He used to be this cute little kid but then he turned into this "crazy-skinny" and unhealthy-looking-sickly man. Looking at recent pictures of him, he has gained more weight and looks healthier. I mean, it was his 1989 role in the film Uncle Buck that made him Hollywood's favourite child actor, and then Home Alone added to the hype. He still continues to act; he has been in 7 episodes of Robot Chicken. So this proves that he hasn't completely gone haywire, but he still isn't getting the starring roles that brings the popularity.
Despite his recent movie being in 2007, the news of his health concerns are what takes the vote. In 2004 Macaulay was arrested in Oklahoma for possession of marijuana (17.3 grams) and two other controlled substances. Not much came out of that though - no actual jail time. He was given a one-year deferred sentence for each charge and assessed $540 in court costs, but that's it. Just a side note: why do famous people get out of their charges? Because if I were to do the same thing I would be in jail for a long time. Just saying. But back to Culkin. I remember last year when people were saying that he was close to death. He was allegedly struggling with various addictions, such as heroin. He has managed to clean himself up but it is reported that he has replaced drugs with smoking up to 60 cigarettes a day, which is equally unhealthy if not worse.
Regardless, he looks healthy now and hopefully he can get his nicotine problems under control. Now, this blog isn't like my other ones because this has a happy-ish ending. There's no need to quote me on what I said because I'm not entirely convinced by the tabloids that all they said about the addictions was true, but his life isn't mine so he can do whatever he wants.
To sum it up, From Fame to Shame, Macaulay Culkin went from Hollywood's favourite child actor to a sick-looking, possibly drug-addicted man...but he is now looking better than ever! This one ends on a high note (no pun intended). Honestly, I will still watch his movies and I'm rooting for him to stay healthy, and keep in mind that not all the facts are known about him.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2455568/Macaulay-Culkin-looks-healthy-battling-drug-addiction.html
http://www.biography.com/people/macaulay-culkin-222292
Picture 1: https://www.thewatershed.com/blog/is-macaulay-culkin-addicted-to-heroin/
Picture 2: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/10/12/article-2455568-18B087B700000578-583_634x762.jpg
Oh my !, Those photos of his appearance change within just years after 2009 actually makes me tremble a bit. Wow, if someone ever brought him up, all I would think of are the movies of Home Alone, each and every one, so reading this,I am completely caught off guard. When dealing with celebrities , I aim not so shocked from the changes they go through , especially when downhill, ( JB, in previous blog) but once you loved a movie as a kid that dealt with a cute little innocent kid, you cannot really look at it the same.
ReplyDeleteI could look at the adult version of him today, <that I am glad how he is cleaning up now, but my child's perspective from the past, kinda takes a different level. Child instinct.
But the fact that the jail time is not looked at the same, is wrong. Okay, so he is famous, but what then ..that other humans are not as equal? . Forget the money and popularity.