Death Rumors, heroin, charity work and judo Championships is how it has gone … – kjendis.no

(Dagbladet This year it is 25 years since the first “Home Alone” movie came out. Every December there are still many who rejoice to see eight year old Kevin McCallister, who accidentally being left alone at home when the rest of the family travels abroad on Christmas break.

This year’s holiday classic back on TV3 already tonight at half past ten. Then sent the four sequels in turn until December 28th.

But 25 years is a long time, a lot has happened, and the lives of the actors have gone in different directions .

Turbulent life

Macaulay Culkin (35) was big star after he charmed movie audiences in two of the traditional “Alone Home” movie already was 10 years old in 1990. Since then there have been swirling many rumors surrounding the star children, and not always in the same positive way.

Culkin was a millionaire already 12 years old, but in retrospect there has been talk about a reportedly troubled relationship with drugs. He has also repeatedly been reported dead, been convicted of marijuana possession, had a short marriage as a teenager and testified in pedophilia case against Michael Jackson.

A few years since also reported the German tabloid newspaper National Enquirer that he was addicted to heroin and was near death. According to the newspaper, he had only six months to live. Culkins spokesperson denied these rumors and said the matter was extremely “insulting”.

In late 2013 he started the band “The Pizza Underground”, which shall be a kind of parody of the American rock band “The Velvet Underground” which existed from 1965 to 1973 .

Culkin is now together with Jordan Lane Price (23) from “All My Children”.

Recognized by Obama

One of the two bandits in the first films, Marv Merchants, played by Daniel Stern (58). He is also known for having played in Hollywood films Chud and City Slickers.

On its homepage, he is described as both an artist, actor, sculptor, philanthropist, writer, director, entrepreneur and community leader.

He is married to actress Laure Mattos, whom he has three adult children.

The couple founded the Malibu Foundation for Youth and Families in 1999. Stern has also worked with oranisasjoner supporting US troops. According Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, will Barack Obama have recognized the couple for their volunteer work in 2009 with the President’s Call to Service Award.

Leading Role in TV series

Catherine O’Hara (61), which played Kevin’s mother in the first two films, both made roles in several movies and TV series over the last 25 years. She also had the voice to various characters in the English versions of including “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Over the Hedge” and “Brother Bear 2″.

Earlier this year, she had an interview with the Watch What Happens Live where she said she has not had much contact with his co-star, Macaulay Culkin, for “home alone” The success, but that they still have a good tone when the meet.

– I had not seen him for several years, but I met him for a year and a half ago at an art opening for Martin Mull. When he came he up to me and shouted, ‘Mama!’ and I responded with ‘baby!’, she said lattermidlt in the interview.

This year, she occasionally showed a starring role in the new Canadian sitcom series “Schitt’s Creek.”

Retired themselves

Joe Pesci (72) played the small and aggressive bandit, Harry Lyme, in the first films. He also made his mark in roles in the films “Goodfellas” and “Casino” in the 90s.

After he retired as an actor in 1999, he has only had sporadic film roles, including spy movie “The inner circle” in 2006. He has been quite private after he started retirement.

He should have married and divorced three times. Last he should have been engaged with the American actress and model, Angie Everhart, from 2007 until they went separately in 2008.

World champion in judo

In the role of big sister to Kevin, Megan McCallister , was Hillary Wolf (38). She is also known from the movie “Big Girls Do not Cry … They Get Even.”

After the second film in the “Home Alone” series came out in 1992 should not have done Wolf multiple jobs as school plays. Eonline wrote in November this year that she apparently stopped acting for film successes and scored judo career.

She won the world championship in judo for juniors in Cairo in 1994, and represented the United States in the sport in the Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000.

Now, she is a mother, and blogs about life with her two sons.