Home Alone
Summary
Michael C. Maronna seem inHome Aloneas Jeff McCallister , and since that abbreviated but memorable functioning , Maronna has had an interesting and winding life history . AlthoughHome Aloneis a truly iconic movie , it can be well-off to center on onlythe Rube Goldberg - esque death traps Kevin(Macaulay Culkin ) makes for Marv ( Daniel Stern ) and Harry ( Joe Pesci ) . However , that ’s really only the final quartern of the flick , and there are plenty of other memorable sequences in the holiday classic , including thefamily founding at the beginning ofHome Alone .
Those first 30 arcminute acquaint a gaggle of character who may not have many line separately , but the ones they do have , sear the characters into viewer ' minds . One of the knucklehead siblings . Jeff , is played by Michael C. Maronna . Born on September 27 , 1977 , Maronna was 13 when he appeared inHome Alone . Though a young actor , Maronna already had a twelvemonth of starring in a popular sitcom , The Adventures of Pete & Pete , as " Big " Pete Wrigley . It was a quick start to his calling and his post - Home Alonetrajectory was impressive as well .
dwelling Alone feature an iconic scene of Macaulay Culkin ’s Kevin McCallister and a moving picture of Buzz ’s girlfriend , but the photo is not what it seems .
Michael C. Maronna Played Jeff McAllister In Home Alone
Jeff Is The Second-Youngest McCallister
Michael C. Maronna played Jeff McAllister , one of Kevin ’s older brothers inHome AloneandHome Alone2 : Lost in New York . Jeff is n’t the honest-to-god of the McCallister kindred , he ’s really the 2d unseasoned , but that still mean he ’s old enough to get a kick out of teasing his younger brother . In the first motion-picture show , Jeff taunts Kevin at dinner , calling him a " disease " and refuse to help him pack . In the 2nd film , Jeff seems to have warmed somewhat to Kevinand side with him when Buzz ’s caper goes too far .
He ’s the archetypal in-between child and his loyalty often seem split between his older and younger buddy .
At the end of the picture show , Jeff smile at Kevin and Buzz create up and suggests that Kevin should be the one to start the first present . He ’s the prototypical midway child and his loyalties often seem split between his old and young brother . Maronna play both the needling sibling in the first film and the supportive sort in the 2d picture . He may not be the most important character in the dealership , but he feels like a real sidekick and makes the McCallister family palpate flesh out .
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AfterHome Alone , Maronna continued starring inThe Adventures of Pete & Peteuntil the show end in 1996 . He had a handful of roles afterHome Alone , including as Dale Kershaw in an episode ofLaw & Order , Jeff Davis inSlackers , and Leon in an episode ofGilmore Girls .
Michael C. Maronna ’s Notable Movie & TV Performances
Title
Home Alone tells the story of Kevin McAllister, an eight-year-old who is left behind in his Chicago home when his family flies to Paris for the holidays. Not only must Kevin keep himself safe while his mother flies back across the world, but he must protect his home from the Wet Bandits - serial burglars who are targeting the McAllister House. Kevin must use every trick in the book to keep the Wet Bandits from stealing Christmas before his mother returns.
Year
Role
The Adventures of Pete & Pete ( video )
1989 - 1996
bountiful Pete Wrigley
place Alone ( movie )
1991
Jeff McCallister
Law & Order ( TV )
1997
Dale Kershaw
slacker ( movie )
2002
Jeff Davis
Gilmore Girls ( TV )
2003
Leon
Maronna Worked In The Electrical Department For Film & TV (But Returned To Acting In The 2020s)
Maronna Stopped Acting In 2004 But Returned For I Saw The TV Glow
Though he was working steadily afterHome Alone , Maronna put a break on his career after appear in the 2004 filmMen Without Jobsas E - Man . Save for a role in a 2010 short film ( On Edge ) , Maronna pivoted into working behind the camera in the electrical department of TV show and motion picture . In an audience withRewind it Magazine , Maronna said about the life history alteration ,
" I was always concerned in the technical aspects of moving-picture show output and spent my whole life on sets … On Pete & Pete , production was on location and photograph on 16 millimetre film , as fight to a television show shoot on videotape in a studio apartment . This give me a lot of opportunities to get to know the process and the equipment and to ask the crew a lot of questions . After the first time of year of half - hour episodes , the grips gave me a tool belt with some tools as a wrapper gift . It was very sweet . A couple of time of year afterwards , I just continue asking inquiry of the honcho and eventually he offer me a job after the show ended . My first proper electric job was on a picture call Six way To Sunday . I auditioned for the lead role and ended up driving the galvanic truck for it . "
He ’s worked in a variety of capacities since , onDickinson , Iron Fist , Luke Cage , and much more . TheHome Aloneactor has not completely put acting by the roadside either . In 2024 , he appeared in his first significant part in two decades as one of the unnamed neighbor in the psychological horror drama , I project the tv set Glow . Horror is a new realm for Michael C. Maronna , but it could be just the genre to springboard him into more function if he ’s had enough of the gaffer living and want to be back in front of the camera .
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Home Alone tells the tale of Kevin McAllister , an eight - twelvemonth - sure-enough who is impart behind in his Chicago home when his kinsfolk flies to Paris for the holidays . Not only must Kevin keep himself safe while his mother fly back across the world , but he must protect his household from the Wet Bandits - serial burglars who are targeting the McAllister House . Kevin must use every trick in the Quran to keep the Wet Bandits from stealing Christmas before his female parent returns .
