Sunday, January 13, 2008

Macaulay Culkin

Macaulay Carson Culkin is a former child star best known for his role as Kevin McCallister in Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.

Culkin was born on August 26, 1980 in New York City to Patricia Brentrup and Christopher 'Kit' Culkin. Culkin has six siblings, of which brothers Rory and Kieran are also actors. Culkin is the nephew of actress Bonnie Bedelia, his father's sister.

Culkin started his acting at the age of four when he appeared in a stage production of Bach Babies at the New York Philharmonic. He followed up with a small role in the 1985 TV movie, The Midnight Hour. In 1988, he appeared in as a kidnap victim in an episode of the popular action TV series, The Equalizer. In 1989, he appeared in his first big role, as a precocious young boy in film director John Hughes' Uncle Buck, a comedy starring John Candy. His memorable role included a scene in which he grilled John Candy's character with questions and said that he did so because "I'm a kid - that's my job."

John Hughes was so impressed with Culkin's performance in Uncle Buck that he later wrote Home Alone with Culkin in mind. Culkin appeared in Home Alone in 1990 as Kevin McCallister, a boy accidentally left at home by himself during his family's Christmas vacation. Culkin's Home Alone role made him an internationally known box office movie star. After Home Alone became a major box office hit, Culkin's became the highest-paid child actor in movie history, reportedly commanding up to $10 million per movie.

Culkin formed a friendship with singer Michael Jackson around the time that Home Alone hit the theaters. Culkin reportedly stayed over at Jackson's weirdo Neverland Ranch and later appeared in Jackson's video for the hit song Black or White. There were also rumors that Jackson, an accused pedophile, molested Culkin around this time. Culkin, however, later publicly denied these rumors when he testified at Jackson's child molestation trial in 2005.
In 1992, Culkin again struck box office gold when he reprised the Kevin McAllister role in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. However, Culkin was unable to carry success from the Home Alone movies into other roles. During the mid-1990s, Culkin appeared in moderately successful flicks, such as The Good Son, My Girl and appeared in the flops Getting Even with Dad, Richie Rich, and The Pagemaster. In 1994, Culkin mysteriously stopped acting.

Culkin's home life also experienced some major turmoil when his parents divorced and had a custody battle over him when he was a mere 15 years of age. His family life spilled over into the tabloids, which generally portrayed his father, his manager at the time, as being some kind of nut or psychopath.

Culkin got married at the young age of 18 in 1998 to actress Rachel Miner. It's unclear as to whether Culkin married at such a young age to get away from his parents or to remove the psychological stains inflicted by possibly having been molested by Michael Jackson. Regardless of the reason, the marriage was not meant to last and Culkin divorced two years later, in 2000.

Culkin has recently attempted to return to acting, but has been unable to come even close to his previous level of success. He has appeared in the crappy movies Party Monster (2003) and Saved! (2004). He is scheduled to appear in the 2008 film, Sex and Breakfast, which was actually filmed in 2006 but the release of which has already been pushed back for two years, presumably because it is so bad.

Part of the reason for lack of recent success is probably because Culkin, like many former child stars, was a cute kid who grew into a not-so-cute adult. He has morphed into a somewhat goofy-looking and androgynous young man and often has a brooding look on his face.

Despite his current appearance, he has somehow managed to attract women. I assumed that Culkin was gay until I discovered that he is apparently dating Mila Kunis, an actress from That 70s Show. They have supposedly been dating since 2002. It's unclear whether she's a beard or if the relationship is legit.

Culkin's lack of recent success may have led him to turn to drugs to find solace. In 2004, Culkin was arrested for possession of marijuana and two dangerous controlled substances (Xanax and sleeping pills). Here is his mugshot:

Macaulay Culkin, once the brightest child star in Hollywood, has seen his career blow in flames and apparently occasionally turns to drugs to escape reality. For this and the other reasons discussed above, Macaulay Culkin is one washed up celebrity!

84 comments:

Anonymous said...

Party Monster and Saved! are good movies. But then again, I like really shitty films.

Anonymous said...

Where do you get off saying "Saved!" is a "crappy movie"? That was one of the best movies of the year and maybe in a long time. It was critically acclaimed. Culkin's performance was top-notch too

Anonymous said...

Its about time you added macaulay to this blog!!! He's about as washed up as they come!!!

Anonymous said...

In his mugshot he looks like a mongoloid...all the drugs made him retarded!!!

Anonymous said...

Dner,
Party Monster was a giant piece of crap. They should have let our gang play the characters in that movie! Saved wasn't as bad but I did enjoy Culkin as a wheelchair bound jackass. I heard he once smoked crack out of Dustin Diamonds asscrack. Anyone else hear that?


