How old is Macaulay Culkin and what is his net worth?
HOME Alone star Macaulay Culkin is one of few celebrities who have been famous since the age of 8.
The Home Alone star and his longtime girlfriend Brenda Song recently welcomed their first child together, son Dakota, on April 5, 2021, and got engaged in January 2022.
How old is Macaulay Culkin?
Macaulay, 41, was born August 26, 1980, and is an American actor, author and musician.
He started his career as a child actor, appearing in films Rocket Gibraltar (1988) and Uncle Buck (1989), but shot to international stardom when he played Kevin McCallister in the Christmas movie Home Alone (1990) - he reprised the role for Home Alone 2 (1992).
After the success of Home Alone, he went on to star in My Girl (1991), The Good Son (1993), The Pagemaster (1994) and Richie Rich (1994) - he was then absent from movies for nearly a decade, before returning to acting to star in the film Party Monster (2003) and Saved! (2004).
Macaulay famously divorced his parents in 1994.
He was then paid £8 million for Getting Even With Dad and the same sum for Richie Rich.
He is now reportedly worth £18 million.
Has Macaulay been married before? Who is he engaged to right now?
In 1998, aged just 18, Macaulay married actress Rachel Miner, but the couple separated in 2000 and divorced in 2002.
Fresh from his divorce, he started dating the then-little-known actress , but the couple split in 2006.
Since July 2017, Macaulay has been in a relationship with actress Brenda Song, who is a former Disney star. Brenda, 33, gave birth on Monday, April 5, 2021, in Los Angeles, with her and Macaulay’s newborn son Dakota weighing 6 pounds, 14 ounces.
The couple revealed the news to , sharing: “We’re overjoyed.”
On January 26, 2022, , less than a year after welcoming Dakota.
In 2019 Macaulay revealed that he and Michael became friends because they both knew what it was like to be a "child who was famous".
He has always denied allegations he was sexually abused by the pop star and in a new interview on the podcast, he explained how their friendship came to be.
He said: “A lot of things were happening, big and fast with me and I think he identified with that."
The actor famously spoke up in defence of Michael when he faced child molestation charges in 2003 - something which the late singer was acquitted of.
Mac is yet to comment on the controversial Leaving Neverland documentary.
In March 2019 it was reported how during Michael Jackson's 2005 child molestation trial Macaulay testified that the singer had alarm bells leading up to his bedroom to notify him if anyone was approaching.
Who is Macaulay's goddaughter?
Because of Macaulay's friendship with Michael Jackson, his daughter Paris is Mac's goddaughter.
On January 23, 2018, the actor told Marc Maron's that he's "close with Paris", and he's very defensive of the 23-year-old.
He said: '"I’m going to warn you now, I am very protective of her so just look out.
"I am a very open book when it comes to things but like with her, she is beloved by me."