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Macaulay Culkin’s name is now absolutely baffling after he legally changed it

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Updated 12:27 28 Dec 2022 GMTPublished 15:23 27 Dec 2022 GMT

Macaulay Culkin’s name is now absolutely baffling after he legally changed it

People are only just realising Macaulay Culkin changed his name.

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

People are only just remembering that Macaulay Culkin changed his name.

Some people might wish for a new bike or shoes for Christmas, but in 2018, all Macaulay Culkin apparently wanted was a new middle name.

Although it's not really that new, but it's certainly very confusing.

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Not quite remembering his middle name but certain it was 'something dumb,' Macaulay Culkin decided to change it with the help of fans.
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The Home Alone star had a bit of a crisis with whether or not he liked his middle name, telling followers of his website Bunny Ears he 'can't even remember it' but knows it's 'something dumb'.

Titled; 'Macaulay Culkin Needs A New Middle Name,' the actor called out to fans to 'send in some better options' for him to take to the court house in order to 'change [his] middle name to something cool'.

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Promising to go with the majority vote, Culkin soon revealed his 'favourite five' from the 'hundreds of suggestions' that had been sent in.

Your face when you hear the top five favourite suggestions.
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And the favourite suggestions were: Publicity Stunt, TheMcRibIsBack, Kieran, Shark Week and Macaulay Culkin.

Yes, people indeed suggested Macaulay Culkin for Macaulay Culkin's middle name.

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With the voting open until Christmas Eve of that year, the actor reflected: "Sure, I might have gold plated watercraft, and chrome plated invisibility cloaks, but all I want for Christmas is a new middle name. And then you can be all 'Oh, you got your wife a beautiful portrait of your family? Well, I chose Macaulay Culkin’s Middle Name.' And they will cry and cry.

"Don’t be the kind of person who cries on Christmas. Be the kind of person that chooses my new middle name."

Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin was the top choice for Culkin's new full name.
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Of course, 'Macaulay Culkin' came out on top with 60,990 votes.

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Keeping his word to his fans, Culkin took to Twitter to announce the results, writing: "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)."

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You may have been referring to the actor as simply Macaulay Culkin this festive season, but in doing so, you are missing out half of the actor's name - which has even since been updated on Wikipedia.

One fan, who took to Twitter yesterday (26 December), was shocked to have learnt the truth several years down the line.

They wrote: "Odd things I learned this Christmas. (a) Macaulay Carson Culkin, aka Kevin-alone-at-home, is now 42 years old and changed his middle name to Macaulay Culkin, so his legal name is now Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin."

It's a mouthful, but it's the thought of Culkin seeking his fan's advice and sticking by it which counts... right?

Featured Image Credit: 20th Century Fox/Shutterstock

Topics: Home Alone, TV And Film, Christmas, Celebrity

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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