Home alone boy biography for kids

Kevin McCallister

"You can mess with a lot of things, but you can't mess with kids on Christmas."

Kevin McCallister was mistakenly separated from his family during Christmastime twice as a child and forced to defend himself against bumbling burglars Marv and Harry. He later foiled Marv, Vera, and Molly's plans to kidnap a Crown Prince.

He was the youngest child and son of Peter and Kate McCallister and the youngest sibling of Buzz, Megan, Linnie, and Jeff.

Later on in his life, he made it an annual tradition to irresponsibly prank call Buzz, who was now a police officer, during Buzz's patrol.

Biography[]

As a child, Kevin lived with his older brothers and sisters in a house in Winnetka, Illinois. Being the youngest sibling, he would sometimes get tormented by the others, especially when his uncle Frank, Aunt Leslie, and cousins stayed at the house to join them for the family's Christmas trip to Paris as well as Buzz. Fed up with his family, declared that when he grew up and got married, he would live alone.

Left home alone[]

One night, after getting into a fight with his older brother, Buzz, who purposely stole and ate Kevin's cheese pizza, Kevin was sent to the third floor of the house to go straight to bed to sleep as punishment for fighting by their mom, Kate, and he wished that his family would disappear. The next morning, as the family prepared in haste to leave, Kevin was still sleeping. During a headcount, his cousin Heather mistook the McCallisters' neighbor's son Mitch Murphy, for Kevin. The family, in a rush, hurried off to the airport, unaware that Kevin was not with them.

Later, Kevin woke up to find his whole family gone. Kevin was thrilled, thinking that his wish came true and that he made his family disappear. He

1980-present

Who Is Macaulay Culkin?

Although Macaulay Culkin made his feature screen debut in 1988's Rocket Gibraltar, it was his role in 1989's comedic hit Uncle Buck that made him Hollywood's favorite child actor. His stardom hit meteoric proportions the following year when he starred in the wildly successful slapstick comedy Home Alone. After 1991's My Girl, Culkin's star status faded, although he continues to act.

Quick Facts

FULL NAME: Macaulay Carson Culkin
BORN: August 26, 1980
BIRTHPLACE: New York, New York
SPOUSE: Rachel Miner (1998-2000)
CHILDREN: 2
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Virgo

Early Life

Macaulay Carson Culkin was born on August 26, 1980, in New York City. The third of seven children, Culkin was drawn to the limelight from a young age. He performed in his first play Off-Broadway at age four. Culkin studied the performing arts extensively as a child, including training at Balanchine's School of the American Ballet, and appeared in numerous television commercials.

Child Actor: Home Alone Superstardom

Culkin made his feature screen debut in 1988's Rocket Gibraltar, but it was his charming turn as John Candy's precocious nephew in 1989's comedic hit Uncle Buck that made him Hollywood's favorite child actor. His stardom hit meteoric proportions the following year when he starred in the wildly successful holiday comedy Home Alone. The film was the highest-grossing film of the year and spawned a slightly less successful sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York in 1992.

In 1991, Macaulay Culkin impressed audiences and critics with his heartfelt and endearing performance as the best friend of a troubled young girl in the tear-jerker My Girl. Subsequent films, including 1993's The Good Son and 1994's Richie Rich were underwhelming and emphasized Culkin's waning popularity.

Throughout his career, Culkin's father, Kit, was his manager. In the early 1990s, rumors began to surface that accused Kit of mi

1990 film by Chris Columbus

This article is about the first film in the series. For the series, see Home Alone (franchise). For other uses, see Home Alone (disambiguation).

Home Alone is a 1990 American Christmascomedy film directed by Chris Columbus, and written and produced by John Hughes. The first film in the Home Alone franchise, the film stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, an eight-year old boy who defends his Chicago home from a home invasion by a pair of robbers after his family accidentally leave him behind on their Christmas vacation to Paris. The cast also features Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, and Catherine O'Hara.

Hughes conceived Home Alone while on vacation, with Warner Bros. being originally intended to finance and distribute the film. However, Warner Bros. shut down the production after it exceeded its assigned budget. 20th Century Fox assumed responsibilities following meetings with Hughes. Columbus and Culkin were hired soon afterwards. Filming took place between February and May 1990 on location across Illinois.

Home Alone had a sneak preview across 1,000 theaters on November 10, 1990, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 16. While the film's reception was initially mixed, in later years reception has been generally positive, with praise for its cast, humor, and music. Home Alone grossed $476.7 million worldwide, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 1990. It made Culkin a child star, and was the highest-grossing live-action comedy for two decades. It was nominated for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Home Alone has since been considered one of the best Christmas films. In 2023, Home Alone was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". A sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, was released in 1992.

Plot

The McCallister family prepares to

American actor and musician (born 1980)

Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin (born Macaulay Carson Culkin; August 26, 1980 (1980-08-26)) is an American actor and musician. Considered one of the most successful child actors of the 1990s, Culkin has received a Golden Globe Award nomination and other accolades. In 2005, he was ranked second on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid-Stars". In 2023, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Culkin earned recognition for playing Kevin McCallister in the Christmas comedy Home Alone (1990), and reprised the role in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). He furthered his success with the coming-of-age film My Girl (1991), the psychological thriller film The Good Son (1993), and the comedy films Getting Even with Dad and Richie Rich (both 1994). He took a hiatus starting in 1995, and returned to acting with the biographical drama film Party Monster (2003). Culkin appeared in the independent filmsSaved! (2004) and Sex and Breakfast (2007), and two projects by Adam Green: The Wrong Ferarri (2011) and Adam Green's Aladdin (2016). He starred in the comedy film Changeland (2019) and the tenth season of the anthology series American Horror Story (2021), and had a voice role in Kid Cudi's television specialEntergalactic (2022).

Culkin wrote the autobiography Junior (2006), which describes his experiences with stardom and relationship with his father. From 2013 to 2016, he was a member of the comedy rock band the Pizza Underground, serving as the lead vocalist. In 2018, Culkin became the publisher and CEO of Bunny Ears, a satirical popular culture website and podcast.

Early life

Macaulay Carson Culkin was born on August 26, 1980, in New York City to Christopher Cornelius "Kit" Culkin, a former stage actor, and Patricia Brentrup, a native of North Dakota who met Kit in 1974 while working as a road traffic controller