Macaulay Culkin was born on August 26, 1980, in New York City. He is the son of Kit Culkin, a former actor, and Patricia Brentrup, a former casting director. He began his acting career at the age of four. He rose to fame in the 1990s for his role as Kevin McCallister in the Home Alone movies. He has since starred in a number of other films and television shows.