Macaulay Culkin was a famous child actor and is the star behind the hit franchise “Home Alone.” However, the behind-the-scenes of his time on screen was not as glamorous as it looked. It ended up with Culkin and his father Kit not speaking to each other and Kit writing him off as his son.
Macaulay Culkin is famously known for his child acting days in the highly celebrated holiday film franchise, “Home Alone.” However, in the following years, the dark side of his childhood fame and success and its effects on his family made it to the media.
Everything from the financial aspect to the custody battle and court blow-up was exposed, incliuding the sad part about Culkin’s broken relationship with his father.
Macaulay Culkin in Hollywood in 1991 | Source: Getty Images
Culkin opened up about some of the struggles of working from a young age. He remembered times when his mother would pick him up from school and tell him not to make plans for the summer because he would be working, only to find out that the possibility of him not working was not even an option because his parents would have already signed a contract on his behalf.
Macaulay Culkin’s mother Patricia Brentrup in New York in 1997 | Source: Getty Images
According to reports, Kit had aspirations of being an actor. He appeared in a small part on Broadway, but the dream never took off enough to become a reality.
From there, he worked as a taxi driver and was a sacristan at a local church in New York. But Culkin said he gave him a “tainted view” of religion and referred to his father as a “puppeteer” because he thought he was there to use church hosts.
While he had to find other ways to make money, he allegedly always hoped to get the Culkin children into the acting industry. So when he realized Culkin’s talent, he took on a new job as his manager, but the experience made Culkin feel trapped.
Macaulay Culkin and his father Kit in Hollywood...
