10 Child Stars Who Spectacularly Self Destructed

7. Macaulay Culkin

Macaulay Culkin Macaulay Culkin rose to fame immensely fast after starring as Kevin McCallister in the first two immensely popular Home Alone movies, and at the age of 10, became regarded as the most successful child star of the time. However, the roles soon enough dried up once Culkin's cuteness began to evaporate and he transitioned into adulthood. He rose to fame again albeit for the wrong reasons when he was arrested in 2004 for cannabis possession alongside two other controlled substances. Culkin's guilty plea meant that he only got a suspended sentence and a nominal fine, but it still came as a shock that the cute kid who became famous for slapping his cheeks and screaming veered so aggressively off the straight and narrow. Still, it could be a lot worse; Culkin avoids public embarrassment and hasn't made headlines in any bad way recently, though it's just a shame that given how likeable he is, he doesn't act much anymore. How's about a gritty Home Alone reboot? No?
 
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