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The Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremonies are always so strategically timed, have you noticed? Sometimes it’s a little obvious, with an actor getting one in the middle of an Oscar campaign, and other times it’s really touching, like when Carrie Fisher posthumously received hers on Star Wars Day, May 4. Macaulay Culkin was honored with his own star on Friday, the first day of December this year. The tie-in seemed to be referencing his breakout role as Kevin McCallister in the Christmas-set movie Home Alone. Former co-stars Catherine O’Hara and Natasha Lyonne were on hand to toast Culkin, but when it was his turn to speak he put the focus squarely on his fiancée Brenda Song. What a mensch!

Fiancée Brenda Song and the couple’s two sons celebrated the achievement, too, with Song appearing to get emotional at one point. During the ceremony, O’Hara and Lyonne were among the guests who spoke about the 43-year-old’s long career in Hollywood.

During his speech, Culkin thanked those who helped his career before addressing his family in the audience.

“I’d like to thank Brenda. You are absolutely everything,” he said. “You’re my champion. You’re the only person happier for me today than I am. You’re the only person happier for me today than I am. You’re not only the best woman I’ve ever known, you’re the best person I’ve ever known.”

He went on, “You give me purpose. You give me family. And after the birth of our two boys, you’ve become one of my three favorite people.”

“You’re somewhere in there,” he added as the crowd laughed.

While Culkin sat in the audience with his friends and family, he kissed his younger son’s head as Song held the infant.

The couple shared the birth of their first son, Dakota, in April 2021. E! News and Us Weekly reported in March that the couple had quietly welcomed their second son.

“Darling baby!” O’Hara said as she embraced Culkin before her speech.

“‘Home Alone’ was, is and always will be a beloved global sensation. The reason families all over the world can’t let a year go by without watching and loving ‘Home Alone’ together is because of Macaulay Culkin,” the “Schitt’s Creek” star said.

Culkin brought things full-circle in his speech and paid tribute to his time playing Kevin McCallister.

“In the spirit of the holiday season, I just want to say: Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals,” he exclaimed after thanking the people who helped him over the years.

[From USA Today]

Aw, well done Macaulay. I know he doesn’t want us to freak out over his being well-adjusted for a child star, but gosh he really does seem so grounded in this moment of his life. He’s gone beyond “surprisingly normal” to “hey other dads & partners out there, take notes!” Macaulay found the right balance of being sweet in his tribute to Brenda, but not overly saccharine. Macaulay and Brenda got engaged in early 2022, but they haven’t officially married yet, as far as we know. Their sons are absolutely gorgeous! Dakota, who’s two-and-a-half, sported a punky mohawk with a pouty face to match the whole mood.

Macaulay Culkin pays tribute to fiancee Brenda Song during his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony:

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— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) December 1, 2023

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