Macaulay Calkin starred in advertising with Russian meerkats

Macaulay Culkin - an actor many people know about the film "One at home", today is not as popular as 26 years ago. It was then, at the exit of this comedy, a little boy woke up famous. Now Macaulay practically does not act in film and is interrupted by casual earnings. One of them was the advertising of the site Compare the Market, which offers different services. In particular, in an advertising video with the participation of Kalkin, the site promotes a social insurance package, and as bonuses in the purchase of customers are given tickets to the network of Meerkat Movies and the amusement park.

The video was very funny

The main acting heroes of the video are the meerkats with Russian names. Funny little animals called Alexander Orlov and Sergei, who depict father and son. The action of the video begins with the fact that the meerkats are sent to have fun, but for the sake of completeness, they lack a child. At this time, in the paws of Alexander, who can be seen in a burgundy shirt with gold embroidery, is a portrait of the little Macaulay Culkin and he offers his son to take it with him. Then the trailer stops in front of the tourist, and when the meerkats open the door, they do not recognize Macaulay, because the actor has grown. However, what he now 35 can not prevent the plans of Alexander and Sergei: they drive Kalkin to the cinema, buying him popcorn and a teddy bear, ride on attractions, make face art and, of course, take pictures for memory.

In addition to Russian names, the meerkats all the time give out their strong accent, which is inherent in the inhabitants of Western European countries. Edition The Guardian in the distant 2009, when only these characters began to appear on the screen, accused the site Compare the Market of racism. However, nobody took this statement seriously, and the meerkats continue to appear in advertising even further.

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Macaulay Culkin was born in New York in 1980 in the family of a former Broadway actor and telephone operator. Parents noticed actor's talent in Macaulay in early childhood, and from the age of 4 the boy began performing on the stage of the theater. He had four brothers and two sisters, but their career in acting did not work out. In 1990, the comedy "One Home" was released, which brought Kalkin success and the first serious fee of $ 100,000. From that moment the father of the young actor began to dispose of the money. Then followed the film "My daughter" with a salary of 1 million, "One at home 2: Lost in New York" with a fee of 4.5 million dollars, etc. In 1995, the income of Macaulay reached $ 35 million, which made him the most successful child actor of the time. However, at this point, problems begin in the cinema and family. Macaulay's father asked for crazy fees for his son's participation in the shootings, which often did not pay off and were criticized. The directors began to refuse to cooperate with him. Because of the constant quarrels on the ground money star son's parents dispersed. Macaulay decided to leave the cinema for a while, and this break lasted until 2003. Since that moment, Kalkin has played only in 7 scenes, but one of them has not brought him his former glory.