Globe Award nomination and other accolades. In 2005, he was ranked second on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid-Stars". In 2023, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Culkin earned recognition for playing Kevin McCallister in the Christmas comedy Home Alone (1990), and reprised the role in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). He furthered his success with the coming-of-age film My Girl (1991), the psychological thriller film The Good Son (1993), and the comedy films Getting Even with Dad and Richie Rich (both 1994). He took a hiatus starting in 1995, and returned to acting with the biographical drama film Party Monster (2003). Culkin appeared in the independent films Saved! (2004) and Sex and Breakfast (2007), and two projects by Adam Green: The Wrong Ferarri (2011) and Adam Green's Aladdin (2016). He starred in the comedy film Changeland (2019) and the tenth season of the anthology series American Horror Story (2021), and had a voice role in Kid Cudi's television special Entergalactic (2022).
Culkin wrote the autobiography Junior (2006), which describes his experiences with stardom and relationship with his father. From 2013 to 2016, he was a member of the comedy rock band the Pizza Underground, serving as the lead vocalist. In 2018, Culkin became the publisher and CEO of Bunny Ears, a satirical popular culture website and podcast.
Early life
Macaulay Carson Culkin was born on August 26, 1980, in the Manhattan borough of New York City.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/macaulay-culkins-saved/|title=Macaulay Culkin's 'Saved!'|publisher=CBS News|last=Neal|first=Rome|date=June 4, 2004|access-date=February 23, 2010|archive-date=October 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012210840/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/06/03/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main621018.shtml|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Lennon |first=Peter |date=October 9, 2000 |title=Away from home alone |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/oct/09/features.peterlennon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509005414/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/oct/09/features.peterlennon |archive-date=May 9, 2014 |access-date=February 28, 2025 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} He was named after British historian Thomas Babington Macaulay. Culkin was the third of seven children born to Christopher "Kit" Culkin, a former stage actor, and Patricia Brentrup, a native of North Dakota.{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96228068/the-daily-telegraph/|title=The Father from Hell?|date=November 9, 1996|pages=23–{{url|https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96228176/the-daily-telegraph/|24}}, {{url|https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96228233/|26}}|via=Newspapers.com|last=Purgavie|first=Dermot|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=April 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404083557/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96228068/the-daily-telegraph/|url-status=live}} The couple met in 1974 while Brentrup was working as a road traffic controller in Sundance, Wyoming.{{cite magazine|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/feature/kieran-culkin-succession-childhood-fame-1235025724/|date=October 6, 2021|title=Martinis and Red Meat With Kieran Culkin: The 'Succession' Star on Childhood, Co-Stars and Fame|last=Abramovitch|first=Seth|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220223025928/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/feature/kieran-culkin-succession-childhood-fame-1235025724/|archive-date=February 23, 2022|access-date=February 23, 2022}} Culkin's six siblings include Shane ({{abbr|b.|born}} 1976), Dakota (1979–2008), Kieran ({{abbr|b.|born}} 1982), Quinn ({{abbr|b.|born}} 1984), Christian ({{abbr|b.|born}} 1987), and Rory ({{abbr|b.|born}} 1989). He also had a paternal half-sister, Jennifer Adamson (1970–2000). His paternal aunt is actress Bonnie Bedelia.{{cite news|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/macaulay-culkin-sister-dakota-culkin-dies-struck-car-article-1.356976|newspaper=New York Daily News|title=Macaulay Culkin's sister, Dakota Culkin, dies after being struck by a car|last=Chernikoff|first=Leah|date=December 11, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220223033727/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/macaulay-culkin-sister-dakota-culkin-dies-struck-car-article-1.356976|archive-date=February 23, 2022|access-date=February 23, 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.etonline.com/kieran-culkin-is-game-to-have-his-brother-macaulay-and-other-siblings-on-succession-exclusive|work=Entertainment Tonight|title=Kieran Culkin Is 'Game' to Have His Brother Macaulay and Other Siblings on 'Succession' (Exclusive)|last=Gawley|first=Paige|date=October 14, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220223030836/https://www.etonline.com/kieran-culkin-is-game-to-have-his-brother-macaulay-and-other-siblings-on-succession-exclusive|archive-date=February 23, 2022|access-date=February 23, 2022}}{{cite news|last=Bandler|first=Michael J.