Macaulay Culkin is turning 42 today. He is perhaps the most popular child actor of all time, short of Shirley Temple. But beyond his roles as Kevin in Home Alone and the nephew of Uncle Buck, what do we know about him?
In honor of his birthday, here are a few facts about the man behind the boy we know as Kevin McAllister.
He Was In This Frightening Sprite Commercial
Culkin made around $20 million in his brief film career. The star was so successful that he “retired” from acting at 14. But with his fame came plenty of endorsement opportunities. He starred in this absolutely bonkers Sprite commercial that broke the fourth wall at least three times. No wonder child actors are so messed up. Even his co-star was fake.
The ending of this 1992 Sprite ‘Home Alone 2’ Macaulay Culkin Commercial is… pic.twitter.com/l0XS8gWNPN
— Horror4Kids (@horror4kids) August 21, 2022
He’s A Dad Now
Macaulay Culkin’s a Dad Now, Announces First Child with Brenda Song https://t.co/7A3NTJGPub
— TMZ (@TMZ) April 12, 2021
Want to feel very (very) old? The kid from Home Alone has a child.
Macaulay Culkin sports ‘Dad’ hat as rumored fiancée Brenda Song rocks diamond sparkler during Pasadena outing with their son Dakota https://t.co/BzgoVdMhNT
— Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) August 23, 2022
Culkin has a son Dakota with follower former child star Brenda Song.
Me: Learning that Macaulay Culkin is a dad. https://t.co/NTmB0oa6yK pic.twitter.com/Kv3uvvn5OC
— Grant Stern is boosted! (@grantstern) April 12, 2021
This Is, In Fact, Macaulay Culkin’s Most Underrated Movie
I am probably the only person who thinks this, but I think Macaulay’s most underrated movie is The Pagemaster.
Is the plot muddled? Yes.
Is the animation uninspired? Absolutely.
Is it a movie I watched a dozen times as a kid? You bet!
Tom Morgan
Movie: The Pagemaster
Year: 1994
I suppose you can credit Phil Hartman’s role as Kap’n Karl from the Pee-Wee Herman Show in picking up that pirate accent. Starring @IncredibleCulk, Pagemaster also had @SirPatStew, Jim Cummings, and Ed Gilbert.#PhilHartman @CursedAni pic.twitter.com/0BqAn84YMn— The Voice Artist’s Spotlight (@vas_90s) August 18, 2022
Y’all remember that movie where Macaulay culkin is a lil boy who enters a library and it comes to life & turns into a cartoon??
— pequitas (@m0rning___gl0ry) August 19, 2022
He’s been in a wrestling match.
I don’t know how or why this happened, but as a wrestling fan, obviously I had to include this.
Can’t believe i witnessed macaulay culkin get involved in a wrestling match what his life pic.twitter.com/XWnDnFNN7q
— HTG (@dashawns2cents) December 15, 2017
(VIDEO) Macaulay Culkin Interferes in Wrestling Match Using “Home Alone” Tactics: https://t.co/CjLPZ2t96s pic.twitter.com/bfPIq4qCjY
— Wrestling Resource – The Sportster (@WrestlingSheet) December 15, 2017
He’s A Model
Culkin walked the runway (but really the sidewalk) for Gucci.
Why, hello Jared Leto and Macaulay Culkin. What nice #Gucci models you make. pic.twitter.com/RRdmhUY84r
— Vanessa Friedman (@VVFriedman) November 3, 2021
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