Macaulay Culkin
Acting
Born: August 26, 1980 (age 46) · New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Home Alone
1990
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
American Horror Story
2011
Zootopia 2
2025
Fallout
2024
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994
Zoolander 2
2016
My Girl
1991
Jacob's Ladder
1990
Uncle Buck
1989
The Good Son
1993
Frasier
1993
Photos (6)
Movies (31)
Zootopia 2
Cattrick Lynxley (voice)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Kevin
Uncle Buck
Miles Russell
Zoolander 2
Macaulay Culkin
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Richie Rich
Jacob's Ladder
Gabe (uncredited)
My Girl
Thomas J. Sennett
Only the Lonely
Billy Maldoon
The Pagemaster
Richard Tyler
The Good Son
Henry Evans
Getting Even with Dad
Timmy
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
Mogg (voice)
Party Monster
Michael Alig
Rocket Gibraltar
Cy Blue Black
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker Prince
Saved!
Roland
Entergalactic
Downtown Pat (voice)
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Various (voice) (archive sound)
Changeland
Ian
The Midnight Hour
Halloween Kid (uncredited)
An SNL Thanksgiving
(archive footage)
Sex and Breakfast
James
See You in the Morning
Billy Livingstone
Wrestling Isn't Wrestling
Little 90s Kid 2
The Wrong Ferarri
2011
Jerusalem Syndrome
2004
Adam Green's Aladdin
Ralph
Home Alone
Kevin
LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special
Pat Mahoney
Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes
Kevin
Our Popcorn Movie Dystopia - Some More News: The Movie
Macaulay Culkin/Alternate Cody
TV Shows (20)
American Horror Story
Mickey · 5 eps
Frasier
Elliott (voice) · 1 eps
Will & Grace
Jason 'J.T.' Towne · 1 eps
Robot Chicken
1 eps
Robot Chicken
Wiseass / Luke Duke / Pikachu (voice) · 1 eps
Robot Chicken
Prince Adam / Farmer · 1 eps
Robot Chicken
Little Boy / Bullied Kid / Macaulay Culkin (voice) · 1 eps
Robot Chicken
Dean Devlin / Sponge · 1 eps
Robot Chicken
Vampire #2 / Bastian / Co-anchor · 1 eps
Robot Chicken
Kevin McCallister / Billy / Kid (voice) · 1 eps
Fallout
Lacerta Legate · 2 eps
The Equalizer
Paul Gephardt · 1 eps
The Righteous Gemstones
Harmon Freeman · 2 eps
Running Point
Angry Fan · 1 eps
Kings
Andrew Cross · 5 eps
Dollface
Dan Hackett · 1 eps
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
(voice) · 1 eps
Wish Kid
Nick McClary (voice) · 13 eps
:DRYVRS
Kevin McCallister · 1 eps
:DRYVRS
Hero · 5 eps
Self / Appearances (27)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Last Meals
Self · 1 eps
The Eric Andre Show
Self · 1 eps
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor, Uncle Buck
Celebrity Jeopardy!
Self - Contestant · 2 eps
The Angry Video Game Nerd
Self · 1 eps
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
Self · 2 eps
Leaving Neverland
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour
Self - Boy in video
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Self (uncredited)
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael Jackson: Faking It
Self (Archive Footage)
The Making of 'The Pagemaster'
Self
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
Self
Leaving Neverland: ProSieben Spezial
Self (archive footage)
WWE WrestleMania VII
Self
An Open Secret
Self (archive footage)