|title=Character Study Despite Her Laurels, Bonnie Bedelia Wonders When Stardom Will Arrive|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/10/25/character-study-6/|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=December 21, 2013|date=October 25, 1992|archive-date=November 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102221447/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-10-25/features/9204060462_1_elizabeth-morgan-story-actress-bonnie-bedelia-character-study|url-status=live}} Culkin has German, Irish, and Norwegian ancestry.Kepnes, Caroline (October 2005). [https://web.archive.org/web/20060603115539/http://www.jvibe.com/popculture/mila_kunis.shtml "Schmoozin' with Mila Kunis"]. JVibe. Archived from [http://www.jvibe.com/popculture/mila_kunis.shtml the original] on June 3, 2006. Retrieved January 16, 2016. Mila Kunis on Culkin: "No my boyfriend was raised Irish Catholic..."{{Cite web |last=Velo |first=Jana |date=July 12, 2020 |title=What Do These Famous People Have in Common? |url=https://www.sofn.com/blog/what-do-these-famous-people-have-in-common/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812231602/https://www.sofn.com/blog/what-do-these-famous-people-have-in-common/ |archive-date=August 12, 2020 |access-date=February 28, 2025 |website=Sons of Norway |language=en-US}}
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/film--i-thought-nothing-could-possibly-go-wrong-huh-ian-mcewan-was-happy-with-his-first-hollywood-film-it-was-small-but-classy-then-along-came-macaulay-culkins-dad----sabine-durrant-reports-1461990.html|title=FILM "I thought nothing could possibly go wrong. Huh"]: Ian McEwan was happy with his first Hollywood film. It was small, but classy. Then along came Macaulay Culkin's dad ... Sabine Durrant reports|newspaper=The Independent|date=August 19, 1993|access-date=August 8, 2010|location=London|archive-date=June 18, 2022|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/film--i-thought-nothing-could-possibly-go-wrong-huh-ian-mcewan-was-happy-with-his-first-hollywood-film-it-was-small-but-classy-then-along-came-macaulay-culkins-dad----sabine-durrant-reports-1461990.html|url-status=live}} Culkin was raised Roman Catholic{{cite news|last=King|first=Larry|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0405/27/lkl.00.html|title=CNN: Larry King Live: Interview With Macaulay Culkin|publisher=CNN|date=May 27, 2004|access-date=March 26, 2018|author-link=Larry King|archive-date=July 20, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720052649/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0405/27/lkl.00.html|url-status=live}} and attended St. Joseph's School of Yorkville for five years{{cite web|last=Rebecca|first=John|url=http://movies.about.com/cs/saved/a/savedmc051704_3.htm|title=Macaulay Culkin Talks About "Saved!"|publisher=About.com|access-date=June 22, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916213533/http://movies.about.com/cs/saved/a/savedmc051704_3.htm|archive-date=September 16, 2011}} before transferring to the Professional Children's School.{{cite web |last1=Zernike |first1=Kate |title=From Curtain Calls to Ivy Halls; Top Colleges Take Notice of Special School's Young Stars |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/23/nyregion/curtain-calls-ivy-halls-top-colleges-take-notice-special-school-s-young-stars.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=February 18, 2020 |date=May 23, 2000 |archive-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218164024/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/23/nyregion/curtain-calls-ivy-halls-top-colleges-take-notice-special-school-s-young-stars.html |url-status=live }}
Culkin said his father, Kit Culkin, was violent towards him and their family, calling him the "worst person he's ever known." He said he felt that the abuse was caused by jealousy, because "everything [Kit] tried to do in his life [Macaulay] excelled at before [he] was 10 years old".{{Cite magazine |last=D'Agostino |first=Ryan |date=February 11, 2020 |title=Macaulay Culkin Is Ready to Answer All the Questions You Have About Him |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a30680749/macaulay-culkin-interview-life-now-after-home-alone-2020/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212144130/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a30680749/macaulay-culkin-interview-life-now-after-home-alone-2020/ |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=November 13, 2021 |magazine=Esquire}}{{cite news |title=Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin alleges 'jealous' father abused him 'mentally and physically' |date=January 23, 2018 |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/home-alone-star-macaulay-culkin-alleges-jealous-father-abused-him-mentally-and-physically/NJKU7FP4BQPKDF52EYQ2SDGTJM/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120204747/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/home-alone-star-macaulay-culkin-alleges-jealous-father-abused-him-mentally-and-physically/NJKU7FP4BQPKDF52EYQ2SDGTJM/ |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |accessdate=January 20, 2023 |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald}} In a 2025 interview, Culkin revealed that he and his father have not made contact in over 30 years.{{Cite web |title=Macaulay Culkin Slams Dad as WORST PERSON: Haven't Spoken in 30 Years! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EPlvsKStbA |access-date=April 4, 2025 |website=YouTube | date=April 2, 2025 }} His parents never married; they split during his teens, and his mother filed for custody. Culkin took his parents to court to remove their name from his trust fund, which was reportedly worth between $15 and 20 million, and hired an executor.
