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Macaulay Culkin was one of the most popular child stars of the nineties. He enthralled audiences in 'Uncle Buck', 'Home Alone' and 'My Girl'. A now 43-year-old Macaulay cannot look back on a completely untroubled life, however. His estimated net worth these days is roughly $18 million dollars.
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Macaulay Culkin first took cinema screens by storm when he was just eight years old. Alongside Burt Lancaster, he starred in the 1988 drama Rocket Gibraltar. He didn't have his big breakthrough until 1990 though...
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In 'Home Alone', Macaulay Culkin played clever "Kevin McCallister", who is forgotten at home by his family at Christmas and has to defend himself and the family home against burglars. The film grossed an amazing $476 million. Before starring in the sequel 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New York', Macaulay also played a leading role in another box office hit.
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In 1991, Macaulay Culkin starred alongside Anna Chlumsky in My Girl as "Thomas J. Sennett" who dies tragically. Over 25 years later, this drama is still one of the best films in its genre. Macaulay's success was only just beginning though...
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In 1992, Kevin yet again had to singlehandedly outrun and defeat the Wet Bandits in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. After the second Home Alone film, Macaulay appeared in six other films including the thriller The Good Son and the comedy Richie Rich. However, his popularity suddenly took a dive and in 1994 he was not offered any roles at all. The actor once again took movie screens by storm in 2003, but in a dramatically different role...
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Culkin played a drug-addicted murderer in Party Monster. Audiences were not impressed by the older and darker Macaulay and so did not enjoy the success he had had as a child. Things were also not going well in his personal life...
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At a young age, Macaulay Culkin already had his fair share of family drama and did not have a good relationship with his father Christopher. In 2006 he published the semi-biographical novel Junior, which was based on his experiences in the world of show business and included details about his rocky relationship with his father. Macaulay also made headlines time and time again due to his problems with substance abuse.
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In 2014, many pictures of the adult Macaulay left his fans worried as he often looked exhausted, confused and often like he needed a good wash. He was already arrested for drug possession back in 2004 and eventually was given a suspended sentence and had to pay a hefty fine. Unfortunately, the actor was also not always lucky when it came to his love life...
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In 1998 Macaulay Culkin married actress Rachel Miner. The marriage, however, only lasted two years. He was in a relationship with Mila Kunis from 2002 to 2011, but it was a long-distance one, which didn't offer the actor the support he so badly needed. He has been in a relationship with actress and model Brenda Song since 2017.
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In 2015, Macaulay Culkin appeared in the independent film Adam Green's Aladdin. It is however questionable whether additional roles will follow. The actor still loves wild parties. One can only hope he has learnt from past experiences. The fact that his next project was called Changeland might be a good sign.
Macaulay Culkin became a household name starring in blockbusters such as Home Alone and My Girl.
However, he couldn't cope with the fame well and soon developed a bad drug habit. He's changed quite a lot over the last decades and is now clean....