ROCCO

Anonymous said...

Hi Rocco, I presume Macaulay was the highlight of some of your hand-jobs back in his heydays when you were also a teen in need...

Anonymous said...

Lna,
Culkin was never my type. He went from being a cute kid to a fugly teenager. Also, once his kid movies ended he went unseen for years.


ROCCO

Anonymous said...

Is it true there's an Easter Egg on the Home Alone DVD of Marv and Harry catching him and then tag teaming him, then performing both a Cincinnati Juice Box and a Dirty Sanchez on him?

Anonymous said...

Rocco, have you left Imdb for good ?
Do you have news from Hardon and Deucer ?

Anonymous said...

LNA I imagine that they are still around. I do not come over to IMDB because all the fun has been stopped. I enjoyed posting about Mikey O and Chris Burke but for some reason IMDB found it necessary to delete all of our witty posts. I blame Mike O, but I think nature has been cruel enough to that Mask look a like, freak of nature!


ROCCO

Anonymous said...

I bet he gives handjobs for 5 bucks.

Anonymous said...

He's gorgeous in that black & white pic. Saved was a great movie, by the way. Mack also wrote a book called Junior. He was supposed to be a regular on a TV show few years back, but it never got picked up by the network.

Anonymous said...

Macaulay Culkin is fucking awesome. Party Monster was a good movie, and Saved was decent... well honestly rather forgettable, although it took some pretty brave shots at Christianity. Being a child star is unimaginably hard (its hard enough being a child), and I have way too much sympathy for this boy to see him trashed so badly. He could have turned out much worse, given the circumstances. I mean he has certainly handled fame at a young age better than... well, Britney Spears for instance...

Anonymous said...

A prediction for Jesse? No. A prediction for Caan? No. A prediction for Taran? YES

Anonymous said...

Caulkin is a fucking rock star. He is still the cats pajamas in my book.. and my book is a good one to have favor in!

Anonymous said...

Uh Macauley Culkin is a good looking adult-save for maybe the mug shot. What impossible standards-what do you look like?!

Isn't he also engaged to Mila Kunis. His life is probably miles better than whomever writes this blog.

Anonymous said...

Mac was good in the movie saved. I think he should be careful about the type of movies roles he selects. I think he should get some work in thrillers and suspense movies. He looks like he could play the role as a hard to catch psycho or an upscale criminal. I think he should stay away from homosexual roles, because people would view that as him "coming out the closet" instead of his "big come back."

Anonymous said...

I found it quite brave and amusing that Macaulay chose PARTY MONSTER as his comeback role. He is a great actor and I look forward to him taking on other challeging roles. His ex-wife, is a very gifted actress as well.

Anonymous said...

I totally disagree with this blog. Party Monster has to be one of my favorite movies ever!! Saved! was a good movie as well. Culkin is absolutely gorgeous and is living the good life, contrary to what this blog says.

Unknown said...

Having know the "club kid scene" in NYC -- and Michael Alig -- the real life guy Macauley Culkin plays in the movie -- he was SPOT ON and did a great job acting in that role.

You may not like the movie -- but if you knew the scene AND the people -- you would be impressed. Although Seth Green playing James St James -- well -- overkill on the camp.

Unknown said...

Macaulay Culkin was SPOT ON in his role playing murderer Michael Alig. I was very familiar with the Club Kid scene in NYC and knew Alig -- so unless you were there -- saw it - met the real players -- then watched the film -- don't knock it!

It was the most insane murder – a crazy time – and it was what it was, and all of it was properly captured on film in the same manner and way it “was.”

But Seth Green playing James St. James – it was a bit camp at best -- and James is a LOT better looking than Seth (and much taller too).

Mac was phenomenal in the role.

Mrs. Tweet said...

What the ...

What is your problem with Michael Jackson? Even when someone stand up and says he DID NOT molest them, you accuse him? Boy, you are on the wrong track man..

Btw. marihuana is not THAT dangerous. Actually it's less dangerous than alcohol, so don't think that because a star is taken with weed in his pants, he may be a drugaddict. Read some facts before you post stuff like that, thank you.

Anonymous said...

I don't think Michael Jackson was a child molester. I believe Michael was always a child himself, but trapped in an adult's body. He was just a "kid" who invited other kids over for sleepovers at his place. Listen to his voice when he speaks: he talks like a kid, and behaves like one when he is not singing. [He reminds me of Tom Hanks in the movie "Big".] Unfortunately most people never really understood him and tended to judge him from a different perspective.