Career
{{see also|Macaulay Culkin filmography}}
=1980s: Early work=
Culkin began acting at age four. His early roles included a stage production of Bach Babies at the New York Philharmonic. He continued appearing in roles on stage, television and films throughout the 1980s. He made an uncredited appearance in the television movie The Midnight Hour (1985).{{cite news |last1=Finn |first1=Natalie |title=Revisiting Macaulay Culkin's Unique Career, From Signature Child Star Scream to Stealth Cameos |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1181871/revisiting-macaulay-culkins-unique-career-from-signature-child-star-scream-to-stealth-cameos |access-date=23 April 2025 |work=E! News |date=25 Aug 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://dreadcentral.com/b-sides/27966/b-sides-a-thriller-rip-off-that-ll-make-you-want-to-get-dead/|title=B-Sides: A Thriller Rip-Off That'll Make You Want to Get Dead|last=Foy|first=Scott|work=Dread Central|date=October 22, 2011|access-date=February 4, 2015}} Culkin's first credited screen role came in February 1988, as a co-star in "Something Green," 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 (September 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).{{cite book |title=Uncle Buck: John Candy, Macaulay Culkin, Jean Louisa Kelly, Gaby Hoffmann, Amy Madigan, Elaine Bromka, Garrett M. Brown, Laurie Metcalf, Jay Underwood, Brian Taran... |isbn = 0783227388}}
=1990s: Breakthrough=
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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{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-12-28-ca-7405-story.html |last=Fox |first=David J. |title='Godfather' Wins 7 Golden Globe Nominations |website=Los Angeles Times |date=December 28, 1990 |access-date=April 13, 2021}} and won an American Comedy Award{{cite web |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/macaulay-culkin-through-the-years-photos-of-the-actor/ |last=Hautman |first=Nicholas |title=Macaulay Culkin Through the Years |website=US Weekly |date=August 26, 2020 |access-date=April 13, 2021}} and a Young Artist Award.{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms12.htm |title=12th Annual Youth In Film Awards |access-date=April 13, 2021 |website=Young Artists Awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716012652/http://youngartistawards.org/pastnoms12.htm |archive-date=July 16, 2015}} In a 2022 interview with People, co-star Joe Pesci said Culkin was "a really sweet kid and, even at his age, very professional".{{cite news|url=https://people.com/movies/joe-pesci-reflects-on-making-home-alone-2-with-macaulay-culkin-as-movie-turns-30/|title=Joe Pesci Reflects on Making 'Home Alone 2' as Movie Turns 30: 'I Did Sustain Serious Burns'|last=McArdle|first=Tommy|work=People|date=November 29, 2022|access-date=December 7, 2022|archive-date=December 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206075926/https://people.com/movies/joe-pesci-reflects-on-making-home-alone-2-with-macaulay-culkin-as-movie-turns-30/|url-status=live}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1992 |title=1992 Movie Awards - Past Movies Awards |website=MTV |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423094751/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1992/ |archive-date=April 23, 2008 |access-date=April 13, 2021}}
Culkin was paid $4.5 million (compared to $110,000 for the original) for Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992).{{AFI film|59269|title=Home Alone 2: Lost in New York}} 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 established himself as one of the most successful child actors of the 1990s.{{cite web |last=Gliatto |first=Tom |date=December 17, 1990 |title=Running Away with the Box Office by Staying Home Alone, Macaulay Culkin Is Hollywood's Newest Little Big Man |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20113961,00.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515013720/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20113961,00.html |archive-date=May 15, 2010 |access-date=February 22, 2010 |work=People}} He grew tired of acting and retired after Richie Rich.{{Cite magazine|date=2018-11-06|title=How Kieran Culkin Survived Childhood and Made Peace with the Family Profession|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/11/kieran-culkin-family-succession-profile|access-date=2021-11-13|magazine=Vanity Fair|first=Sam|last=Kashner|language=en-US|archive-date=March 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330084757/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/11/kieran-culkin-family-succession-profile|url-status=live}} Wanting a "normal life", he went to a private high school in Manhattan.{{cite magazine|last1=Zoglin|first1=Richard|title=I Was Just Hoping To Disappear|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,107932,00.html|access-date=May 1, 2018|magazine=Time|date=April 29, 2001|archive-date=April 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427202852/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,107932,00.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Macaulay Culkin Takes Another Role|url=https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=124083&page=1|website=ABC News|access-date=May 1, 2018|language=en|date=January 6, 2006|archive-date=May 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502140151/http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=124083&page=1|url-status=live}} In 1998, he appeared in the music video for the song "Sunday" by the rock band Sonic Youth.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sonic-youth-100-1389546 |title=SONIC YOUTH PROMO VIDEO STARS MACAULEY CULKIN (sic) |website=NME |date=May 15, 1998 |access-date=December 7, 2023}}
=2000s: Guest roles and independent films=
