{"id":2613,"date":"2023-10-10T09:02:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T07:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=2613"},"modified":"2023-10-10T09:02:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T07:02:23","slug":"the-real-reason-macaulay-culkin-quit-acting-at-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=2613","title":{"rendered":"The real reason Macaulay Culkin quit acting at 15"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin had a rough time a few years ago but now he has built a beautiful family with his fianc\u00e9e, actress Brenda Song.<\/p>\n

Struggling with family issues and the attention of a scrutinizing public, Culkin temporarily retired from acting at only 15 for some time home and alone.<\/p>\n

Returning to high school during his break, Macaulay said it was the smartest thing he did.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did like 14 movies in six years or something like that. I was away from home a lot. I was away from school. I needed something else,\u201d Macaulay said in the 2018 interview with Ellen DeGeneres.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s safe to say that Macaulay Culkin is one of the most celebrated child stars of all time and was propelled into fame as the fantastic Kevin Macallister in the Home Alone franchise. <\/p>\n

Growing up as the third of seven children, Culkin\u2019s generational-talented family was packed into a one-bedroom Manhattan apartment and Macaulay was never actually at home alone.<\/p>\n

Touted as one of the most famous child actors of the 1990\u2019s, Macaulay is widely known as the cute little boy in Home Alone, who was accidentally abandoned by his family over Christmas and left battling burglars to save his home.<\/p>\n

And when you think of Macaulay Culkin, you immediately think of the mischievous blond boy and his epic palms to the cheeks scream, that\u2019s been copied by people since the Christmas comedy Home Alone first aired in 1990.<\/p>\n

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\nAstrid Stawiarz\/WireImage for Turner Networks<\/p>\n

The movie launched Macaulay, who was only 10 years old at the time, into super stardom. Appearing alongside comedy kings Daniel Stern and Joe Pesci, who play Harry and Marv as the \u201cWet Bandits,\u201d he starred as Kevin McCallister, who was forgotten by his parents\u2013played by Catherine O\u2019Hara and John Heard\u2013while hustling and herding his siblings to make their flight to Paris.<\/p>\n

After more than 90 minutes of hilarious hijinks, he is finally reunited with his family.<\/p>\n

Macaulay\u2019s broad portfolio of performances includes Uncle Buck with John Candy in (1989), Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), My Girl with Anna Chlumsky (1991), The Good Son (1993), and Richie Rich (1994).<\/p>\n

Macaulay is also linked with popstar Michael Jackson and testified in support of him during the singer\u2019s 2005 molestation trials.<\/p>\n

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\nMacaulay Culkin seen out in Manhattan on May 7, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Robert Kamau\/GC Images)<\/p>\n

The actor was married to actress Rachel Miner (1998- 2002) and had a long-term relationship with That \u201870s Show star Mila Kunis (2002-2008).<\/p>\n

After starring in Richie Rich, Macaulay took a break from acting for almost nine years and around that time, he emancipated himself from his parents, removing them as his legal guardians.<\/p>\n

Divorcing parents isn\u2019t that uncommon in Hollywood.<\/p>\n

Macaulay joined other child actors, like Drew Barrymore (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial), Michelle Williams (Dawson\u2019s Creek) and Alicia Silverstone (Clueless), who according to People, divorced their parents to work around child labor laws that restricted their acting careers. Others, like Jena Malone (Stepmom) and Ariel Winter (Modern Family) severed ties between their finances and family due to mismanagement or abuse.<\/p>\n

In 2020, Macaulay told Esquire that he didn\u2019t divorce his parents, instead he removed their names from his trust fund.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always misconstrued, that I \u2018emancipated\u2019 myself from my parents. The story was that I divorced my parents. I just thought I was doing it cleanly\u2013taking my father\u2019s name off, taking my mom\u2019s name off, so my opinion is unbiased. And when I did that, the whole thing kinda ended a lot faster.\u201d<\/p>\n

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