Macaulay Culkin looks set to have something of a redundant middle name, announcing plans to change it to ‘Macaulay Culkin’.
Early in 2018, iconic former child actor Macaulay Culkin launched Bunny Ears, a new comedy website. Since its launch, Culkin has been hitting the publicity circuit, appearing on a number of Internet shows and even revisiting his Kevin McAllister character from Home Alone in the process.
Back in November though, Culkin took to his website to announce his search for a new middle name.
“My middle name is something dumb,” Culkin began. “Larry? Orange? Honestly, I can’t even remember it.”
“So I asked you all to send in some better options so I can go down to the court house and explain to a judge why I need to change my middle name to something cool.”
While Macaulay Culkin’s middle name is actually Carson (after American frontiersman Kit Carson), the iconic actor soon revealed his top five favourite submissions for a new name, putting them up for a public poll on the website.
With the poll ending on Christmas eve, voters were soon treated to the burning question; what is the winning name? Sadly ‘Shark Week’, ‘Publicity Stunt’, ‘Kieran’ (after his younger brother), and ‘TheMcRibIsBack’ all failed to make it across the line, with Culkin’s own name coming out on top.
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).#MerryChristmas
— Macaulay Culkin (@IncredibleCulk) December 25, 2018
Yes, taking to Twitter on Boxing Day, Macaulay Culkin revealed that his own name had been chosen, meaning his new legal name will become Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin.
While he’s not yet announced when he’ll be making the switch to this new moniker, the most amazing thing is that Culkin’s newfound relationship with media has seen him taking things a lot more seriously, indicating that this isn’t going to be some empty promise, but rather a historical moment for names chosen by online polls.
We haven’t been this excited since Boaty McBoatface made headlines back in 2016.
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