Macaulay Culkin received an early Christmas present!

The 43-year-old began his stage career at the age of four in Rocket Gibraltar playing the grandson of Burt Lancaster, before landing the role that earned him a place in people's Christmas traditions.

On Friday, Macaulay became the 2,765th star on the LA landmark and was joined by his on-screen mother Catherine O'Hara, now 69, who starred alongside the actor when he was a youngster.

During his speech, the father of two credited his fiance Brenda Song for giving him a "purpose" in life.

"You are absolutely everything," Macaulay began while holding back tears. "You're my champion. You're the only person happier for me today than I am.

"You're not only the best woman I've ever known, you're the best person I've ever known. You've given me all my purpose. You've given me family."

Brenda, who was standing off to the side with their two sons, Dakota, 2, and a baby boy whose name is unknown, wiped a tear away watching her other half.

Macaulay ended his speech by referencing a beloved quote from Home Alone, “To wrap things up in the spirit of the holiday season, I just want to say Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals!”

Catherine O'Hara spoke at the event too, reflecting on her time working with the actor.

"I am so proud of you," she said when taking to the stage to honour the former child star.

"The reason families all over the world can’t let a year go by without watching and loving Home Alone together is because of Macaulay Culkin…It is Macaulay’s perfect performance as Kevin McCallister that gave us that little every boy on an extraordinary adventure," she said.

"I know you worked really hard but you made acting look like the most natural thing in the world to do, it really was as if we had ambushed the home of this real little boy named Kevin to make a movie and he just went along with it for the fun of it."

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