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Macaulay Carson Culkin (born August 26, 1980, in New York City), was one of
the most internationally famous child actors in Hollywood. He is the nephew
of actress Bonnie Bedelia.
Macaulay's rise to fame was kickstarted thanks to his lead role as Kevin in
the blockbuster film Home Alone (1990). He reprised the role of Kevin in the
1992 sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, which was also a success. Around
this time, Culkin struck a friendship with pop legend Michael Jackson.
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Despite the mega success of these two films and Culkin's outstanding star
power, other films he did such as The Good Son (which costarred Elijah Wood)
and My Girl only did reasonably well, while Getting Even with Dad and Richie
Rich bombed at the box office.
Culkin's career was cut short at the age of 14 thanks to a bitter custody
battle between his mother and father. His father, Kit Culkin, had been
Macaulay's manager and was widely known for his aggressiveness.
Though Culkin would not act for many years, he was hardly forgotten. Still,
many wondered what would be of his career.
Culkin slowly climbed into acting with a starring role in the play Madame
Muville. Shortly thereafter, in the spring of 2003, he made a guest
appearance on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace. His role as Karen Walker's
immature divorce lawyer won him positive reviews.
Culkin finally jumped back into motion pictures in 2003 with Party Monster,
where he played fallen party promoter Michael Alig. His role in the film
received much publicity thanks to the real-life Alig's homosexuality and
drug addiction. Though not a huge hit, Party Monster received a cult
following, as well as showing that Culkin had grown into a mature actor
outside his past success.
A year later, Culkin starred in Saved! opposite Mandy Moore. In the film,
Culkin played a wheel chair-bound Christian school student. Though Saved!
only had modest success, Culkin received many positive reviews for his role
in the film.
Around the time of release of the films Party Monster and Saved!, much
speculation was given on Macaulay's sexual preference, mainly due to the
fact that both films had some sort of gay context to them. Though Culkin has
denied that he's gay, he has yet to show any heated opposition to
speculation. Culkin married actress Rachel Miner on June 21, 1998. They were
divorced on August 5, 2000.
Culkin caught headlines once again in 2005 when he was arrested in Oklahoma
after police discovered marijuana and Xanax pills inside his vehicle during
a routine traffic stop. Investigation proved that Culkin wasn't a drug
addict, and he received a suspended sentence.
Around the time of the judge's decision, Culkin was once again in the news
when he testified on behalf of Michael Jackson's defense during his child
molestation trial. On the stand, he denied that he had ever been molested by
Jackson and said that he felt that the charges against Jackson were
outrageous. Many credit Culkin's testimony with the eventual acquittal of
the fallen King of Pop.
As of yet, Macaulay has yet to star in another film vehicle. |
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MACAULAY CULKIN PICTURES |
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