The 'Home Alone' Cast: Then And Now

Home Alone is a family Christmas comedy that came out in early 1990. It was a smash hit about an eight-year-old boy whose parents accidentally leave him alone when they fly away on Christmas vacation. "Kevin" is left by himself to fend off two burglars from robbing his house!

Luckily, cheeky "Kevin" has some epic tricks up his sleeve...

Macaulay Culkin played the role of "Kevin" in Home Alone. In the beginning, "Kevin" is overjoyed that his family somehow forgot about him. Over time, he starts to get lonely and starts engaging in numerous shenanigans around the house. Nevertheless, his childlike fun comes to an abrupt halt as two burglars try to break into his house thinking that nobody is home. "Kevin" sees it as his sole duty to defend his house from oncoming harm.

"Kevin" was more than prepared when the burglars finally entered his house. He was able to set up multiple traps, that the self-named "Wet Bandits" fell into. After the two burglars realized that "Kevin" was behind all their pain and suffering, they decided to attempt to kidnap him for revenge instead of robbing his family's house. At some point, both "Harry" and "Marv" got their hands on the young protagonist and were ready to make their move. Luckily "Kevin's" intimidating neighbor "Marley" saves the day, knocking the two unconscious.

Macaulay Culkin was once one of the most popular child stars in Hollywood. After his success in films like 'Home Alone' and 'My Girl', his career took a slight turn. He appeared in films such as 'Richie Rich' and 'The Good Son', but he could never live up to the success of his earlier movies. Macaulay has made rather negative headlines usually affiliated with drugs or other mishaps (like his pizza-themed Velvet Underground cover band, The Pizza Underground!). His marriage to Rachel Minor back in 1998 lasted for about two years. The same thing happened with Mila Kunis in 2002, only this time their relationship lasted 9 years. Luckily, he has turned his life around! He has a successful comedy website and podcast and is engaged to former Disney star Brenda Song, who he shares two young sons with. He has resurged in popularity and frequently collaborates with his fellow nerds like 'Red Letter Media'. He has even had successful roles in film and television and appeared in 'American Horror Story' in 2021!

While sitting on the plane, on their way to Paris for the holidays, "Kate" and "Harry McCallister" realize that they've forgotten their youngest son "Kevin" at home in the suburbs of Chicago.

While counting her kids she mistakes one of the neighbor's kids for one of her own. Thinking that all of her kids are accounted for, the family boards the plane without hesitation. After realizing that their son is missing, "Kate's" maternal instincts kick into high gear so she tries everything in her power to get back to "Kevin" as quickly as possible.

Catherine O'Hara played the role of loving mother "Kate" in the hit movie Home Alone. She started her acting career in the mid-'70s, but later moved on to writing scripts in the mid-'80s and even received an Emmy for one of them in 1982. She returned to acting after a short while, starring in Emmy-nominated movies such as Heartburn and Best of Show. She is still going strong, playing roles in feature films such as Where the Wild Things Are and Kiss & Kill.

O'Hara received an Emmy nomination for her absolutely hilarious performance as "Moira Rose" in Schitt's Creek in 2019. 

Interestingly enough, she was also a musician working with the Band Northern Lights for a short period of time. She has been working as a product designer since 1992 and is currently married to Bo Welch, with whom she has two sons.

John Heard played the role of "Kevin's" father in the Christmas classic Home Alone. He began his career as an actor back and 1975 and has been in dozens of movies and TV shows since.

Heard has played roles in popular series such as The Sopranos, Prison Break, and even Sharknado! He has had countless of other relationships with women over the years. Heard currently has three kids, two of them being from his marriage to Sharon Heard and the other one from his relationship with Melisa Leo.

Tragically, John Heard passed away from a heart attack on July 21, 2017.

"Kevin" has four siblings that tease him relentlessly. His big brother "Buzz" (the tallest boy in the picture) made life especially difficult for him more than once throughout the movie. On the night before the family's departure, "Buzz" and "Kevin" get into a huge fight at the dinner table. After the chaos subsides, "Kevin" is sent to sleep in the attic as punishment, where he is ultimately forgotten.

Devin Ratray played the role of brother "Buzz" in the movie Home Alone. He was already in a variety of movies and TV shows even before he was cast for Home Alone, but the end the film turned out to be his breakthrough. One of the main reasons he was cast for the role of the evil brother was because of his intimidating height at the time. After both of the original Home Alone movies, Ratray was given a number of smaller roles in movies and TV Shows like Hustlers, Masterminds, Chicago Med, Supernatural, and Law and Order.

Ratray once again dazzled audiences with movies like Nebraska and Blue Rain. Fun Fact: Devin Ratray plays in a band called Little Bill and the Blackley's!

"Harry" and "Marv" are the criminal duo who break into homes during Christmas time due to the absence of families. "Harry" is even seen visiting the "McCallisters" the day before their departure dressed in a police uniform to make sure that they would not be home for the holidays. Their plan was to break into the "McCallister" family home in the days following their departure. What they didn't expect was "Kevin" making their burglary attempt anything but easy...