Birthday boy Macaulay Culkin, this is your life...

When most people think of Macaulay Culkin they picture him playing adorable eight year old Kevin McCallister in the classic Christmas comedy caper ‘Home Alone’, a movie that is watched annually by many, many families. You'll never believe that sweet little Macaulay turned 42 on August 26! But how much do you know about the life and career of Culkin? From being best pals with Michael Jackson, to becoming a dad, Macaulay Culkin this is your life...

Macaulay Culkin was born on August 26, 1980, in New York City’s Manhattan district, the third child of seven. His father Christopher Cornelius Culkin was an actor too, as well as his brothers Rory and Kiernan. Fun fact: Macaulay has appeared in two of his films with his siblings. In 1990 he shared credits with Kiernan in ‘Home Alone’, and in 1994 he did so with Rory in ‘Richie Rich’.

Away from 'Home Alone', 'Richie Rich' and 'Uncle Buck', Macaulay is very well known for the 1991 film ‘My Girl’, as well as for ‘Party Monster’ and ‘Changeland’, released in 2003 and 2019, respectively. He has also appeared in several TV shows, including ‘Kings’, ‘American Horror Story: Double Feature’ and ‘Frasier’.

The actor has faced several tragic life events. In May 2000, when Macaulay was about to turn 20 years old, his half-sister Jennifer Adamson passed away from an overdose. Only eight years later, his sister Dakota also lost her life after being hit by a car.

It was during that time when Culkin started having legal problems, due to the possession of illegal substances, as well as of controlled medicines. Macaulay even spent a short period of time in jail, but was eventually released after paying a $4,000 bail.

Macaulay Culkin is also known for having a close friendship with the “King of Pop”, the late Michael Jackson. It was during the time that ‘Home Alone’ premiered that the film star and the ‘Thriller’ hitmaker began to bond to the extent of Macaulay appearing on Michael’s music video for ‘Black or White’ in 1991. During Jackson’s 2005 trial for child sex abuse, Culkin was called as a character witness and stated on the stand that he was never molested, and that he never saw any inappropriate behavior carried out by Michael at his Neverland ranch. As of today, he is the godfather of Jackson’s children Paris, Prince and Prince Michael II.

Macaulay Culkin has always been very close to his fandom. Proof of that took place in 2018 when he announced on his website that he would be changing his second name, Carson, to the one which got the most votes. In 2019 it was announced that ‘Macaulay Culkin’ got the majority of the votes, so his current legal and official name is Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin.

Let’s move on to some quick facts about the star. Macaulay is a big fan of wrestling and video games, particularly ‘World of Warcraft’. He was born on the same day and year as actor Chris Pine. In 2012, VH1 included him in its list of the 100 Greatest Kid Stars, ranking number 2. He was considered for the role of Mark in the 1994 film ‘The Client’, which was eventually given to Brad Renfro. He likes cats.

In 1998 he married ‘Guiding Light’ actress Rachel Miner, when both were 18 years old. However, they separated in 2000 and ended up divorcing in 2002. That same year Macaulay started dating ‘That ‘70s Show’ star Mila Kunis, with whom he was in a relationship with until 2010. Since 2017 the actor has been in a relationship with his ‘Changeland’ co-star Brenda Song. In early 2022, the pair announced their engagement.

Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song recently became parents for the first time. On April 5, 2021, the pair broke the news on the birth of their son Dakota Song Culkin, named in honor of Culkin’s deceased sister. Ever since, the actor has posted some Instagram pictures, giving his fans a glimpse of his ‘new’ life as a first-time dad.

Macaulay currently runs the comedy website Bunny Ears, which offers a new take on stories, podcasts and videos about multiple topics. According to the web page, it is a brand created in 2017, when the actor “woke up from his long slumber” and “took a hard look at the Internet, and realized it was all pretty s*****,” so he decided to search for the most talented comedy writers to give comedy a little spin. Some of his celebrity guests include Seth Green, Tony Hawk and Lizzo.