Overview
- At the Nov. 22 Long Beach event marking the film’s 35th anniversary, Culkin answered a question about his “actual name” by repeating the fan-selected version.
- He first proposed the public vote on The Tonight Show in November 2018, announced the winning choice on Twitter on Christmas that year, and completed the legal change in 2019.
- Culkin said the stunt’s purpose was humor, adding, “I did it all for that one joke,” and quipped that he can now say “Macaulay Culkin is my middle name.”
- He recalled other ballot options such as “The McRib is Back” and “Kieran,” and nodded to brother Kieran Culkin’s Oscar for A Real Pain.
- Tying the nostalgia to new work, he is leading Home Instead’s “Home But Not Alone” campaign, with ads running during Home Alone screenings, holiday programming, and college football through Jan. 11.