Also, I think we shouldn't be hating Culkin like this either. He did well for himself as a kid; unfortunately we stopped liking him when he grew up, because he stopped being cute. That is not his fault: one cannot control one's own looks. It is really we who are shallow for judging him based on looks. At least he didn't get dragged down completely by a combination of drugs, celebrity status and lack of family support.

--Sharan

Anonymous said...

If he's really been dating Mila Kunis since 2002 he's not only not washed up, he's kickin' it hardcore behotch!

Anonymous said...

Wow. I feel kind of bad for him. He does look like a freakazoid!

Osa A said...

I feel so bad for him and i'm moved to near tears. i used to love him and his hows and i think he's cute if note drop-dead gorgeous and i just hate to see him go to waste like this. when i look at his pictures, i just wish there was some way i could just hug him tight.. :(

Anonymous said...

Macaulay was many things, but he was NEVER cute!

The Home Alone movies were poorly made and simply not funny! They exploited and promoted violence and - if they did anything - they should have showed the public how deadly their children's toys were!

Macaulay's best (young) performance was in The Good Son - even though it was not played as bad assed as it should have been played. But then, what does a twelve year old (or thereabouts) know about being a sociopath?

I was never a fan, even though, strangely enough, I thuroughly enjoyed his performance in the tv series "Kings"!

Anonymous said...

Posted Anonymously,

"HOME ALONe" 5 Kevin Takes A Bride Christmas 2012?

Ahahahahahhhh Will

Macaulay Culkin be the
Father in "HOME ALONe" 5 Kevin Takes A Bride!

Has 27-year-old Macaulay Culkin flexed his considerable muscle with 20th Century Fox
many of whom would open to debate, represented 20th Century Fox star in the 1990 Hit "Home Alone". Will Macaulay be the Father in "Home Alone" Five,
20th Century Fox said that he came to Fame in the 1990 Holiday hit
"Home alone`?, Now with a brand new Screen Play by Jamie P. a senior at Mesquite High School in Gilbert Arizona, Fox hopes the sequel will come out by
next Christmas, The Film starts filming this June, will it be another gold mine? "Home Alone" Five is scheduled to start filming in Chicago\Winnetka this November, the Director, "Chris Columbus" and some of the other cast and crew were already in place. Now, filming has been abruptly delayed for at least nine months, possibly longer, to accommodate Macaulay's schedule.
Director Chris Columbus, & the head of Fox, said in an interview that
they where casting Macaulay for the Fifth sequel of
"Home Alone” Macaulay Was given the script nine months before the Director Chris Columbus said, referring to "HOME ALONe" One.
"We had a signed contract with him to do "Home Alone" 5 about four months ago. Culkin was the first respond to us about the script." Fox proceeded on the assumption that he didn't want the choice role. Then, Chris Columbus said that Macaulay would “Do It Again”.

Anonymous said...

Actually "Saved" is becoming a cult hit. But MC wasn't really playing a huge role in the movie. I loved it!!!Now "Party Monster" MC played a very convincing flammer.

Anonymous said...

He played in that magnificent but short lived show King and rocked it as King Silas' creepy nephew.

It is not good to slander folks; Michael Jackson did not molest Culkin or anyone else. Molesters don't stop just because they have children. If you have definite proof of molestation then bring it, otherwise all that can be said is that it is alleged that he molested Culkin.

Anonymous said...

omg, what's up with you negative people? so judgmental i.e. jealous. well, enjoy your little boring lives judging other people, remember to give them a chance to judge you! bless you all. mac is living his life outside this ridiculous 'washed up celebrities' blog, hmmmm, maybe turn your attention to the country and world and see what you can do, in a positive way, to help others.

Anonymous said...

such a cute boy and turn to drugs.. oh my goddddd what a pitty :/

Anonymous said...

why does sex have to be involved?

--jenna

Anonymous said...

Mila Kunis, his beard, just dumped him.

Anonymous said...

cant he atleast afford cosmetic surgury for his deformed looking face???? geeez he has gotten so ugly looking at him scares me!!!!

Anonymous said...

I think he is hott and he has been in some good indie films, people need to give him a break!

Jeff said...

you are ssssoooo full hot air.
a. Party Monster and saved are not horrible movies, and any lack of substance can hardly be attributed to macaulay's performance
b. while xanax and clonazepam are illegal to posess without a prescription, they can hardly be considered "dangerous drugs"
c. he's totally hot
d. celebrities don't turn to pot and sleeping pills because their careers are failing - circumstances such as those call for crack and heroin, duuuuhhh

Anonymous said...

