Macaulay Culkin (born Macaulay Carson Culkin August 26, 1980
(1980-08-26)) is an American actor, musician, and web host. He rose to
prominence as a child actor and is known for playing Kevin McCallister
in the Christmas films Home Alone (1990) and its sequel Home Alone 2:
Lost in New York (1992). For the former he was nominated for the
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor â€" Motion Picture Musical or
Comedy.Along with the Home Alone series, Culkin also starred in the
films My Girl (1991), The Good Son (1993), The Nutcracker (1993),
Getting Even with Dad (1994), The Pagemaster (1994) and Richie Rich
(1994). He has been nominated for the MTV Movie Awards and Young
Artist Awards. At the height of his fame, he was regarded as the most
successful child actor since Shirley Temple. Culkin ranked at number
two on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid-Stars" (behind Gary
Coleman) and on E!'s list of the "50 Greatest Child Stars".He took a
break from acting in 1994, and he made his return in 2003 with a guest
appearance on the television show Will and Grace and a role in the
film Party Monster (2003). He wrote an autobiographical book titled
Junior, which was published in 2006. In 2013, Culkin co-founded the
New York-based, pizza-themed comedy rock band the Pizza Underground,
of which he was the vocalist. They toured in 2014, beginning in
Brooklyn on January 24, 2014. On July 10, 2016, Culkin stated that the
Pizza Underground was splitting up and their next album would be the
last. Culkin is currently the publisher and CEO of a satirical pop
culture website and podcast called Bunny Ears.
(1980-08-26)) is an American actor, musician, and web host. He rose to
prominence as a child actor and is known for playing Kevin McCallister
in the Christmas films Home Alone (1990) and its sequel Home Alone 2:
Lost in New York (1992). For the former he was nominated for the
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor â€" Motion Picture Musical or
Comedy.Along with the Home Alone series, Culkin also starred in the
films My Girl (1991), The Good Son (1993), The Nutcracker (1993),
Getting Even with Dad (1994), The Pagemaster (1994) and Richie Rich
(1994). He has been nominated for the MTV Movie Awards and Young
Artist Awards. At the height of his fame, he was regarded as the most
successful child actor since Shirley Temple. Culkin ranked at number
two on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid-Stars" (behind Gary
Coleman) and on E!'s list of the "50 Greatest Child Stars".He took a
break from acting in 1994, and he made his return in 2003 with a guest
appearance on the television show Will and Grace and a role in the
film Party Monster (2003). He wrote an autobiographical book titled
Junior, which was published in 2006. In 2013, Culkin co-founded the
New York-based, pizza-themed comedy rock band the Pizza Underground,
of which he was the vocalist. They toured in 2014, beginning in
Brooklyn on January 24, 2014. On July 10, 2016, Culkin stated that the
Pizza Underground was splitting up and their next album would be the
last. Culkin is currently the publisher and CEO of a satirical pop
culture website and podcast called Bunny Ears.
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