This Friday, actor Macaulay Culkin celebrates his 42nd birthday, practically retired from fame, when he was one of the most iconic figures of the 90's, a tender child who found fame with a movie that is already traditional in the Christmas season: "Home Alone ".
However, he was also one of many victims of show business who rose to stardom in childhood and are literally exploited by their parents, who are unprepared to care for their children from a strange and brutal environment for their development.
While the world loved him, his father gave him no respite and took advantage of his moment at the top to harass him with contracts, to the point of forcing him to film eight movies in five years, until he refused to continue and decided to emancipate. himself from his family. He then entered a slide of excesses, moved away from the spotlight and finally found the love to rebuild his rise, culminating in the arrival of his first daughter, Dakota.
The change of fortune for this child from a humble Manhattan family came when a neighbor who ran the Light Opera of Manhattan told his father that they needed kids for a casting call.
Two years ago Macaulay Culkin posted a tweet where he sent a message with great irony to the children of his generation: