:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1098x445:1100x447)/macaulay-culkin-denim-outfit-tout-082624-a18b648d8c5a458eadee7df0b9357b15.jpg "Macaulay Culkin: throwback photos from his young Hollywood years in the 1990s")
Happy birthday, Macaulay Culkin!
The star, who appeared on screen as a child in the 1980s, is no longer so little: he will celebrate his 44th birthday on August 26, 2024 – and is raising children of his own.
After the first appearance in The midnight hour In 1985 he became famous in the 1990s Home alone and didn’t take a break for a while, but appeared in a variety of films and series during this decade before slowing down his career somewhat in the 2000s.
He received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Home alone — and also won an American Comedy Award for his role as the enterprising Kevin McCallister – accolades that brought him into the spotlight and onto the red carpet in the early 1990s.
As the star celebrates another anniversary, we take a look back at some photos of the young Macaulay Culkin in the 1990s.
The Scream
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The Home alone The star was asked to take this memorable movie pose in photos a lot.
Good jeans
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He also wore cutting-edge denim-on-denim clothing, such as during rehearsals for the 1991 Golden Globe Awards.
Sibling celebration
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Macaulay Culkin and his brother Kieran Culkin had a matching tuxedo moment at an event in the early 1990s.
Worthy of a prize
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The diminutive actor received an award from icon Raquel Welch at the 5th Annual American Comedy Awards in 1991.
Twice as beautiful
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At the awards ceremony, he really went over the top and met with big names like Jayne Meadows and Betty White.
Funny faces
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He also made jokes about an amused Steve Martin.
Child stars, unite
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At the American Comedy Awards, Macaulay Culkin hung out with colleagues such as Jaleel White, Will Smith and Neil Patrick Harris.
His “girl”
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Here Macaulay Culkin and Anna Chlumsky worked on the set of 1991 My girl.
Microphone check
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The actor also had fun behind the camera.
Dollar for dollar
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According to the caption to this photo, co-star Dan Aykroyd put a dollar in a “curse jar” on the set of my girl Here.
Good choice
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At the 1991 People’s Choice Awards, the young star was extravagantly dressed.
We have the starting signal
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NBA stars Michael Cooper and Vladimir Divac gave Macaulay Culkin a ride in a silly ’90s moment.
Celebrity status
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Stars Brooke Shields and Laura Bundy flanked Macaulay Culkin at the Ford Modeling Agency’s children’s division Christmas party in NYC