In 2000, Culkin returned to acting with a role in the play Madame Melville, which was staged in London's West End.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/978449.stm |title=ENTERTAINMENT | Culkin happy away from home |work=BBC News |date=October 19, 2000 |access-date=August 7, 2009 |archive-date=June 29, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060629103557/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/978449.stm |url-status=live }} In early 2003, he made a guest appearance on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace.{{cite web |url=https://tv.yahoo.com/macaulay-culkin/contributor/34747 |title=Macaulay Culkin – Yahoo! TV |publisher=Tv.yahoo.com |date=August 26, 1980 |access-date=August 7, 2009 |archive-date=April 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401042248/http://tv.yahoo.com/macaulay-culkin/contributor/34747 |url-status=live }} His role as Karen Walker's deceptively immature divorce lawyer won him favorable reviews. Culkin headed back into motion pictures in 2003 with Party Monster, in which he played a role very different from those he was known for, that of party promoter Michael Alig, a drug user and murderer. He quickly followed that with a supporting part in Saved!, as a cynical wheelchair-using, non-Christian student in a conservative Christian high school. Though Saved! only had modest success at the box office, Culkin received positive reviews for his role in the film and its implications for a career as an adult actor.{{cite news |url=https://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=5965 |title=Saved! Movie Review – Saved! Movie Trailer |work=The Boston Globe |date=June 11, 2004 |access-date=August 7, 2009 |first=Ty |last=Burr |archive-date=August 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090812235123/http://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=5965 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.guidelive.com/things-to-do?_pageid=33,97283&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&item_id=21513|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407071355/http://www.guidelive.com/portal/page?_pageid=33%2C97283&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&item_id=21513|url-status=dead|title=Things To Do in Dallas: Find Dallas Events & Attractions|archive-date=April 7, 2009|website=GuideLive}}{{cite magazine |last=Denby |first=David |url=https://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/05/31/040531crci_cinema |title=Outsiders |magazine=The New Yorker |date=January 7, 2009 |access-date=August 7, 2009 |archive-date=July 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712043236/http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/05/31/040531crci_cinema |url-status=live }} Culkin began doing voice-over work, with appearances in Seth Green's Robot Chicken. In 2005, he was ranked second on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid-Stars" behind Gary Coleman.{{cite web |title=The Greatest: 100 Greatest Kid Stars (20 - 1) |url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/92323/episode_featured_copy.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050827195602/http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_greatest/92323/episode_featured_copy.jhtml |archive-date=August 27, 2005 |access-date=September 21, 2020 |publisher=VH1.com
In 2006, he published an experimental, semi-autobiographical novel titled Junior, which talked about Culkin's stardom and his shaky relationship with his father. He starred in Sex and Breakfast, a dark comedy written and directed by Miles Brandman.{{cite web |first=Daniel |last=Saney |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a35507/macaulay-culkin-has-sex-and-breakfast.html |title=Macaulay Culkin has 'Sex and Breakfast' |work=Digital Spy |date=August 3, 2006 |access-date=August 7, 2009 |archive-date=June 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090629062045/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a35507/macaulay-culkin-has-sex-and-breakfast.html |url-status=live }} Alexis Dziena, Kuno Becker and Eliza Dushku also star in this story of a couple whose therapist recommends they engage in group sex. Shooting for the film, Culkin's first since Saved!, took place in September 2006. The film opened in Los Angeles on November 30, 2007, and was released on DVD on January 22, 2008, by First Look Pictures. Culkin's next project was a role in the thirteen-episode NBC television series Kings as Andrew Cross.{{cite web |url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/24/nbcs-kings-snags-macaulay-culkin/ |title=NBC's Kings snags Macaulay Culkin |work=TV Squad |date=July 22, 2008 |access-date=August 7, 2009 |archive-date=September 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904193502/http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/24/nbcs-kings-snags-macaulay-culkin/ |url-status=live }}
In 2009, Culkin appeared in a UK-based commercial for Aviva Insurance (formerly Norwich Union) to help promote their company's rebranding. Culkin stared into the camera stating, "Remember me."{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}} On August 17, 2009, Culkin made a brief cameo appearance on WWE Raw at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri, following a "falls count anywhere" match between Hornswoggle and Chavo Guerrero Jr., in which Guerrero was defeated by the classic Home Alone gag of rigging a swinging paint can to hit him upon opening a door. Culkin appeared in the doorway and said, "That's not funny."
=2010s: Professional expansion=
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In February 2010, Culkin appeared in an episode of Poppy de Villeneuve's online series for The New York Times, The Park. On March 7 of the same year, he appeared alongside actors Matthew Broderick, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall, and Jon Cryer in a tribute to the late John Hughes at the Oscars. In April 2011, Culkin was featured in musician Adam Green's experimental film The Wrong Ferarri, which was entirely shot on an iPhone. In the same month, he also appeared in the music video for "Stamp Your Name on It" performed by Green's former bandmate Jack Dishel/Only Son. In September 2012, he appeared in a video on YouTube explaining how he turned his apartment in New York into a painting workshop.
