Macaulay Culkin was the biggest child star of the 1990s. Making his major movie debut in the comedy flick Uncle Buck in 1989, it was his unforgettable performance as Kevin McCallister in the Christmas classic Home Alone the following year that made then-10-year-old Culkin a household name.

After Home Alone, Culkin commanded seven-figure salaries for films such as My Girl and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. For comedies Getting Even with Dad and Richie Rich, released in 1994 and 1995, Culkin earned $8 million ($17m/£13m in today's money) apiece, making him one of the highest-paid actors in the world at the time.

By the time he was 15, Culkin had amassed a sizeable fortune. The teen sparked controversy by removing his parents as his legal guardians, reportedly to safeguard his hard-earned cash from them.

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