The interpreter of Kevin McCallister has grown up a lot since his crazy success as a child star in “Mom, I Missed the Plane”. Today, Macaulay Culkin has a more discreet career.
He is still known today as “the kid from Mom, I missed the plane.”. Macaulay Culkin has grown a lot since the phenomenal success of the family Christmas film released in 1990, even if it is much rarer in front of the cameras. But the man who began his career at the age of 8 as a child star has not completely disappeared from the news and cinema, despite several setbacks.
Now aged 44 (yes, you read correctly), the interpreter of Kevin McCallister in Mom, I missed the planehowever, remains known for the roles he played on screen while he was still a minor (also in My Girl Or Richie Rich). Born on August 26, 1980, Macaulay Culkin comes from a large family (two of his sisters died in 2000 and 2008) in which he is not the only actor, since his brothers, Kieran Culkin and Rory Culkin, as well as his sister Quinn Culkin, are also actors. If Kieran has made a name for himself more present on the media scene since his edifying interpretation of Roman Roy in the series Successionit was Macaulay Culkin who had the most resounding debut.
A true star of the 1990s, Macaulay Culkin decided to end his acting career in 1994, exhausted by the pressures. He will in fact request his emancipation to maintain control over his fortune, then estimated at 17 million dollars. The actor would recount in his 2006 autobiography his conflicted relationship with his father (who strictly controlled his life and career, describing him as “mentally and physically abusive”) and how he dealt with fame.
Drug possession
Macaulay Culkin later made tabloid headlines due to his drug addiction. He was arrested in Oklahoma City in 2004 for possession of 17 grams of marijuana. He was exonerated during his drug possession trial, which took place from 2004 to 2005, but he later admitted his guilt. He was ultimately sentenced to a one-year suspended prison sentence, a drug treatment period and ordered to pay $540 in restitution.
A divorce and two sons
Macaulay Culkin was married twice: first in 1998 to Rachel Miner. Then both aged 17, their relationship lasted only two years and the divorce was finalized in 2002. After being in a relationship with Mila Kunis, it was in the arms of actress Brenda Song (The palace life of Zack and Cody, The Social Network…) that he eventually found love in 2017. They had two sons, born in 2021 and 2022. Engagement rumors emerged on the web in January 2022, but it is unclear if the couple is is officially married. However, they are still together.
Return to screen
Although he made a few sporadic appearances in the 2000s, his big return to the screen took place in the tenth season ofAmerican Horror Story in 2020. Macaulay Culkin receives his star on the Walk of Fame in December 2023. He will soon be in the cast of season 2 of Fallouta hit series from Prime Video.
Synopsis – The day before the Christmas holidays, the house of Peter and Kate McCallister is in full turmoil. The next day, they have to take the plane to spend the holidays in Paris. The troublemaker is, as usual, young Kevin McCallister, who strives to cause disasters and sow discord. Exasperated, his mother sends him to sleep in the attic. In the morning, in the panic of departure. Peter and Kate forget their son…