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Macaulay Culkin discussed his "actual name" at a Nov. 22 event celebrating the 35th anniversary of Home Alone
The actor, 45, recalled doing a poll in 2018 where fans got to vote to change his middle name
"The final vote was Macaulay Culkin. So my name is Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin," he reminded the audience
Macaulay Culkinis reminding people of his real name.
The actor, 45, answered a question about his "actual name" atA Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin, an event celebrating the 35th anniversary ofHome Alone,on Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center in Long Beach, Calif.
"My name is Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin," he said, before recalling doing a poll where fans got to vote to change his middle name.
The poll was announcedonThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonin November 2018. A month later, he shared onTwitter(now X) that the public voted to change his middle name from Carson to Macaulay Culkin.
Culkinlegally changed his middle name in 2019.
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Culkin reminded the audience of the other name change options, which included "The McRib is Back" and "Kieran."
"Macaulay Kieran Culkin. That would be great. I love my brother. Between me and himwe have exactly one Oscar," the actor said in reference to his brother, actorKieran Culkin, whowon an Oscarin March for his performance inA Real Pain.
"The final vote was Macaulay Culkin," he continued. "So my name is Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin. If somebody comes up to me at the airport and says, 'Excuse me, are you Macaulay Culkin?' I can say, 'Well, Macaulay Culkin is my middle name. ' "
That, according to the actor, was the main goal of his name change. "I did it all for that one joke. And a bit on Fallon," he explained.
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Saturday's 35th anniversary event included a screening ofHome Alone, a moderated Q&A with Macaulay and a trivia game for children.
InHome Alone, Macaulay played Kevin McCallister, a kid who single-handedly fends off burglars, in the 1990 original and its 1992 sequelHome Alone 2: Lost in New York. He paidhomage to his breakthrough rolein his new "Home But Not Alone" campaign for Home Instead, a company that provides in-home care for older adults.
The various ads will air during screenings ofHome Aloneand other holiday programming as well as during college football games through Jan. 11, according to a press release.
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In December, thefather of two, revealed that his son Dakota mixes up his own memories with what he saw his dad do on-screen in the beloved flick.
"He thinks he's Kevin," the actor toldE! News. "I'm like, 'Do you remember going down the stairs on the sled?' He's like, 'Mmhmm, yep. Sure do.' I'm like, 'Do you remember when he had yellow hair?' And he's like, 'Uh-huh, yep.' "
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