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| Birth Name(s) : Macaulay Carson Culkin |
Date of Birth: August 26, 1950 |
| Status:
Married
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Partner:
Rachel Miner |
| Profession:
Actor |
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Full Macaulay Culkin Biography
Macaulay Culkin, the most famous and richest child star there ever was, was born on August 26, 1980, in New York, New York, USA as the third of seven children to his father Christopher Culkin, a former stage and child actor and also Macaulay's former manager, and to his mother 'Patricia Brentrup.'
In 1995 his parents, who were never married, separated and started a greedy legal battle over the custody of their kids and Mack's fortune. In 1996, the young actor had reportedly said he wouldn't accept any roles until his parents settled their custody dispute. That case would not be resolved until April 1997 when Kit Culkin relinquished control to Brentrup. In 1998 he married actress Rachel Miner, but separated in 2000 because Rachel wanted to start a family and Mack wanted to get back into acting.
There has been a gap of eight years since 1994's Richie Rich (1994), and although he made a 'comeback' on stage in 2001, appearing in a London production of "Madame Melville", and is scheduled to make Party Monster (2003); with an estimated fortune of $17 million he clearly never has to work again - if the roles don't appeal to him. |
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Additional Macaulay Culkin Biography
Culkin was born in New York City, New York to Christopher 'Kit' Culkin and Patricia Brentup. He was the couple's third child of seven children and he has four brothers Shane (b. 1976), Kieran (b. 1982), Christian (b. 1987) and Rory (b. 1989), and two sisters Dakota (b. 1979) and Quinn Culkin (b. 1984). Culkin is the nephew of actress Bonnie Bedelia, who is the sister of Kit Culkin.
During Culkin's early childhood, the family lived in a small apartment; his mother was a telephone operator and his father worked as a sacristan at a local Catholic church. His father was also a former stage actor with a long career on Broadway. Culkin was raised a Catholic and attended a Catholic school (St. Josephs) before moving on to Professional Children's School.
Notable parts in this period included an episode of the popular action series The Equalizer in which he played a kidnap victim. He also appeared in the movie Uncle Buck in which he probed the title character, played by John Candy, over his background on the basis that "I'm a kid - that's my job."
Despite the mega success of Home Alone and its sequel, other films Culkin acted in, such as The Good Son (which co-starred Elijah Wood and Culkin's sister, Quinn Culkin) and My Girl only did reasonably well, while Getting Even with Dad, Richie Rich and The Pagemaster were not blockbusters at the box office, but provided Culkin with the bulk of his personal fortune.
After all three films released in 1994 that Culkin starred in turned out to be box-office flops, he suddenly dropped out of acting. Many people believed that it was because of his becoming too old to play 'childish' roles, as was the popular stereotype about him at the time.
After a period of inactivity, Culkin returned to acting in 2000 with a starring role in the play Madame Melville. In the spring of 2003, he made a guest appearance on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace. His role as Karen Walker's immature divorce lawyer won him favorable reviews.
Culkin headed back into motion pictures in 2003 with Party Monster, where he played fallen party promoter Michael Alig. His role in the film received much publicity thanks to the real-life Alig's drug addiction. Though not a huge hit, Party Monster developed a cult following and helped to restart his career.
In 2004, Culkin starred in Saved!, alongside Jena Malone, Mandy Moore and Eva Amurri. In the film, he played a student who uses a wheelchair in a conservative Christian high school. Though Saved! only had modest success at the box office, Culkin received many positive reviews for his role in the film.
Culkin also recently started a career in voice over, with his appearances on Seth Green's Robot Chicken. In 2006, he published an experimental, semi-autobiographical novel, Junior.
Culkin stars in Sex and Breakfast, a dark comedy written and directed by Miles Brandman, according to Variety. Alexis Dziena, Kuno Becker and Eliza Dushku also star in this story of a couple whose therapist recommends group sex to them. Shooting for the film, Culkin's first since Saved!, took place in September of 2006 and it is slated for release some time in 2008.
Culkin was in the music video for Sunday directed by Harmony Korine, song by Sonic Youth. He has now been in three FOX films, a few Warner Bros. films and will in the future be in a movie called Sex and Breakfast.
When Culkin was fourteen years old, his parents had a custody battle. His father had been Culkin's manager.
In 2004, Culkin was arrested, briefly jailed and arraigned in court in Oklahoma for possession of marijuana (17.3g), a municipal charge of possession of marijuana and possession of controlled substances - Xanax (16mg) and Clonazepam (32mg). His extensive trial (15 October 2004 - 09 June 2005) saw him initially plead not guilty but later reverse his plea to guilty. His lawyers reached a plea bargain with the state of Oklahoma and he received three 1-year suspended prison terms, a probationary drug treatment program and a $540 fine.
In 2005, Culkin testified on behalf of Michael Jackson's defense during the pop singer's child molestation trial. On the stand, he said that he had never been molested by Jackson, and said that he felt that the charges against Jackson were outrageous.
Culkin has been dating actress Mila Kunis since 2002. It has been rumored since early 2006 that they are planning to be wed.
According to the DVD commentary of the Family Guy movie (during the third part in which Kunis was a commentator), Kunis claims that one of the reasons her boyfriend likes her is because of her role on Family Guy; Culkin is a big fan of the show.
He attended the New York screening of Fahrenheit 9/11 with his girlfriend Mila Kunis on 14 June 2004. |
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