Cast of 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'
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Macaulay Culkin
Culkin reprised his role as Kevin McCallister from 1990's Home Alone.
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Macaulay Culkin
Home Alone made Culkin a household name in the early '90s, when he also starred in Uncle Buck and My Girl and even hosted Saturday Night Live.
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Joe Pesci
Pesci plays one-half of a blundering duo of burglars trying to rob the McCallister home but repeatedly gets pranked by Culkin's Kevin.
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Joe Pesci
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Joe Pesci was a seasoned actor by the time he joined Home Alone. Pesci announced his retirement from acting in 1999 to focus on a music career but returned in 2019 for The Irishman.
Daniel Stern
Stern played the role of Marv, alongside Joe Pesci as inept burglars trying to rob the McCallister house.
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Daniel Stern
After the film and its sequel, Stern largely worked in theater and television, doing voices for shows like Dilbert and Family Guy.
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Catherine O'Hara
In Home Alone, she plays Kevin's mother Kate McCallister, who twice finds out that her son did not make it onto their family vacation.
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Catherine O'Hara
After the two films, she worked on shows like 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Modern Family and became a regular character on Schitt's Creek.
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John Heard
Heard plays Peter McCallister, Kevin's Dad, in Home Alone and Home Alone 2, losing his son on family vacations in both films.
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John Heard
After the hit films, Heard focused more on television, with recurring roles in The Sopranos, CSI: Miami and Prison Break prior to his death in 2017.
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Devin Ratray
Ratray played Kevin McCallister's bullying older brother Buzz in the movie and its sequel.
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Devin Ratray
Ratray went to have roles in Dennis the Menace and The Prince and Me. He starred on shows like The Good Wife and Elementary as well as appeared in smaller indie films.
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Donald Trump
Trump makes a small cameo in Home Alone 2 when Kevin arrives at the hotel and asks Trump for directions to the lobby.
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Donald Trump
In addition to hosting the Apprentice reality-show franchise for years on NBC, Trump became the 45th President of the United States.
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Rob Schneider
Home Alone 2 marked one of Schneider's first roles, where he played a bellhop at the Plaza Hotel where Kevin is staying.
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Rob Schneider
Schneider would continue to grow his comedy career throughout the 2000s, frequently starring in films with friend Adam Sandler. His most notable works include 50 First Dates, The Longest Yard and Grown Ups.
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Tim Curry
Tim Curry plays the Plaza Hotel concierge in the film.
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Tim Curry
Curry continued to work in television, most frequently as a voice actor on animated shows, including Peter Pan & The Pirates and The Wild Thornberries.
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Dana Ivey
Dana Ivey plays another Plaza Hotel employee, the desk clerk, who encounters Kevin when he stays there.
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Dana Ivey
Ivey continued her work in film afterwards, including Sleepless in Seattle and Two Weeks Notice.
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