In December 2013, a viral video of Culkin eating a cheese pizza was uploaded to YouTube. This was a parody of Andy Warhol consuming a Burger King Whopper in Jørgen Leth's documentary 66 Scenes from America.Fossum, Mike [http://www.webpronews.com/artsy-macaulay-culkin-conceptually-eats-pizza-2013-12 'Artsy Macaulay Culkin conceptually eats pizza'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227224256/http://www.webpronews.com/artsy-macaulay-culkin-conceptually-eats-pizza-2013-12 |date=December 27, 2013 }}, retrieved December 27, 2013 Culkin was promoting the debut of his New York–based, pizza-themed comedy rock band The Pizza Underground.Luling, Todd Van, December 27, 2013 [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/27/pizza-news-2013_n_4462102.html 'The 34 greatest moments in pizza history from 2013'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502040851/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/27/pizza-news-2013_n_4462102.html |date=May 2, 2017 }}, retrieved December 27, 2013 Their tour began in Brooklyn on January 24, 2014.Catalano, Angelica, January 7, 2014 [http://www.musictimes.com/articles/3244/20140107/macaulay-culkin-performs-in-pizza-underground-debut-music-video-starts-tour.htm 'Macaulay Culkin performs in The Pizza Underground's debut music video, starts tour'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118033447/http://www.musictimes.com/articles/3244/20140107/macaulay-culkin-performs-in-pizza-underground-debut-music-video-starts-tour.htm |date=January 18, 2014 }}, retrieved January 29, 2014. In late May 2014, Culkin stormed off stage at Rock City during his kazoo solo after fans began booing and throwing pints of beer at the band.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/macaulay-culkin-storms-off-stage-after-fans-interrupt-his-pizza-underground-kazoo-solo-9435542.html|title=Macaulay Culkin storms off stage after fans interrupt his kazoo solo|work=The Independent|date=May 27, 2014|access-date=September 8, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924214526/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/macaulay-culkin-storms-off-stage-after-fans-interrupt-his-pizza-underground-kazoo-solo-9435542.html|url-status=live}} They subsequently cancelled the remaining UK shows, though they claimed the cancellation had nothing to do with the Rock City performance.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/77631|title=The Pizza Underground cancel U.K. tour and Primavera Sound appearance|work=New Musical Express|date=May 31, 2014|access-date=June 4, 2014|archive-date=June 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602180023/http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/77631|url-status=live}} On July 10, 2016, Culkin announced that The Pizza Underground was splitting up and their next album would be the last.{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11672468|title=Macaulay Culkin confirms his band's next album will be their last|work=The New Zealand Herald|date=July 10, 2016|access-date=July 17, 2016|archive-date=July 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712144950/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11672468|url-status=live}}
In July 2016, Culkin appeared in a television advertisement for Compare the Market.{{cite web|last=Bullock|first=Andrew|url=http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/687701/Macaulay-Culkin-meerkats-Compare-The-Market-TV-advert-ITV-Coronation-Street|title=WATCH: Macaulay Culkin joins the famous meerkats in new Compare The Market TV ad|work=Daily Express|date=July 8, 2016|access-date=July 17, 2016|archive-date=July 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710072123/http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/687701/Macaulay-Culkin-meerkats-Compare-The-Market-TV-advert-ITV-Coronation-Street|url-status=live}} In January 2018, Culkin launched a comedy website and podcast called Bunny Ears that parodied other celebrity-owned websites such as Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop.{{cite news |last1=Atad |first1=Corey |title=Macaulay Culkin Launches Goop Parody Site Bunny Ears |url=https://etcanada.com/news/312722/macaulay-culkin-launches-goop-parody-site-bunny-ears/ |access-date=December 20, 2018 |work=ET Canada |date=March 26, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=December 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221041638/https://etcanada.com/news/312722/macaulay-culkin-launches-goop-parody-site-bunny-ears/ |url-status=dead }} Since 2018, Culkin has been a frequent guest of Red Letter Media, appearing in multiple episodes of their Best of the Worst, re:View, and Half in the Bag webseries, as well as Angry Video Game Nerd, where he appears as a parody of himself.{{cite news |last1=Burwick |first1=Kevin |title=Macaulay Culkin Has a Blast Reviewing Home Alone 4 & Old Home Alone Video Games |url=https://movieweb.com/macaulay-culkin-home-alone-4-video-game-reviews/ |access-date=December 20, 2018 |work=MovieWeb |date=December 17, 2018 |archive-date=December 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221090509/https://movieweb.com/macaulay-culkin-home-alone-4-video-game-reviews/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Good |first=Owen |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/16/18143355/angry-video-game-nerd-macaulay-culkin-home-alone-video-games |title=Macaulay Culkin teams with Angry Video Game Nerd to dump on Home Alone |work=Polygon |date=December 16, 2018 |access-date=December 17, 2018 |archive-date=August 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804153639/https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/16/18143355/angry-video-game-nerd-macaulay-culkin-home-alone-video-games |url-status=live }} In an advertisement for Google Assistant published on December 19, 2018, Culkin reprised his Home Alone role as Kevin McCallister after 28 years.{{YouTube|-lfHXKbsMLE|Home Alone: Macaulay Culkin Google Assistant Parody}} It recreated scenes from the movie where McCallister shaved his face, jumped on the bed, and decorated the Christmas tree, all while asking Google Assistant to set reminders for him.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-home-alone-commercial-macaulay-culkin-is-home-alone-again-in-new-ad |title=Macaulay Culkin is "Home Alone" again in new ad |website=www.cbsnews.com |date=December 19, 2018 |access-date=December 19, 2018 |archive-date=December 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220021007/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-home-alone-commercial-macaulay-culkin-is-home-alone-again-in-new-ad/ |url-status=live }} In 2019, he had a role in Seth Green's movie Changeland with his future wife, Brenda Song,{{cite web|url=https://www.aol.com/brenda-song-supports-macaulay-culkin-161400960.html|title=Macaulay Culkin Shares How Constant Communication Works in Marriage to Brenda Song|magazine=Elle|via=AOL|author=Lutkin, Aimée|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=December 7, 2024|access-date=December 7, 2024|archive-date=December 7, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241207205733/https://www.aol.com/brenda-song-supports-macaulay-culkin-161400960.html}} which was released on June 7, 2019.{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/seth-green-directing-debut-changeland-1202474357/|title=Seth Green to Make Feature Film Directorial Debut With 'Changeland'|publisher=Variety|date=June 21, 2017|access-date=June 21, 2019|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144913/https://variety.com/2017/film/news/seth-green-directing-debut-changeland-1202474357/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=D'Agostino |first=Ryan |title=Macaulay Culkin Is Not Like You |date=February 11, 2020 |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a30680749/macaulay-culkin-interview-life-now-after-home-alone-2020/ |publisher=Esquire |access-date=12 February 2020 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212144130/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a30680749/macaulay-culkin-interview-life-now-after-home-alone-2020/ |url-status=live }}
