We all know Macaulay Culkin, right? The actor we all refuse to believe has aged a single day since he first appeared as Kevin McCallister in Home Alone?
Well, in 2018, the actor whose name we all recognize so easily decided to visit a judge and change the title he’d been given on his birth certificate.
Over the course of his career, Culkin has appeared in titles like Richie Rich, Robot Chicken and American Horror Story, all of which offered him characters with different names.
But Culkin hasn’t limited the name-changing to his professional life, as in 2018, he started a discussion on his website, Bunny Ears, to reveal that there was part of his name that he wasn’t too keen on.
Culkin is best-known for his role in Home Alone (20th Century Fox)
He claimed his middle name was ‘something dumb’ – so ‘dumb’, in fact, that he allegedly couldn’t even remember it.
The actor wrote: “Larry? Orange? Honestly, I can’t even remember it.”
With his original middle name apparently forgotten, Culkin called on the public to send in ideas of what he could change it to.
“I asked you all to send in some better options so I can go down to the court house and explain to a judge why I need to change my middle name to something cool,” he said.
Needless to say, the internet had a field day with the opportunity to help one of the most famous child stars in the US come up with a new name.
Culkin had some good options for a new name (Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
The suggestions flooded in, and Culkin narrowed them down to his top five, which were:
TheMcRibIsBackKieranShark WeekPublicity StuntMacaulay Culkin.
They’re all winners in my book – especially Kieran, which just so happens to be the name of Culkin’s own brother.
Culkin put it to a vote which ran until Christmas Eve, joking: “Sure, I might have gold-plated watercraft, and chrome plated invisibility cloaks, but all I want for Christmas is a new middle name.”
And his wish was certainly granted.
On Christmas Day of all days, Culkin went on Twitter to reveal that his legal name would be changed to Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin.
It’s a mouthful, but he wrote: “It has a nice ring to it (if you like my name).”
Culkin shared updates of his name change on Twitter (X/@incredibleculk)
It sounds too good to be true, but even Culkin’s Wikipedia page now refers to him as ‘Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin’.
Fans continue to talk about the actor’s bizarre but brilliant stunt, with one taking to Twitter to say: “We’re watching Home Alone 2 and I just remembered that Macaulay Culkin changed his name to Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin. Magic.”