Macaulay Culkin

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Macaulay Culkin is an American actor who had many roles as a child. He is most famous for his role in Home Alone. Home Alone had boosted his career as an actor, this role had given him the chance to be casted in many more films like My Girl. Culkin had started his acting career around the age of 10 which gave him the chance for a great future. Culkin had started going downhill as he got older and ruined his acting career.
Macaulay Culkin was born August 26, 1980 in New York City. He was the Third of 7 children, he always wanted to be apart of the limelight from a young age. He started on off-broadway at the age of four. He studied performing arts for many of years, extensively as a child. He even went to the American Ballet. Then he moved onto doing numerous television commercials. Then in 1989 he was in the comedic hit Uncle Buck. From then on he was in many more successful movies that some of you know today as in Home Alone. Culkin’s parents never got married, this had caused such a feud because the parents were warring for their celebrated son and for control of his career.
Besides being a famous child, Culkin had a pretty rough childhood. At the age of 15, his parents had decided to split up. Culkin’s mother was trying to gain all custody of all seven kids. …show more content…

Culkin also starred in a sequel Home Alone 2. Another popular movie Culkin played in was My Girl. Because of these major films, Culkin won many awards. In 1992, Culkin won MTV Movie Award for Best Kisser for the movie My Girl. In 1991, Culkin won Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture for Home Alone. Culkin won another award for Home Alone, and that was Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actor. This kid was given the chance of a lifetime and he took that chance and made the absolute best out of it. He went so far as a childhood actor that still today he is worth