麦考利·卡尔金（Macaulay Culkin），本名麦克（1980年8月26日出生于美国纽约州纽约市），美国演员，在约翰·休斯（John Hughes）1990年的票房大卖《小鬼当家》中声名鹊起，并迅速成为1990年代最著名的儿童演员之一。在他十几岁的时候，他从演艺界退了一步，他重新找回了他的突破性角色出现在票房大卖的《小鬼当家》（1990 年）中饰演凯文·麦卡利斯特，一个大家庭中最小的儿子，在他们疯狂地离开巴黎去圣诞度假时不小心把他抛在了后面。这部电影由约翰·休斯（John Hughes）编剧，克里斯·哥伦布（Chris Columbus）执导，凯文（Kevin）首先陶醉于将房子完全归自己所有，沉迷于各种他不被允许做的活动，然后，一旦他意识到两个小偷瞄准了他的房子，他就集结了一个令人印象深刻且富有创意的保卫他的家。接下来，他出演了《孤独的孤独》，并出演了备受赞誉的《我的女孩》，这两部电影都于 1991 年上映。卡尔金在《小鬼当家2：迷失纽约》（1992）中饰演凯文，在票房上也表现出色。卡尔金的下一个角色，与他之前的作品相比发生了戏剧性的转变，是在黑暗和令人不安的《好儿子》（1993）中，他在片中扮演了一个深陷困境的孩子。

卡尔金继续稳定地工作，那一年又出演了一部电影，第二年又出演了三部电影——《胡桃夹子》（1993）、《与爸爸打成平手》（1994）、《寻呼员》（1994），以及主角里奇·里奇（1994）——在他20岁出头的时候，他退出了演艺圈，偶尔演戏，并寻求其他创作机会。

与此同时，卡尔金在 2000 年代初重返演艺圈。他主演了戏剧《梅尔维尔夫人》，该剧于2000年在伦敦首演，并于次年搬到纽约市（外百老汇）。他成年后的第一部电影是《派对怪物》（2003 年），他在片中饰演凶残的派对发起人迈克尔·阿里格。紧随其后的是他在《拯救！（2004 年），一部喜剧，他在其中扮演一名高中生，他的姐姐是基督教狂热分子。后来的电影包括《性与早餐》（2007 年）、《错误的法拉利》（2011 年）、亚当·格林的《阿拉丁》（2016 年）和《变身》（2019 年）。在此期间，他还在电视台工作，特别是在2003年的《威尔与格蕾丝》中露面;福斯特·霍尔（Foster Hall），2004年;国王，2009年;娃娃脸，2019 年;2021 年的《美国恐怖故事》;和 2022 年的正义宝石。卡尔金为《机器鸡》（2001-）配音，并在《吉姆·加菲根秀》（2015-16）中以自己的身份出现。

卡尔金还追求其他创作兴趣。他写了一部小说《少年》（2005 年），讲述了一位年轻明星与父亲关系陷入困境的故事;虽然表面上是虚构的，但它似乎与卡尔金自己与父亲的经历有许多相似之处。卡尔金还涉足音乐。他组建了一支名为 Pizza Underground 的乐队，表演了 Velvet Underground 的歌曲，但歌词经过幽默修改以融入披萨主题。Pizza Underground 在 2014 年进行了一次短暂的巡回演出。2017 年，Culkin 创建了喜剧网站和配套播客 Bunny Ears，这是对健康和生活方式品牌的讽刺即兴表演。

Macaulay Culkin, byname Mack, (born August 26, 1980, New York City, New York, U.S.), American actor who rose to fame in John Hughes’s 1990 box office hit Home Alone and quickly became one of the most famous child actors of the 1990s. In his teens he took a step back from acting, and he reemeHis breakout role came in the box office hit Home Alone (1990) as Kevin McCallister, the youngest son in a large family that accidentally leaves him behind during their frenzied departure for a Christmas vacation in Paris. The movie, written by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus, sees Kevin first reveling in having the house all to himself, indulging in all sorts of activities that he had not been allowed to do, and then, once he realizes that two thieves have targeted his house, he rallies an impressive and creative defense of his home. He next appeared in Only the Lonely and costarred in the highly acclaimed My Girl, both released in 1991. Culkin returned to his star-making role as Kevin in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), which also performed well at the box office. Culkin’s next role, a dramatic turn from his previous work, was in the dark and disturbing The Good Son (1993), in which he played a deeply troubled child.