=2020s=
In 2021, Culkin was part of the starring cast of the series' tenth season, American Horror Story: Double Feature.{{Cite news|last=Strause|first=Jackie|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/american-horror-story-season-10-cast-sarah-paulson-macaulay-culkin-1281304|title='American Horror Story': Macaulay Culkin Joins Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters in Season 10|date=February 26, 2020|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=February 26, 2020|archive-date=February 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226163405/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/american-horror-story-season-10-cast-sarah-paulson-macaulay-culkin-1281304|url-status=live}} His role in the season was critically praised.{{Cite news|last=Williams|first=Jordan|url=https://screenrant.com/american-horror-story-macaulay-culkin-fan-favorite-reason/|title=How Macaulay Culkin Became The New American Horror Story Fan Favorite|date=September 19, 2021|work=Screen Rant|access-date=November 11, 2021|archive-date=September 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926020105/https://screenrant.com/american-horror-story-macaulay-culkin-fan-favorite-reason/|url-status=live}} On December 1, 2023, Culkin received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.{{cite web |url=https://people.com/macaulay-culkin-reunites-home-alone-mom-catherine-ohara-walk-of-fame-8409927 |last=VanHoose |first=Benjamin |title=Macaulay Culkin Wipes Away Tears as He Reunites with Home Alone Mom Catherine O'Hara at Walk of Fame Ceremony |website=People |date=December 1, 2023 |access-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-date=December 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201221331/https://people.com/macaulay-culkin-reunites-home-alone-mom-catherine-ohara-walk-of-fame-8409927 |url-status=live }} In attendance at the ceremony were his Home Alone co-star Catherine O'Hara and Party Monster co-star Natasha Lyonne, who gave speeches in Culkin's honor.
Personal life
Culkin tends to refrain from disclosing aspects of his personal life; however, he has discussed his life as a child actor, the conflict in his family life, including his estrangement from his father, and how he retired from acting at age 14. He resides in the Toluca Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles on an estate that was formerly owned by Kiefer Sutherland.{{Cite web |last=Crosby |first=Rowan |date=2022-08-16 |title=Macaulay Culkin buys Kiefer Sutherland's Toluca Lake estate |url=https://eliteagent.com/macaulay-culkin-buys-kiefer-sutherlands-toluca-lake-estate/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=Elite Agent |language=en-AU}}
On September 17, 2004, Culkin was arrested in Oklahoma City for the possession of {{convert|17.3|g|oz}} of marijuana and two controlled substances, {{convert|16.5|mg|gr|sigfig=2|abbr=off|lk=out}} of alprazolam and {{convert|32|mg|gr|sigfig=1|abbr=off}} of clonazepam,{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-09-17-culkin-arrest_x.htm |title=Actor Macaulay Culkin arrested for drug possession |work=USA Today |date=September 17, 2004 |access-date=August 7, 2009 |archive-date=July 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712092741/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-09-17-culkin-arrest_x.htm |url-status=live }} for which he was briefly jailed and then released on $4,000 bail.{{cite web |url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0917042_culkin_1.html |title=Macaulay Culkin Drug Bust – September 17, 2004 |publisher=Thesmokinggun.com |date=September 17, 2004 |access-date=August 7, 2009 |archive-date=August 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802024923/http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0917042_culkin_1.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/news/daily-gossip/2004/040920-macaulay-culkin-in-jail-alone.aspx|title=Macaulay Culkin Arrested On Drug Charges|work=Glamour|date=September 19, 2004|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904033156/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/news/daily-gossip/2004/040920-macaulay-culkin-in-jail-alone.aspx|archive-date=September 4, 2009}} After being arraigned in court for misdemeanor drug offenses, he pleaded not guilty at the trial (October 15, 2004, to June 9, 2005), but later reversed the plea to guilty. He received three one-year suspended prison sentences and was ordered to pay $540 in fees.{{cite news |last=SIlverman |first=Stephen M. |date=June 8, 2005 |title=Macaulay Culkin Pleads Guilty to Pot Charge |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1070137,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422045206/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1070137,00.html |archive-date=April 22, 2012 |access-date=August 1, 2012 |work=People}}
In December 2018, Culkin announced that he would legally change his name to "Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin" after holding a vote through his website to choose a new middle name, with "Macaulay Culkin" winning the vote over four other candidates.{{cite news |last=Jensen |first=Erin |date=November 29, 2018 |title=Macaulay Culkin to legally change middle name to something totally outrageous |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/11/29/macaulay-culkin-poll-bunnyears-jimmy-fallon-tonight-show/2147348002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326165703/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2018/11/29/macaulay-culkin-poll-bunnyears-jimmy-fallon-tonight-show/2147348002/ |archive-date=March 26, 2019 |access-date=March 26, 2019 |work=USA Today}}{{cite web |url=https://www.insider.com/vote-macaulay-culkin-changing-his-middle-name-2018-11 |title=Macaulay Culkin is working on legally changing his name to 'Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin' after fans voted in a public poll |last=Mitrokostas |first=Sophia |work=Insider |date=April 25, 2019 |access-date=August 7, 2019 |archive-date=October 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003095950/https://www.insider.com/vote-macaulay-culkin-changing-his-middle-name-2018-11 |url-status=live }} He announced in April 2019 that the legal name change process had been completed.
