Macaulay Culkin spotted looking unrecognisable... again

FORMER child actor Macaulay Culkin has changed his look again, but at least it’s an improvement on his 2012 appearance.

SPORTING a mane of long mousy brown hair, you’d be forgiven for not instantly recognising him.

Macaulay Culkin was spotted filming scenes on a fire escape in New York City for TV sitcom The Jim Gaffigan Show.

The Home Alone child star, now 35, has changed his look many times over the years, ranging from wholesome child actor to a grungy Kurt Cobain inspired look.

Macaulay Culkin pictured standing outside on the fire escape stairs as he films scenes for 'The Jim Gaffigan Show' in Soho, New York. Picture: Splash News Australia

His most worrying look was back in 2012, where photographs had shown him looking very gaunt and pale, while fuelled rumours he was battling a drug addiction.

The actor now seems to be looking healthier, and was seen wearing black-rimmed glasses, paint-stained jeans and a checked shirt.

Fears were held for the star back in 2012, after photos emerged of him looking unwell and gaunt. Picture: Guillermo Bosch/INFphoto.com

Culkin on set. Picture: Splash News Australia

He’s made a few appearances on the American TV sitcom. Picture: Splash News Australia

Known for mostly avoiding the spotlight since his child star years, Culkin’s most recent project has seen him performing in comedy rock band The Pizza Underground, who parody The Velvet Underground songs, switching them to themes only about pizza. Of course they do.

His cameo appearances on the The Jim Gaffigan Show sees him playing a fictionalised version of himself, popping up in various episodes as everyday people who happen to look exactly like Culkin.

As Kevin McCallister in the 1990 film Home Alone. Picture: Supplied

Culkin looking a little more clean cut in 2010. Picture: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images