Macaulay Culkin's kids still oblivious he played Kevin McCallister in Home Alone
Macaulay Culkin "often" watches the original Home Alone movie with his sons, Dakota and Carson, but his bundles of joy still do not know their dad played the lead character, Kevin McCallister.
Macaulay Culkin's sons still do not realize that he played Kevin McCallister in Home Alone despite them watching it "often".
The 45-year-old actor hopes Dakota, four, and Carson, three, do not realize that he portrayed the plucky youngster aged 10 for a long time yet.
Macaulay - who said it is a “completely different experience” watching the movie his bundles of joy love - said at the 35th anniversary of the first Home Alone film at the Long Beach Terrace Theater, as part of his A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin tor: "They have no idea that I’m Kevin.
"They’re only three and four years old, [I want] to keep up that illusion as long as possible.”
However, Dakota is starting to figure out that his dad played the leading role in the beloved 1990 Christmas film.
The ex-child star recalled a night when he put the four year old to bed, and he quizzed Macaulay on his seven siblings - Shane Culkin, 49, late Dakota, Kieran Culkin, 43, Quinn, 41, Christian, 38, Rory, 36, and his late paternal half-sister, Jennifer Adamson.
Macaulay showed his son an old family photo of his seven siblings, and he remembered Dakota, "immediately looks at me and goes, ‘That kid looks like Kevin'".
However, Dakota thinks he is Kevin.
Recalling when Macaulay told his son memorable scenes from the movie - in which Kevin is accidentally left behind when his family leaves for France, and later defends his home from robbers Harry Lime (Joe Pesci) and Marv Murchins (Daniel Stern) - the actor said: "'Do you remember when you kicked burglars out?’ And he's like, ‘Yep.’ ‘You slide down the stairs?’ ‘I sure do.’ I was like, ‘You liar! That was me.'"
And Macaulay - who also played Kevin in the 1992 sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York - enjoys watching the original movie with Dakota and Carson, whom he has with his 37-year-old fiancee, actress Brenda Song
He said: "Yeah, I do really love watching that movie with my boys."
Macaulay reprized his iconic character in the Home But Not Alone campaign for Home Instead, a firm that offers in-home care for older adults.
The ad - which honors the original movie's 35th anniversary - sees Kevin protect his mom, Kate McCallister (Catherine O'Hara), from potential dangers in their home.