In August 2020, on his 40th birthday, Culkin tweeted, "Hey guys, wanna feel old? I'm 40. You're welcome." The tweet became one of the most-liked tweets of all time, peaking at number 9.{{cite web |last1=Keeley |first1=Matt |title=Tweet Announcing Chadwick Boseman's Passing Most Liked in Twitter History |url=https://www.newsweek.com/tweet-announcing-chadwick-bosemans-passing-most-liked-twitter-history-1528574 |website=Newsweek |date=August 29, 2020 |access-date=August 29, 2020 |archive-date=August 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830081133/https://www.newsweek.com/tweet-announcing-chadwick-bosemans-passing-most-liked-twitter-history-1528574 |url-status=live }}
=Relationships=
Culkin married actress Rachel Miner in 1998 when they were both 18,Respers France, Lisa (March 21, 2018). [https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/21/entertainment/macaulay-culkin-anna-faris-podcast/ "Macaulay Culkin gets real personal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327084834/https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/21/entertainment/macaulay-culkin-anna-faris-podcast/ |date=March 27, 2018 }}. CNN.{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-20473177.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624033721/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-20473177.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 24, 2011 |title=He's not home alone now. (teen actors Rachel Miner and Macaulay Culkin, both 17, announce their marriage intentions)(Brief Article) |publisher= |date=April 13, 1998 |access-date=August 7, 2009}} but they separated in 2000{{cite magazine|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,997713,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309003337/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,997713,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 9, 2008|title=People: August 14, 2000|magazine=Time|date=August 14, 2000|access-date=February 21, 2010 | first=Josh | last=Tyrangiel}} and divorced in 2002.{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/macaulay-culkins-happy-ending|title=Macaulay Culkin's Happy 'Ending'|publisher=Fox News|date=August 20, 2002|access-date=January 20, 2022|first=Roger|last=Friedman|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120202334/https://www.foxnews.com/story/macaulay-culkins-happy-ending|url-status=live}}
Culkin dated actress Mila Kunis from 2002 to 2010.{{cite web | url = http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/id/3476357 | title = Culkin and Kunis Plan a Wedding | work = Hollywood.com | date = January 11, 2006 | access-date = January 20, 2022 | archive-date = January 14, 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060114040047/http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/id/3476357 | url-status = live }}{{cite news| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mila-kunis-and-macaulay-culkin-split/| title=Mila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin Split| work=CBS News| first=Jessica| last=Derschowitz| date=January 3, 2011| access-date=January 20, 2022| archive-date=January 20, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120203839/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mila-kunis-and-macaulay-culkin-split/| url-status=live}}
In 2017, Culkin started dating Changeland co-star Brenda Song,{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2018|title=Brenda Song Gushes Over BF Macaulay Culkin: 'Everything's Wonderful' |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/brenda-song-on-macaulay-culkin-relationship-everythings-wonderful/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013040838/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/brenda-song-on-macaulay-culkin-relationship-everythings-wonderful/ |archive-date=October 13, 2019 |access-date= |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}} having met while working together on that film. Their first child, a son, was born on April 5, 2021.{{Cite web |date=April 12, 2021 |title=Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song Announce the Birth of Their First Child, Dakota |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a36094413/macaulay-culkin-brenda-song-son-dakota/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412160259/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a36094413/macaulay-culkin-brenda-song-son-dakota/ |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |access-date= |website=Esquire |language=en}}{{Cite web|first=Samantha|last=Schnurr|date=April 12, 2021|title=Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song Quietly Welcome Their First Baby|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1257773/macaulay-culkin-and-brenda-song-quietly-welcome-their-first-baby|access-date=April 12, 2021|publisher=E!|archive-date=April 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412164825/https://www.eonline.com/news/1257773/macaulay-culkin-and-brenda-song-quietly-welcome-their-first-baby|url-status=live}} Shortly after their son's birth, comments Culkin made on a 2018 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience about his relationship with Song (a Hmong–Thai American) resurfaced, which were criticized for stereotyping Asians.