Macaulay Culkin was one of the most famous actors in the world when he suddenly quit at the age of 14. So why did he leave Hollywood? The real reason is heartbreaking.

Kieran and Macaulay Culkin’s childhood stardom thrust them into the spotlight at a young age but in very different ways.

By the time he turned 14, Macaulay Culkin's film earnings totaled an estimated $23.5 million, ... Culkin’s career began at the age of four with appearances in theater productions and television ...

Macaulay Culkin with fiancee Brenda Song and son ... He recalled informing his father at around age 11 or 12 that he ... When the elder Culkin split from Brentrup, Culkin, 14, saw an out ...

He recalled informing his father at around age 11 or 12 that ... When the elder Culkin split from Brentrup, Culkin, 14, saw an out ... Amy Sussman/Getty Macaulay Culkin with fiancee Brenda Song ...

Macaulay Culkin's fiancée, Brenda Song, taught him how to do his own laundry. ... At the age of 14, Culkin emancipated himself from his parents. At the time, ...

Macaulay Culkin with fiancee Brenda Song and son ... He recalled informing his father at around age 11 or 12 that he ... When the elder Culkin split from Brentrup, Culkin, 14, saw an out ...