Macaulay Culkin, one of the most famous child stars of all time, is now in his 40s. Reaching his milestone 40th birthday in 2020 caused Culkin to reflect upon life his former life as a child star and how he’s now a middle-aged man. He’s going to tell us all about it in his new travelogue seriesMacaulay Culkin’s Midlife Crisis. PerDeadline, theHome Aloneactor has teamed up with Lightbox (Tina,The Princess,The Curse of the Chippendales) to develop the documentary series.
Macaulay Culkin’s Midlife Crisisstems from a viral tweet in 2020 of Culkin tweeting about his 40th birthday. The tweet was liked more than 3 million times with more than half a million retweets, showing how much Culkin’s aging had captured the interest of many who had trouble coping with the fact that the actor is hasn’t been a child for decades. This tweet is said to spark the starting point of the docuseries, which will see Culkin “embark on a wild and intrepid journey to discover what hitting the big four-zero really means and asks the questions which anyone who’s dealing with the process of aging – and let’s face it, that’s all of us – needs to ask themselves.
Macaulay Culkin’s Midlife Crisisis executive produced by Lightbox co-founders Simon Chinn and Jonathan Chinn alongside Culkin’s manager Emily Gerson Saines. Of the series, Culkin said in a statement, “Wow, Lightbox. Thanks for reminding me I’m in my 40s. Well, rather than make a big deal about it, I figure we should just make a show about it. Makes sense.”
“Mack remains as iconic, and as loved as ever – a social media sensation, internet entrepreneur, and hard-working member of his pizza-themed Velvet Underground tribute band,” adds Jonathan and Simon Chinn. “Despite his legendary status, like the rest of us he’s having to confront what it means to be a normal middle-aged guy, with a wife and a new kid who’s soon going to be the same age he was when he became a massive global superstar. We are thrilled to be working through our midlife crises with him on this exciting project.”
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Macaulay Culkin Is Still Acting In His 40s
A former child star, Macaulay Culkin may be best known for his role as Kevin McCallister inHome Aloneand its sequelHome Alone 2: Lost in New York, among many other roles he played as a kid. There were rumors that he would appear in the reboot filmHome Sweet Home AloneonDisney+, but while his character was mentioned, Culkin did not show up. He had denied his involvement on Twitter prior to that film’s release. He continues to act and just last year appeared in several episodes of the horror seriesAmerican Horror Story: Double Feature.
A release date hasn’t yet been announced forMacaulay Culkin’s Midlife Crisis.
