Macaulay culkin wife

Macaulay Culkin holds the mantle of one of the most successful child actors of all time, but he's also renowned for having one of the biggest falls from grace in showbiz ever. From drug abuse, legal meltdowns and an arrest, Macaulay, who is best known as Kevin McCallister in the iconic Christmas film Home Alone and its sequel Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, went through a torrid time after soaring to fame aged ten.

Despite turning his back on Hollywood, Macaulay's angelic childhood self immortalised in Home Alone resurfaces every Christmas with fans rewatching the festive favourite - making the actor's descent appear even darker. In a year-old Macaulay's mugshot made headlines around the world when he was charged with possessing marijuana and a controlled substance without a prescription after having his car searched by police officers in Oklahoma.

Then as rumours continued to spiral about his drug habit, snaps of Macaulay looking gaunt and frail and clutching an energy drink shocked fans in Speaking about recreational drug use in a rare interview in , Macaualy told Esquire : "I do love them. They're like old friends. But sometimes you outgrow your friends. Before Macaulay's troubles started, the child star decided he'd outgrown his parents.

At the age of 15, Macaulay took the explosive step to formally emancipate himself by removing his mum and dad as his legal guardians. Back in the 90s, Macaulay rocketed to fame as the adorable wide eyed and blonde haired boy from hit family films such as Uncle Buck, My Girl, Richie Rich and of course, the Home Alone franchise. When Macaulay hit the big time, his father Kit quit his day job to oversee Macaulay's film career along with wife Patricia.

Opening up about the process of cutting ties with his parents, Macualay reflected that the situation 'sucked' but 'could have been worse. And when I did that, the whole thing kinda ended a lot faster.

Home alone before and after drugs

He went on: "Look, I mean, it sucks. But, it coulda been worse, you know? My father was not sexually abusing me.