Culkin continued to work steadily, appearing in one more film that year and in three films the next year—The Nutcracker (1993), Getting Even with Dad (1994), The Pagemaster (1994), and, in the title role, Richie Rich (1994)—before taking a step back from acting.rged in his early 20s to act occasionally and to pursue other creative opportunities.

Meanwhile, Culkin had returned to acting in the early 2000s. He starred in the play Madame Melville, which opened in London in 2000 and moved to New York City (Off-Broadway) the next year. His first movie as an adult was Party Monster (2003), in which he played the murderous party promoter Michael Alig. It was closely followed by his role in Saved! (2004), a comedy in which he played a high-school student whose sister is a Christian zealot. Later films included Sex and Breakfast (2007), The Wrong Ferrari (2011), Adam Green’s Aladdin (2016), and Changeland (2019). During this time he also worked in television, notably making appearances on Will & Grace, in 2003; Foster Hall, in 2004; Kings, in 2009; Dollface, in 2019; American Horror Story, in 2021; and The Righteous Gemstones, in 2022. Culkin lent his voice to Robot Chicken (2001– ) and appeared as himself in The Jim Gaffigan Show (2015–16).

Culkin pursued other creative interests as well. He wrote a novel, Junior (2005), which is the story of a young star who has a troubled relationship with his father; while ostensibly fiction, it appeared to have many similarities to Culkin’s own experiences with his father. Culkin also dabbled in music. He formed a band called the Pizza Underground that performed the songs of the Velvet Underground but with the lyrics humorously revised to incorporate a pizza theme. Pizza Underground went on a brief tour in 2014. In 2017 Culkin created the comedy website and accompanying podcast Bunny Ears, which was a satiric riff on wellness and lifestyle brands.

bio by @yusufpiskin

Macaulay Carson Culkin (nascido em 26 de agosto de 1980) é um ator, músico e host da web americano. Ele é mais conhecido por interpretar Kevin McCallister nos filmes natalinos "Esqueceram de Mim" (1990), pelo qual foi indicado ao Globo de Ouro de Melhor Ator - Filme Musical ou Comédia, e "Esqueceram de Mim 2: Perdido em Nova York" (1992).

Junto com a série "Esqueceram de Mim", Culkin também estrelou os filmes "Meu Primeiro Amor" (1991), "O Anjo Malvado" (1993), "O Quebra-Nozes" (1993), "Acertando as Contas com Papai" (1994), "Pagemaster - O Mestre da Fantasia" (1994) e "Riquinho" (1994). Ele foi nomeado para o MTV Movie Awards e Young Artist Awards. No auge da fama, ele foi considerado o ator mirim de maior sucesso desde Shirley Temple. Culkin ficou em segundo lugar na lista das "100 maiores estrelas infantis" da VH1 e na lista das "50 maiores estrelas infantis" do E!.

Ele fez uma pausa na carreira de ator em 1994 e voltou em 2003 com uma participação especial no programa de televisão Will and Grace e um papel no filme Party Monster (2003). Ele escreveu um livro autobiográfico intitulado "Junior", que foi publicado em 2006. Em 2013, Culkin co-fundou a banda de rock de comédia de pizza baseada em Nova York, Pizza Underground, da qual ele era o vocalista. Eles fizeram uma turnê em 2014, começando no Brooklyn em 24 de janeiro de 2014. Em 10 de julho de 2016, Culkin afirmou que o Pizza Underground estava se separando e seu próximo álbum seria o último. Culkin é atualmente o editor e CEO de um site de cultura pop satírico e podcast chamado Bunny Ears.