He did the same thing I did when our show ended. He got into a rut, then picked up the Boot Straps & started over. It takes time to re-invent yourself, whether it's acting jobs or construction jobs. Cudos to Mack. I Don't agree with everything folks do and I've made plenty of mistakes along the way but I think judging choices or performances is more to do with personal frustrations instead of true observations, and a lot to do with "HYPE" that can get a suposed "Good Read".

Anonymous said...

This is just mean, who spends their time writing an article criticizing a stranger. I think his life sounds kinda tough and if this is true I feel sorry for him. I think anyone who likes hearing bad things about people's lives is fucking twisted.

Unknown said...

my personal opinion:he was an adorable kid and he's still pretty smexi now and days i have had similar problems and use bulimia as my escape,he really is an amazing person hes so kind,calm,and down to earth.

Anonymous said...

HES NOT GOOFY LOOKING!!!!

Anonymous said...

I personally think Culkin did a great job in Party Monsters, and I liked the movie. I also find him very good looking. Maybe I'm an odd one, but that's my opinion!

Anonymous said...

Macaulay Culkin is a good guy, not manipulative. I respect him.

Anonymous said...

Macaulay was a very good young actor with a very bright and bubbly persoanlity and he played the part to perfection in the 2 home alone movies.

He had some personal family problems and got into drugs at one point to block out his emotional hurt and pain.

He may have married for a brief time and he may be dating a woman or women however there is a good chance that he is a closet gay and in denial.

That aside he is a nice guy and it would be good to see him star in new movie.

Anonymous said...

Gosh, some people need to leave him alone. He was a very cute boy and has grown into a nice looking adult. Why do some people have to be so cruel? Get something better to do with your life opposed to criticizing others. He is talented and hopefully his life continues in the right direction.

Billybob said...

I'm so impressed with the writer of this blog and the really admirable people who sit around waiting to pounce on the latest victim of his deeply meaningful posts. I bet it would be a real treat to hang out with you all. Caulkin is quite a cute grown-up and did an excellent job in "Party Monster." Caulkin hardly qualifies as a wash up, simply because he has continued to work. I could name some real wash ups, but why add insult to injury?

Anonymous said...

It disgusts me as an american citizen you would delight in the pain of another, this blog carries a responsibility to the souls it yearns to destroy! Pathetic!
Alexandra London

Anonymous said...

I disagree, Saved was a solid movie. not great, but as long as youre not a super-christian its entertaining.

Anonymous said...

HE Is My Idol , regardless of what all these arrogant people have to say . Much love for him , and god bless him .

Danno said...

Apparently, Culkin still has something like 8 million dollars. There is some web site that lists how much money celebrities have.

Anonymous said...

God I wish he was gay!

Anonymous said...

every Christmas and even throughout the year, my family and I love the Home Alone movies. Pagemaster is a good movie for kids and my kids like it. Yes they, as are many other movies, could be picked apart but they are entertaining. Peoples opinion very but He was great in these movies and I'm sorry for any hardships he's had to deal with. I hope the best for him

Anonymous said...

I think Culkin is the bomb to hell with the haterzz

Anonymous said...

I'd love to blow a salty load on him!

Anonymous said...

Most child stars wind up ugly, out of work, and selling their ass on Hollywood Blvd. Just as it always happened, and will happen.

Anonymous said...

Looks like his gay drug-riddled lifestyle has gotten him a terminal case of AIDS! This is what an end-stage AIDS patient looks like. Typical Hollywood types...

Anonymous said...

God, he grew up to look like Steve Buscemi!

joel mag said...

hey, where is he now??? any news??

joel mag said...

any news about him??

none said...

It's so sad I used to love him in his movies I was thinking of him because I'm watching richie rich.

JennyInIowa said...

Mac's best role was 'the good son'. He doesn't have to act anymore than that. He is a smart adult that had to overcome many personal problems like we all do. All while dealing with a bunch of adults circling him like sharks. Bless you Mac, I will pray for you. Jennifer

Anonymous said...

Hes a douche

Anonymous said...

Awesomely not cool

Anonymous said...

Geeze guys, no wonder celebrities turn to drugs and suicide. Its not like any of you have ever made mistakes in your life, right?

Anonymous said...

He looks like my son. And I bet he was fun to party with at times. I know my son is when he isn't stoned or drunk. He is alot of fun. I am grateful that my decision was a good one and now he has a pitbull monitoring him 24/7. I didn't want him to end up like his Dad. Or a statistic. I was told he is doing well now that I had to do some tough love on him. I have had to make decisions like this through-out raising my children. And at times it was so hard because all I wanted to do was party with them while they went to a bar on their 21st birthday and celebrate how I somehow lived through it all.

Anonymous said...

