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Macaulay Culkin\u2019s<\/strong> kids enjoy watching Home Alone<\/a> with their dad, but they\u2019ve yet to realize he\u2019s actually the lead of the beloved holiday film.<\/p>\n The former child star, 45, revealed during the Saturday, November 22, stop of his A Nostalgic Night With Macaulay Culkin tour that he watches the 1990 Christmas movie with his and fianc\u00e9e Brenda Song\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> sons, Dakota, 4, and Carson, 3,<\/a> \u201coften,\u201d per People<\/a>. Although the boys \u201creally love\u201d Home Alone, Culkin noted that it\u2019s a \u201ccompletely different experience\u201d seeing the film through their eyes.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have no idea that I\u2019m Kevin,\u201d he shared, attributing his sons\u2019 oversight to their age.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re only 3 and 4 years old,\u201d he said, adding that he wants \u201cto keep up that illusion as long as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfac <\/strong>SIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/strong><\/a> \ud83c\udfac<\/strong><\/p>\n Culkin hinted that his eldest son is getting closer to discovering the truth, recounting a night when he put Dakota to bed \u201c[and he] started asking questions about my siblings.\u201d<\/p>\n While subsequently showing his son an old family photo that included himself and his seven siblings, Dakota \u201cimmediately looks at me and goes, \u2018That kid looks like Kevin.\u2019\u201d Culkin brushed past Dakota\u2019s comment in an effort to keep his secret a bit longer.<\/p>\n Despite not realizing his close connection to the film\u2019s protagonist, Culkin shared that Dakota \u201cthinks he\u2019s Kevin<\/a>,\u201d recalling a conversation the father and son had about famous scenes from the movie.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018Do you remember when you kicked burglars out?\u2019 And he\u2019s like, \u2018Yep.\u2019 \u2018You slide down the stairs?\u2019 \u2018I sure do.\u2019 I was like, \u2018You liar! That was me,\u2019\u201d Culkin quipped.<\/p>\n Culkin and his eldest son also like to recreate Kevin\u2019s dance moves from the film.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, I do really love watching that movie with my boys<\/a>,\u201d he gushed of bonding with his kids over his most iconic role.<\/p>\n Culkin famously portrayed Kevin McCallister \u2014 an 8-year-old who fends off robbers when his family accidentally leaves him behind during their Christmas vacation \u2014 in 1990\u2019s Home Alone. He reprised the character in the 1992 sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, which saw Kevin encountering the bandits again when he got separated from his family on a trip. The films also starred<\/a>Joe Pesci<\/strong>, Daniel Stern<\/strong>, John Heard<\/strong> and Catherine O\u2019Hara<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, Culkin stepped back into the role of Kevin<\/a> in his \u201cHome But Not Alone\u201d ad campaign for Home Instead.<\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Nov 23, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Macaulay Culkin\u2019s kids enjoy watching Home Alone with their dad, but they\u2019ve yet to realize he\u2019s actually the lead of the beloved holiday film. 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