Macaulay Culkin
Acting • Born 1980-08-26
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.
Filmography
79 credits
Party Monster
Movie • 2003
Michael Alig
Home Alone
Movie • 1990
Kevin
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Movie • 1992
Kevin
Uncle Buck
Movie • 1989
Miles Russell
My Girl
Movie • 1991
Thomas J. Sennett
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Movie • 1994
Richie Rich
The Good Son
Movie • 1993
Henry Evans
Saved!
Movie • 2004
Roland
Getting Even with Dad
Movie • 1994
Timmy Gleason
See You in the Morning
Movie • 1989
Billy Livingstone
The Pagemaster
Movie • 1994
Richard Tyler
Sex and Breakfast
Movie • 2007
James
LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special
Movie • 2021
Pat Mahoney
The Nutcracker
Movie • 1991
The Nutcracker Prince
Rocket Gibraltar
Movie • 1988
Cy Blue Black
Our Popcorn Movie Dystopia - Some More News: The Movie
Movie • 2020
Macaulay Culkin/Alternate Cody
Jacob's Ladder
Movie • 1990
Gabe (uncredited)
WWE WrestleMania VII
Movie • 1991
Self
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Movie • 1993
Self (uncredited)
Zoolander 2
Movie • 2016
Macaulay Culkin
Leaving Neverland: ProSieben Spezial
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!
Movie • 2022
Mogg (voice)
Entergalactic
Movie • 2022
Downtown Pat (voice)
Adam Green's Aladdin
Movie • 2016
Ralph
Robot Chicken: Christmas Specials
Movie • 2014
Various (voice) (archive sound)
Only the Lonely
Movie • 1991
Billy Maldoon
Cabiria, Charity, Chastity
Movie • 2017
Spectre / Tough One
Jerusalem Syndrome
Movie • 2004
Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour
Movie • 1992
Self - Boy in video
An Open Secret
Movie • 2014
Self (archive footage)
Changeland
Movie • 2019
Ian
The Wrong Ferarri
Movie • 2011
Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
Movie • 2003
Self
Michael Jackson: VIDEOGRAPHY
Movie • 2010
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Midnight Hour
Movie • 1985
Halloween Kid (uncredited)
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
Movie • 2002
Self
The Making of 'The Pagemaster'
Movie • 1994
Self
Foster Hall
Movie • 2004
Clark Hall
Michael Jackson's Boys
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Zootopia 2
Movie • 2025
Cattrick Lynxley (voice)
John Candy: I Like Me
Movie • 2025
Self - Actor, Uncle Buck
Home Alone - Making of & Behind the Scenes
Movie • 1999
Kevin
Robot Chicken
TV • 2005
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Frasier
TV • 1993
Elliott (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
Self
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Paul Gephardt
Will & Grace
TV • 1998
Jason 'J.T.' Towne
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Wish Kid
TV • 1991
Nick McClary (voice)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
American Horror Story
TV • 2011
Mickey
:DRYVRS
TV • 2015
Kevin McCallister
The Righteous Gemstones
TV • 2019
Harmon Freeman
Dollface
TV • 2019
Dan Hackett
The Angry Video Game Nerd
TV • 2004
Self
Celebrity Jeopardy!
TV • 2022
Self
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
TV • 2024
(voice)
Robot Chicken
TV • 2005
So Hungry / Luke Duke
Robot Chicken
TV • 2005
Prince Adam / Farmer
Robot Chicken
TV • 2005
Dean Devlin / Sponge
Robot Chicken
TV • 2005
Little Boy / Bullied Kid / Macaulay Culkin (voice)
Robot Chicken
TV • 2005
Vampire #2 / Bastian / Co-anchor
The Movies That Made Us
TV • 2019
Self (archive footage)
:DRYVRS
TV • 2015
Hero
The Eric Andre Show
TV • 2012
Self
Robot Chicken
TV • 2005
Kevin McCallister / Billy / Kid (voice)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self (archive footage)
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self
Kings
TV • 2009
Andrew Cross
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Child Star Confidential
TV • 2006
Self (archive footage)
Fallout
TV • 2024
Lacerta Legate
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Presenter
Best of the Worst
TV • 2013
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Running Point
TV • 2025
Angry Fan
Leaving Neverland
TV • 2019
Self (archive footage)