Macaulay Culkin Biography (1980?-)

Full name, Macaulay Carson Culkin; born August 26, 1980 (some sources cite 1981), in New York, NY; son of Christopher Culkin (an actor under the name KitCulkin) and Patricia Brentrup; nephew of Bonnie Culkin (an actress under thename Bonnie Bedelia); brother of Shane, Kieran, Christian, and Rory Culkin (actors) and Quinn Culkin (an actress); married Rachel Miner (an actress), June21, 1998 (divorced, 2001). Addresses: Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Emily Gerson, Brookside, 250 West 57th St., Suite 2303, New York, NY 10107.; Publicist: Rogers & Cowan Public Relations, 1888 Century Park East, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90067-1702.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: August 26, 1980?; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Cy Blue Black, Rocket Gibraltar, Columbia, 1988
Billy Livingstone, See You in the Morning, Warner Bros., 1989
Miles Russell, Uncle Buck, Universal, 1989
Gabe, Jacob's Ladder (also known as Dante's Inferno), TriStar, 1990
Kevin McCallister, Home Alone, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
Billy, Only the Lonely, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
Thomas J. Sennett, My Girl, Columbia, 1991
Kevin McCallister, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Henry Evans, The Good Son, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
Nutcracker prince, The Nutcracker (also known as George Balanchine's The Nutcracker), Warner Bros., 1993
Richard "Richie" Rich, Jr., Richie Rich, Warner Bros., 1994
Richard Tyler, The Pagemaster, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
Timmy Gleason, Getting Even with Dad, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1994
Himself, The Making and Meaning of "We Are Family" (also known asWe Are Family), 2002
Michael Alig, Party Monster, ContentFilm, 2003
Saved, United Artists, 2003
Television Appearances
Specials
Bob Hope's Cross-Country Christmas, NBC, 1991
Dangerous (also known as Black or White), Fox, 1991
Entertainers '91: The Top Twenty of the Year, ABC, 1991

The Making of "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," Fox, 1992
An American Reunion: The 52nd Presidential Inaugural Gala, CBS, 1993
Himself, The Making of a Child Star, E! Entertainment Television,1997
Himself, Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration, CBS, 2001
Series
Voice of Nicholas McClary, WishKid Starring Macaulay Culkin (animated), NBC, 1991-1992
Episodic
Paul Gephardt, "Something Green," The Equalizer, CBS, 1988
Host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1991
Himself, The Late Show with David Letterman (multiple episodes), CBS, 1994
Voice of Elliott, "Seat of Power," Frasier, NBC, 1994
So Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2000
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1991
Presenter, The 63rd Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1991
The Fifth Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1991
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1991
The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1991
Stage Appearances
Bach Babies, Symphony Space Theatre, New York City, c. 1985
Sammy, "After School Special," Evening B, Ensemble Studio Theatre,New York City, 1987
The Big Squirrel, 1987
Buster, "Buster B. and Olivia," Marathon 88, Ensemble Studio Theatre, 1988
Sam I Am (staged reading; contains the one-acts The Big Squirrel and Mister Softee), Ensemble Studio Theatre, 1991
Carl, Madame Melville, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 2000, then Promenade Theatre, New York City, 2001
Also appeared in H.M.S. Pinafore, Light Opera Theatre of Manhattan, New York City; and as Fritz, The Nutcracker, New York City Ballet, Lincoln Center, New York City.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Kid, Black or White, Pacific Data Images, 1991
Kid, Dangerous: The Short Films (also known as Michael Jackson--Dangerous: The Short Films), 1993
The Making and Meaning of "We Are Family" (also known as We AreFamily), 2002
Appeared in the music videos "All Alone on Christmas," by Darlene Love; "Black or White," by Michael Jackson; "My Girl," by the Temptations; and "Sunday," by Sonic Youth.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Newsmakers 1991, Issue Cumulation, Gale, 1991

Periodicals

International Herald Tribune, October 25, 3000, p. 12
Interview, July, 1991, p. 94
People Weekly, December 17, 1990, p. 127; spring, 1991, p. 104; May 21, 2001, p. 171; August 12, 2002, p. 24
Premiere, November, 1991, p. 90
Time, May 7, 2001, p. 68
Times Magazine (London), October 7, 2000, pp. 14-16, 18

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