Creator Reveals How He Got Macaulay Culkin for New "Home Alone" Role Perhaps being stuck "Home Alone" was more traumatic than we thought. In the new comedy Web series ":DRYVRS" (warning: video contains explicit language), Macaulay Culkin reprises his role as Kevin McCallister, the adorable and resourceful 8-year-old who was left behind in the 1990 hit "Home Alone." Except now, Kevin is in his 30s, and he"s got a few issues....