Macaulay Culkin Awards and Young Artist Awards. At the height of his fame, he was regarded as the most successful child actor since Shirley Temple. Culkin ranked at number two on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid-Stars" and E!'s list of the "50 Greatest Child Stars". He stopped acting in 1994, making his return in 2003 with a role on the television show "Will and Grace" and in the film "Party Monster" (2003). He wrote an autobiographical book, "Junior", which was published in 2006. In 2013, Culkin co-founded the New York-based, pizza-themed comedy rock band the Pizza Underground, of which he
Macaulay Culkin private high school in Manhattan. In 1998, he appeared in the music video for the song "Sunday" by the rock band Sonic Youth. In 2000, Culkin returned to acting with a role in the play "Madame Melville", which was staged in London's West End. In the spring of 2003, he made a guest appearance on the NBC sitcom "Will & Grace". His role as Karen Walker's deceptively immature divorce lawyer won him favorable reviews. Culkin headed back into motion pictures in 2003 with "Party Monster", in which he played a role very different from those he was known for; that