Tim Curry Recalls Macaulay Culkin as a 'Very Nice Kid' Who'd Sometimes Fall Asleep on “Home Alone 2 ”Set After Late Nights
Tim Curry Recalls Macaulay Culkin as a 'Very Nice Kid' Who'd Sometimes Fall Asleep on “Home Alone 2 ”Set After Late Nights
Angela AndaloroTue, March 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM UTC
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Tim Curry in "Home Alone 2"Credit: Andy Schwartz/20th Century -
Tim Curry played Plaza Hotel concierge Mr. Hector in 1992's Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
The actor, 79, recently looked back at the role, which paired him with franchise star Macaulay Culkin, and other career milestones during a visit to The Academy's Margaret Herrick Library
He recalled Culkin as a "very nice kid" but said that he didn't have the most amazing experience living in the Plaza Hotel while filming
Tim Curry has fond memories of working with Macaulay Culkin.
Curry revisited their shared movie, 1992's Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, during a recent visit to The Academy's Margaret Herrick Library. The actor, 79, checked out artifacts from his career while discussing some of his biggest roles with archivist Louise Hilton.
Hilton asked Curry about the cult classic movie and his experience staying at the Plaza Hotel in New York City with the rest of the cast while filming.
"It wasn't particularly fun," he admitted about the living situation, adding, "I had a view of a brick wall."
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Of working with the young actor, Curry recalled, "Mac used to stay up watching late-night movies and fall asleep in the makeup chair."
"I liked him. He was a very nice kid," he added.
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In October, Curry shared more memories from the Home Alone 2 set with The Guardian, reflecting on the encounters he had with Donald Trump and his ex-wife Ivana Trump.
The future president made a cameo in the movie, interacting with Culkin’s Kevin McCallister who gets lost in New York City and ends up at The Plaza Hotel, which the real estate mogul owned at the time.
Tim Curry in "Home Alone 2"Credit: 20th Century Fox
The Rocky Horror Picture Show recalled that he had to lie to Ivana about her taste in interior design.
“She knocked on my door and said, ‘Are you happy in your room? Do you like the way it looks?’ ” he recalled of his conversation with her when she was the manager of the hotel. “And I loathed it actually.”
He also shared that Donald was “very anxious” to find director Chris Columbus and introduce him to his then-girlfriend Marla Maples.
“He said, ‘I’ve got to get Marla to meet Chris Columbus because she’s a brilliant actress’ ” Curry shared. “And I thought: ‘Yeah, I’m sure.’ ”
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