In 2018, Macaulay Culkin announced he would honor the results of a fan vote on his website to change his middle name to “Macaulay Culkin.” During a recent stop on his Home Alone 35th anniversary tour on Saturday, Culkin confirmed he did indeed follow through on the promise.
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“My name is Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin,” the actor told the crowd at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center in Long Beach, California (via PEOPLE). “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.’ … I did it all for that one joke. And a bit on Fallon.”
Culkin originally announced his intention to swap his middle name from “Carson” during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in November 2018. He announced the results of the poll later that year and promised to legally make the change in 2019.
Merry Christmas to me, from all of you!
My new middle name has been chosen. You voted and the winner is clear.
In 2019 my new legal name will be:
Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin.
It has a nice ring to it (if you like my name).#MerryChristmas
— Macaulay Culkin (@IncredibleCulk) December 25, 2018