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Also known as Macaulay Carson Culkin, Macaulay C. Culkin

Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin is an American actor and musician. Considered one of the most successful child actors of the 1990s, Culkin has received several accolades including a Golden Globe Award nomination. 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.

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Macaulay Carson Culkin is an American film actor, voice actor, musician, and former child actor. Born on August 26, 1980, in New York City, he began his professional career in 1985. He is the son of Kit Culkin and has siblings Kieran Culkin and Rory Culkin. Culkin received his education at the School of American Ballet. He resides in Toluca Lake and speaks English and French.

His notable works include *Junior* and *Home Alone 2*. Culkin has received several awards, including the MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss, Young Artist Awards, the Theatre World Award, and MTV Movie & TV Awards. He has also been nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, as well as multiple MTV Movie Awards for Best On-Screen Duo and Best Villain.

Culkin has been married to Rachel Miner and Brenda Song. He has two children.

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Born
1980
Works
6

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  • Junior
  • Home alone 2
  • Home alone 2
  • Home alone 2
  • Junior: A Novel

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1980

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Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin (born Macaulay Carson Culkin; August 26, 1980 (1980-08-26)) is an American actor and musician. Considered one of the most successful child actors of the 1990s, Culkin has received several accolades including a Golden Globe Award nomination. 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), followed by voice roles in Kid Cudi's television special Entergalactic (2022) and in Zootopia 2 (2025)—the second-highest-grossing animated film. Since 2025, he has had a recurring role in the television series Fallout.

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