Many celebrities turn to drugs due to the amount of stress that is placed upon them. I didn't need any of their monster stress upon my life that is for sure. I had enough of my own.

Anonymous said...

According to celebritynetworth, he is worth $15,000! Oh, to be so rich, so young and so "washed up". Or, is that retired??

Anonymous said...

Has anyone seen Culkin lately? It's horrifying. He looks gaunt and decayed, like he's seriously ill or perhaps malnourished.

Anonymous said...

So many nobody's badmouthing Mr Culkin, how many millions have you made.Macaulay Culkins name will live on in the movies he made,you will be forgotten in a couple of days.
Jealousy is a terrible affliction.
Bye Bye dearies.

Anonymous said...

A lot of thinly veiled gay-bashing by the author of this blog.

Anonymous said...

i think he is a good guy and a winner... since when does smoking weed and doing drugs make one a loser, everyone kows that drugs are cool. and he bangs more chicks than all the people on this sad blog together. he probibly has aids and like 250 kids from all the mindless sex!!! drugs are cool and so is this guy! hats off to you man!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I love him he's cute and I love party monsters in watching it now I personly find the good son to be a way better movie the home alone but who cares I hope that he never od's cause for real he's one of my fav actors ever!!!!

Anonymous said...

The UGLIEST most unlikable dog in all of Hollywood.

Anonymous said...

Macaulay Culkin is absolutely gorgeous, as well as rather talented. Saved! and Party Monster proved what a brilliant artist he is. You clearly have poor taste in both art and men.

Anonymous said...

Between his acting coach and his voice coach, around the world showings of the Home Alone series, video's. CD's; Macaulay was offered at onetime 2% gross but his Manager turned it down, thinking; ah, just another kids movie; here today, gone tomarrow and thought that nearly 10 million would be quicker money to himself.
What he didnt know that Home Alone was a rare universal movie; around for a very longtime and still is.
The series made over 1 Billion $$$.
If you look closely at Macaulay and close at M. Jacksons face; tell me Jackson wasn't trying to look like his newest BoyToy, Jackson had a thing about pretty white boyz. He did not have a disease that whitened his skin; his disease was in his head. Im not saying Michael didn't have immense talent; he did. It was 70% sexual; it fit his needs; at that time and 30% Fatal; he was intrigued by Death, he would read about death. Michael made so much money; Hollywood didn't like to convict Money Moguls. They may accuse them but the people behind the scenes made sure that 112,000,000.00 paid everyone off AND ONCE PAID OFF; for them to shut their mouths. If Jackson went on stage for a tour; he'd return with four times that amount.....

Anonymous said...

Him and lou diamond phillips are slated to star in the holiday classic home alone 5 3d

Ellen said...

I dont know if I would consider someone getting caught with dope and xanax and sleeping pills a person who has fallen for drugs. Pot is decriminalized in a lot of states and legal in some, xanax is an anti anxiety medication often prescribed and which does not have narcotic properties and sleeping pills are also something doctors frequently prescribe for insomnia. The possession of none of these makes anyone a fucked person in need of help. That is just being made into a big deal and sensationalist. Adding that info to his biography is just for drama even though there is really nothing bad with it.

Had he been caught with crack hurting someone, I'd get it.

He is a washed up though. I really believe immense popularity, fame and wealth and a life under the microscope like that must be hard to stomach for anyone, especially a child. Suddenly you are Mistered and Sir-ed and you got all this money and fame and you can get anything you want and you got power and that can be overwhelming. Combined with greedy parents the result are disastrous.

I think he is on harder drugs though. And he's gotten ugly. He is one of those people who just keeping getting worse as they age.

Anonymous said...

BREAKING NEWS!! I heard that he was somehow involved in a rape that took place?????? can anyone confirm this???

Anonymous said...

It's tragic what happened to him. What galled me was when his father cried crocodile tears in public about his obvious drug problem, when one of the reasons for his drug problem was having such a lousy father.

Anonymous said...

If anything he is a creep his daddy is like JTT mommy who's a Sociopath she forced the fame on JTT & he's so screwed up because of her. He had no childhood & had to act like an adult at just 8 yrs of age. He's afraid of her also there's so many stories of his mommy sleeping around. She's so sick she even slept with Tim's brother there's so many stories of that family. Stay away there crazy!

Anonymous said...

He's actually cute in an unconventional way and seems like he would be a total sweetheart in person...also lets not forget the amazing movies he's made! wtf is wrong with you people ??

Unknown said...

I have thought that he was gay for years. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Is he gay? I'm so confused.

Anonymous said...

This guy strikes me as full on gay.

Unknown said...

He's been a piece of crap since birth