The aura of fame comes and goes as quickly as the wind, but there are also names that are never forgotten by the public. Star Macaulay Culkin, famous for his role as Kevin McCallister in the series “Home Alone”, is such an actor.

Although he only participated in a few films, he became a child superstar for many generations. But beyond stardom and scandals, what do we really know about Macaulay Culkin’s life?

The actor was once paid $8 million for a role

Macaulay Carson Culkin was born on August 26, 1980 in New York City. He was born into a family of 7 children, his mother was just a telephone operator and his father was an unknown former actor. Making a living for such a large family is always very difficult, so what changed Culkin’s fate that made him shine and his life seemed to take a different turn, not as difficult as his parents’ lives. gave him all his childhood.

Perhaps it’s his love for cinema.

From an early age, Culkin was attracted to the spotlight. His first role on Off-Broadway was at the age of 4. He officially appeared on screen for the first time when he was only 8 years old in the movie “Rocket Gibraltar” but it was not until his role in the famous comedy “Uncle Buck” that his name really gained attention and became a kid. Hollywood’s darling. He reached the peak of fame the following year when he starred in the hit comedy “Home Alone”.

The film ranks third in the top grossing films of all time, according to HBO television channel. In total, the film grossed approximately $476,684,675 worldwide. In 1991, Macaulay Culkin impressed audiences and critics with his sincerity and loveliness through his role as the best friend of a rebellious young girl in the movie “My Girl”.

Success after success, Culkin’s next roles in the movies “The Good Son” (1993) and “Richie Kid” (1994) also made a big splash. By the time he played the main role in the movie “Richie Kid”, his salary for his role had reached $8 million, a dream number for any actor.

Along with being famous for his film career, Culkin is also famous for being a close friend of pop king Michael Jackson. In 2005, when Michael Jackson was accused of sexually abusing children (including Culkin), Culkin himself defended the king of pop and called the accusations against Michael “completely absurd”.

Culkin also starred in Michael Jackson’s music video “Black and White” and is the godfather to Michael’s two eldest children, Prince Michael Jr. and Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson.

Culkin is adorable in the movie “Home Alone”.

Early fame – early tragedy

From the age of 8-14 was his golden age, Macaulay Culkin seemed to have all the fame and money a person could dream of. The films he starred in all achieved great box office success, everyone admired him, the press praised him, and he became the public’s darling. But the flash of vanity disappeared as quickly as it had come. When he was 14 years old, things started to get worse.

His father – Mr. Christoppher Kit Culkin – was accused of assaulting his pregnant wife Patricia in 1995. Soon after, Ms. Patricia applied for conservatorship of Macaulay and her other children, and did not allow Mr. Kit to see him. their faces. Since then, his life has been filled with partying, quick love affairs and drugs. At the age of 15, he called the police to arrest his father because he slapped his ear when he asked him to clean his room and he disobeyed.

At the same time, Culkin plunged into quick love affairs, spending the night in a hotel with his older girlfriend. In 2004, he was arrested for possession of marijuana and stimulants. Specifically, when the police stopped him for speeding, they discovered he was carrying 17.3 grams of marijuana, 8 Xanax pills and 16 white round pills that were later confirmed to be clonazepam, a type of drug. Sedatives have the potential to cause addiction. However, he was released after paying a $4,000 bail.

In an interview with CNN in May 2004, Culkin admitted to using alcohol and smoking marijuana for many years, but said “I never had any problems.” However, some time later, the public was stunned by the image of his long, flowing hair and shaggy beard he shared on Instagram. Perhaps that’s why when MSNBC.website.com announced that Macaulay Culkin had passed away at his home at the age of 34, many people believed it without any doubt.

His love life is no brighter. In 1998 he married actress Rachel Miner when he was 18 years old. However, in 2000 the couple went their separate ways when Rachel wanted him to spend time taking care of the family but he wanted to continue his acting career.

Culkin started dating actress Mila Cunis in 2002, but after 8 years of dating, the couple broke up in 2011. He is currently dating actress Brenda Song, his co-star in the film. “Changeland” directed by Seth Green.

His complicated personal life and many scandals made him almost retire from his acting career, but after death knocked on his door in 2014, he was determined to change himself a lot. Now, fans seem to see a completely new person, healthier, more optimistic and much brighter.

He expressed his desire to be ready to return to Hollywood through the film project “Changeland” scheduled to be released in 2018 by director Seth Green. However, he will certainly have to try very hard to regain the lost glory of the past.