Profile of Macaulay Culkin on Famous Like Me

Macaulay Carson Culkin (born August 26, 1980, in New York City), was one of the most popular child stars in Hollywood between 1990-1994

Macaulay's rise to fame was kickstarted thanks to his 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.

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 after, he would make a guest appearance on the NBC sitcom Will and Grace. His role as Karen Walker's 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 movie, Culkin played a wheelchaired-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 for both "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 caught headlines once again in 2005 when he was arrested in Oklahoma after police discovered marijuana and xanax pills inside his vehicle after they had stopped him. Investigation proved that Culkin wasn't a drug addict, and he received a suspended sentence.

Around the time of the judges decision, Culkin was once again in the news when he testified on behalf of friend Michael Jackson 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.

Filmography

• Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
• See You in the Morning (1989)
• Uncle Buck (1989)
• Jacob's Ladder (1990)
• Home Alone (1990) (his brother Kieran Culkin also appeared)
• Only the Lonely (1991)
• My Girl (1991)
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) (his brother Kieran Culkin also appeared)
• The Good Son (1993) (his sister Quinn Culkin also appeared)
• The Nutcracker (1993)
• Getting Even with Dad (1994)
• The Pagemaster (1994)
• Richie Rich (1994)
• The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002) (documentary)
• Party Monster (2003)
• Saved! (2004)
• Jerusalemski sindrom (2004)

He also appeared in Black or White (1991) (Michael Jackson music video) Culkin refused to rehearse for this video (speaking a rap bridge), which is why the lip synching during his cameo is so poor.

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