'Home Alone' star Macaulay Culkin turns 40; shocks fans

Culkin is best known for portraying a boy left all alone at home during the holidays in the 1990s. Photo: Filepic and Macaulay Culkin/Instagram

Actor Macaulay Culkin shocked Twitterverse on Aug 26 when he announced he had just turned 40.

Culkin is often remembered for his work in the iconic Home Alone film series, where he portrayed a boy left all alone at home when his family leaves for the holidays without him.