{{cite web |title=Macaulay Culkin's remark about fathering 'Sean Lennon' resurfaces after birth of his child |url=https://news.yahoo.com/macaulay-culkins-past-comments-white-230017589.html |website=news.yahoo.com|date=April 14, 2021 }} In the interview, Culkin joked about the shape of Song's eyes, their interracial relationship, and the appearance of their potential future children. He argued that he was entitled to make Asian jokes because of his relationship with Song, and because of his future fatherhood to multiracial children, stating that he would "understand the struggle".{{cite news |last1=Yam |first1=Kimmy |title=Macaulay Culkin's past comments and how white parents might 'other' their multiracial children |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/macaulay-culkin-s-past-comments-how-white-parents-might-other-n1264101?asdfa |publisher=NBC News |access-date=April 15, 2021 |date=April 14, 2021 |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415175207/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/macaulay-culkin-s-past-comments-how-white-parents-might-other-n1264101?asdfa |url-status=live }} Culkin and Song's second son was born in December 2022.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-18 |title=Brenda Song and Macaulay Culkin Have Secretly Welcomed a Second Baby Together |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a43355496/brenda-song-macaulay-culkin-second-baby-announcement/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=ELLE |language=en-us |archive-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409195109/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a43355496/brenda-song-macaulay-culkin-second-baby-announcement/ |url-status=live }}
=Friendships=
Around the time of the first Home Alone movie, Culkin became friends with the pop singer Michael Jackson{{cite news|last=Leonard|first=Kevin|title=Michael Jackson was surprise guest on family vacation of former Laurel High teachers|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/laurel/ph-ll-history-goldstein-0801-20130801,0,5755352.story|access-date=September 8, 2013|work=The Baltimore Sun|date=August 1, 2013|archive-date=October 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023124428/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/laurel/ph-ll-history-goldstein-0801-20130801,0,5755352.story|url-status=dead}} and appeared in Jackson's 1991 "Black or White" music video.{{cite web|title=Michael Jackson With Macaulay Culkin|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbKybCdSD3I| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022184340/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbKybCdSD3I| archive-date=2013-10-22 | url-status=dead|publisher=YouTube|access-date=September 8, 2013}} In 2005, at Jackson's trial for sexual child abuse, Culkin testified that he had slept in bed with Jackson but that he was never molested. Culkin dismissed the allegations against Jackson as "absolutely ridiculous".{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/11/jackson.trial/index.html |work=CNN |title=Culkin: Jackson 'never' molested me |date=May 11, 2005 |access-date=November 8, 2009 |archive-date=February 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201045207/http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/11/jackson.trial/index.html |url-status=live }} Culkin attended Jackson's burial on September 3, 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1620834/20090904/jackson_michael.jhtml |title=Michael Jackson's Kids Lay Golden Crown On His Casket At Funeral |author=Kaufman, Gil |work=MTV.com |publisher=Viacom |date=September 4, 2009 |access-date=May 17, 2010 |archive-date=September 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906175125/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1620834/20090904/jackson_michael.jhtml |url-status=dead }} Culkin is also the godfather of Jackson's children Paris Jackson, Prince and Michael Jr.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/12/19/macaulay-culkin-now_n_13724368.html|title=Macaulay Culkin Now: We Totally Forgot The Actor Is Paris Jackson's Godfather|publisher=huffingtonpost.ca|date=19 December 2016|access-date=March 18, 2019|archive-date=December 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221003429/https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/12/19/macaulay-culkin-now_n_13724368.html|url-status=live}} Culkin has consistently defended Jackson against allegations of child molestation, and said in a 2020 interview with Esquire: "I never saw anything; he never did anything."{{cite web|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a30782546/macaulay-culkin-michael-jackson-relationship-friendship-details/|title=Macaulay Culkin Wants to Set the Record Straight About His Relationship With Michael Jackson|magazine=Esquire|date=11 February 2020|access-date=February 12, 2020|archive-date=February 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212102242/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a30782546/macaulay-culkin-michael-jackson-relationship-friendship-details/|url-status=live}}
Culkin is close with fellow actor Seth Green, with whom he co-starred in the film Party Monster, as well as in Green's 2019 directorial debut, Changeland, and on episodes of Green's adult animated sitcom Robot Chicken.{{cite web |last=Burke |first=Carolyn |title=Mack and Seth Green Talk Seth's New Movie 'Changeland' and the 'GoT' Finale |url=https://bunnyears.com/seth-green-macaulay-culkin-changeland-bunny-ears-podcast/amp/ |website=Bunny Ears}}
Awards and nominations
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Bibliography
- Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 398.
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