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Innocent, angelic face



Rosy lips, blue eyes and pale skin



Trivia (42)

Father hands sole custody of Macaulay and his siblings over to their mother. Parents never married and mother filed for custody. [April 1997]



Reports claim the Culkin family could soon be homeless. Control of Macaulay's finances have been removed from the family and placed in the hands of his accountant. [February 1997]





Godfather to Michael Jackson 's first child.

Studied at the School of American Ballet. The school is the official training academy of the New York City Ballet. Its founders (in 1934) were Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine.



Stage debut at age of four in "Bach Babies".



He and his wife buy $1.7 million 5200-foot loft on lower Broadway in Manhattan. [November 1999]



Burned out at age 14, he quit acting in 1995 and only recently made a 'comeback' on stage in 2001, appearing in a London production of "Madame Melville," playing a 15-year-old who is seduced by his French teacher. It later moved Off-Broadway for a 4-month stint.



Macaulay was named after Thomas Babington Macaulay, and his middle name Carson for Kit Carson of the old west.





Was in a relationship with Mila Kunis from 2002 until late 2010.



Dropped out of his senior year at the Professional Children's School (a high school), the school where he met his ex-wife, Rachel Miner

[17 September 2004] Arrested for marijuana possession in Oklahoma.





Bought Marilyn Manson his first pack of cigarettes for Manson's role as Christina during the filming of Party Monster (2003). He said he found it so ironic considering that Manson is considered "the Antichrist" by many, and it's Macaulay Culkin who's corrupting him.

Ranked #2 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars".





Attended WWF's (now WWE) WrestleMania VII (1991) on March 24, 1991.



Became the first child actor to ever receive a million dollars for one film - and in a supporting role too! The film was My Girl - Meine erste Liebe (1991).

Wrote a book titled "Junior".





His performance as Kevin McCallister in Kevin - Allein zu Haus (1990) is ranked #99 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

Was ranked #2 in E's most cutest child stars all grown-up. (2005).



Is a fan of professional wrestling.





Was considered for the role of "Mark Sway" in Der Klient (1994) but lost out to Brad Renfro



His 29-year-old sister, Dakota Culkin , passed away after accidentally being struck by a car on December 10th 2008 in Los Angeles, California.

Is a big fan of the popular RPG game, World of Warcraft.



He has a half-sister, Jennifer Adamson, from another relationship of his father. Jennifer died in 2000 at age 29 from a drug overdose.





Son of Kit Culkin and Patricia Brentrup . His parents were together for 21 years from 1974-1995, but never married.

Ranked number 2 on the VH1 list 100 Greatest Kid Stars (2012).



His father is of one quarter Irish, as well as of German, English, Swiss-German, and French, descent. His mother is of half German and half Norwegian ancestry.





When casting the role of Kevin McCallister for Kevin - Allein zu Haus (1990), Chris Columbus had already seen him in Allein mit Onkel Buck (1989) but he wanted to audition some other kids first while writer and producer John Hughes had his heart set on Culkin. So Columbus met Culkin in New York and was very charmed by him and thought he was fantastic. Columbus auditioned five other kids and none of them shaped up to Culkin. Columbus went with Culkin because he was not as picture perfect and he had an instant relatability to the kids in the audience. Columbus knew the cameras would love him and he was immensely funny.



Born on the same date as Chris Pine

Has been living in Paris, France, since 2013.



Has a scar on his finger that occurred during the filming of "Home Alone" when Joe Pesci bit his finger.



Personal Quotes (13)

[at age 10]: I don't even get an allowance.



It drives me crazy when your parents try to read your mind. It's even worse when they try to read your mail.



[Just how rich is he?]: I could sit around with my thumb up my butt watching TV and my kids would still go to college!





[on his new sitcom deal with NBC]: With Friends (1994) biting the dust, the time could now be right for my show.

[Responding to questions about his estranged father, May 27, 2004.]: My father was overbearing. Very controlling. He was always the way he is, even before my success. He was not always a good person. He'd play mind games to make sure I knew my place. I don't see him, which is unfortunate. But I don't have any desire to see him. I vaguely know where he is, and I don't want to know. As long as he's not standing outside my doorstep, I'm fine.





[on his friendship with Michael Jackson ]: Michael and I had an understanding about my father. He knew what that was all about. He'd lived it. It's not like I can just bump into people on the street and say, Oh! You too! It doesn't happen that often. Michael's still a kid. I'm still a kid. We're both going to be about 8 years old forever in some place because we never had a chance to be 8 when we actually were. That's kind of the beautiful and the cursed part of our lives.



I just remember the exact point when I was growing a little more tired, during Das zweite Gesicht (1993). I had already done one or two things that year, and I just said to Kit, "Listen, I'm really getting tired and I'm not at school as much as I'd like to be. I really need some time off". He said, "Yeah, sure" and the next thing I knew I was on the next set doing the next thing and it just kind of clicked in my brain: "Okay. There's basically nothing I can do to make this stop".

Contrary to popular belief, I've never been to rehab. I've never been to jail, never been arrested. All the child-star clichés. I've tried very hard to avoid them all.





[on Party Monster (2003)'s script]: When I was first sent the script, I threw it in the garbage like I did with every other script I was sent at the time. I was basically retired.

People still recognize me all the time on the street. The first thing they say when they stop me is, "Where have you been?" The second comment they make is always, "Oh, you've grown up." I'm not one of those actors who needs the media spotlight all the time to feel gratified. I'm happy to do one project a year and take the rest of the year off as long as that project is special.



I had all the fame anyone could want, and I ran away from it.





Most of the offers I get from Hollywood are for teen comedies. My manager thinks I'm crazy for turning down all that money, but I'm very picky. I'd made enough money by the time I was 12 to never have to work again, so it's not about a big check with me. It's about finding unique, one-of-a-kind films that I would want to see myself. I think Party Monster (2003) is one of those.

[March 2006]: Acting found me. I thought maybe I should try to find it again. We'll see.



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