19 Actors who failed to handle fame and destroyed their career

30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Show - Source: Getty
30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards - Show - Source: Getty

2) Macaulay Culkin

2018 American Music Awards - Arrivals - Source: Getty
2018 American Music Awards - Arrivals - Source: Getty

The breakout star of Home Alone, Macaulay Culkin seemed poised to have a very long Hollywood career. However, after achieving that level of celebrity at such an early age, he retreated to the shadows to face rumors about substance abuse and family turmoil. Culkin battled addiction and subsequently stepped away from acting for so long that much of the world grew concerned with his low profile. After a rather tumultuous past, Culkin has been redeemed, embracing a more eccentric public persona, including a role in the hit series American Horror Story and even launching a successful podcast, showing his more laid-back approach to fame.

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Edited by Zainab Shaikh