Flanked by his fiancée Brenda Song (with whom he starred in the 2019 film “Changeland”), their two children, and friends and co-stars like Catherine O’Hara and Natasha Lyonne, Macaulay Culkin received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after more than 40 years in the industry. On December 1, 2024, O’Hara and Lyonne gave speeches about their colleague, with O’Hara fondly remembering their time together working on the “Home Alone” films. “Thank you for including me, your fake mom who left you home alone not once but twice, to share in this happy occasion. I’m so proud of you,” O’Hara said to a visibly emotional Culkin, who couldn’t help but laugh.
Things got even more emotional when Culkin got up to speak, thanking Song for the family they’d built together during their lengthy relationship. After thanking Lyonne, O’Hara, and others for their speeches, which he said would win him brownie points with his kids — and help remind them that their dad was a pretty cool kid once — he closed with a line from “Home Alone 2.” “To wrap things up, and in the spirit of the holiday season, I just wanna say Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals,” Culkin joked.
Being a child star isn’t easy, and aging gracefully into adulthood might be the hardest task of all for anyone who gets famous at such a young age. To that end, it’s heartwarming to see that Culkin is thriving, runs his own business, and picks up acting roles whenever he damn well feels like it.
