Macaulay Culkin
Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin (born Macaulay Carson Culkin; August 26, 1980) is an American actor who rose to fame in John Hughes’s 1990 box office hit Home Alone and quickly became one of the most famous child actors of the 1990s.
He next appeared in Only the Lonely and costarred in the highly acclaimed My Girl, both released in 1991. Culkin returned to his star-making role as Kevin in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), which also performed well at the box office. Culkin’s next role, a dramatic turn from his previous work, was in the dark and disturbing The Good Son (1993), in which he played a deeply troubled child.
Culkin continued to work steadily, appearing in one more film that year and in three films the next year—The Nutcracker (1993), Getting Even with Dad (1994), The Pagemaster (1994), and, in the title role, Richie Rich (1994)—before taking a step back from acting in his early 20s to act occasionally and to pursue other creative opportunities.
Meanwhile, Culkin had returned to acting in the early 2000s. He starred in the play Madame Melville, which opened in London in 2000 and moved to New York City (Off-Broadway) the next year. His first movie as an adult was Party Monster (2003), in which he played the murderous party promoter Michael Alig. It was closely followed by his role in Saved! (2004), a comedy in which he played a high-school student whose sister is a Christian zealot. Later films included Sex and Breakfast (2007), The Wrong Ferrari (2011), Adam Green’s Aladdin (2016), and Changeland (2019). During this time he also worked in television, notably making appearances on Will & Grace, in 2003; Foster Hall, in 2004; Kings, in 2009; Dollface, in 2019; American Horror Story, in 2021; and The Righteous Gemstones, in 2022. Culkin lent his voice to Robot Chicken (2001– ) and appeared as himself in The Jim Gaffigan Show (2015–16).
Culkin pursued other creative interests as well. He wrote a novel, Junior (2005), which is the story of a young star who has a troubled relationship with his father; while ostensibly fiction, it appeared to have many similarities to Culkin’s own experiences with his father. Culkin also dabbled in music. He formed a band called the Pizza Underground that performed the songs of the Velvet Underground but with the lyrics humorously revised to incorporate a pizza theme. Pizza Underground went on a brief tour in 2014. In 2017 Culkin created the comedy website and accompanying podcast Bunny Ears, which was a satiric riff on wellness and lifestyle brands.
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Movies (46)
Zootopia 2
2025 · Cattrick Lynxley (voice)
John Candy: me agrado
2025 · Self - Actor, Uncle Buck
La Última Gran Actuación
2024 · Thanks
An SNL Thanksgiving
2024 · (archive footage)
Michael Jackson: Faking It
2023 · Self (Archive Footage)
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
2022 · Mogg (voice)
Entergalactic
2022 · Downtown Pat (voice)
LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special
2021 · Pat Mahoney
Our Popcorn Movie Dystopia - Some More News: The Movie
2020 · Macaulay Culkin/Alternate Cody
Changeland
2019 · Ian
Leaving Neverland: ProSieben Spezial
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Adam Green's Aladdin
2016 · Ralph, Associate Producer
Zoolander 2
2016 · Macaulay Culkin
Wrestling Isn't Wrestling
2015 · Little 90s Kid 2
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
2014 · Various (voice) (archive sound)
An Open Secret
2014 · Self (archive footage)
The Wrong Ferarri
2011 · Set Designer
Michael Jackson: VIDEOGRAPHY
2010 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sex and Breakfast
2007 · James
Michael Jackson's Boys
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Jerusalem Syndrome
2004
Saved!
2004 · Roland
Foster Hall
2004 · Clark Hall
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Party Monster
2003 · Michael Alig
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
2003 · Self
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
2002 · Self
Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes
1999 · Kevin
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994 · Richie Rich
The Making of 'The Pagemaster'
1994 · Self
The Pagemaster
1994 · Richard Tyler
Getting Even with Dad
1994 · Timmy
The Nutcracker
1993 · The Nutcracker Prince
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993 · Self (uncredited)
The Good Son
1993 · Henry Evans
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992 · Kevin
Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour
1992 · Self - Boy in video
My Girl
1991 · Thomas J. Sennett
Only the Lonely
1991 · Billy Maldoon
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991 · Self
Home Alone
1990 · Kevin
Jacob's Ladder
1990 · Gabe (uncredited)
Uncle Buck
1989 · Miles Russell
See You in the Morning
1989 · Billy Livingstone
Rocket Gibraltar
1988 · Cy Blue Black
The Midnight Hour
1985 · Halloween Kid (uncredited)
TV shows (29)
Running Point
2025 · Angry Fan
Fallout
2024 · Lacerta Legate
El segundo mejor hospital de la galaxia
2024 · (voice)
Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022 · Self - Contestant
Last Meals
2021 · Self
The Movies That Made Us
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Dollface
2019 · Dan Hackett
The Righteous Gemstones
2019 · Harmon Freeman
Leaving Neverland
2019 · Self (archive footage)
:DRYVRS
2015 · Kevin McCallister, Hero
Hot Ones
2015 · Self
The Eric Andre Show
2012 · Self
American Horror Story
2011 · Mickey
Kings
2009 · Andrew Cross
Child Star Confidential
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Robot Chicken
2005 · Wiseass / Luke Duke / Pikachu (voice), Prince Adam / Farmer, Dean Devlin / Sponge, Little Boy / Bullied Kid / Macaulay Culkin (voice), Vampire #2 / Bastian / Co-anchor, Kevin McCallister / Billy / Kid (voice)
The Angry Video Game Nerd
2004 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
Will & Grace
1998 · Jason 'J.T.' Towne
The View
1997 · Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Self
Frasier
1993 · Elliott (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Wish Kid
1991 · Nick McClary (voice)
The Equalizer
1985 · Paul Gephardt
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host, Self (archive footage)
The Oscars
1953 · Self
The Emmy Awards
1949 · Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Presenter