Daniel Stern, the actor who charmed audiences as the comical Marv Murchins in the cherished “Home Alone” films, has found himself in the spotlight for a different reason. The 68-year-old was reportedly cited for attempting to hire an escort in Camarillo, California, during the holiday season on December 10, according to a report by TMZ.
The incident allegedly took place at a hotel in Camarillo, where Stern was confronted by law enforcement. Despite the nature of the charge, Stern was not booked nor required to have a mugshot taken; instead, he was issued a citation.
Reaching out for comments, Daily Mail has contacted Stern’s representatives to gather further insights into the situation. Stern, who famously departed from Hollywood to pursue other ventures, remains a beloved figure for his role in the festive classics “Home Alone” (1990) and “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” (1992), where he starred alongside a young Macaulay Culkin.
This unexpected turn of events contrasts starkly with the character of the clumsy burglar that brought laughter to families worldwide, underscoring the sometimes unpredictable paths life can take beyond the silver screen.
Daily Mail has reached out to Stern’s representatives for comment.
Stern famously played Marv Murchins, one of the bumbling burglars in the hit holiday films Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) alongside a young Macaulay Culkin.
Home Alone icon Daniel Stern, 68, was issued a citation for allegedly trying to hire an escort; He is pictured in 2014
The actor — known for starring in the beloved Christmas franchise — was reportedly soliciting prostitution on December 10, at a hotel in Camarillo, California, according to TMZ; Pictured (L) in a Home Alone still with Joe Pesci
It comes after Stern’s hospitalization last October. He was hospitalized after suffering a medical emergency.
Stern was rushed to the emergency room on October 7, per TMZ.
The Ventura County Fire Department confirmed they responded to a residence in Somis, California, for a medical emergency.
It is unclear what the medical issue was.
Stern was assessed by firefighters and taken to hospital. He was then released with his representative confirming he is in good health.
In December, Stern revealed he has left Hollywood behind and now lives on a farm and grows tangerines.
Despite being a main face of the beloved flick, he now works as a cattle rancher, grows tangerines and works as a sculptor.
Stern previously revealed he had to fight to get a raise for the Home Alone sequel.
Stern did not have to take a mugshot, as he wasn’t booked but simply given a ticket; Seen in 2020
It comes after Stern’s hospitalization last October. He was hospitalized after suffering a medical emergency, though it’s unclear what it was; Seen in an Instagram snap
Stern famously played Marv Murchins, one of the bumbling burglars in the hit holiday films Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) alongside a young Macaulay Culkin
When the original 1990 Home Alone movie became a box office hit and a sequel was immediately greenlit, Stern previously recalled the studios approaching him with an offer of $600,000.
In his memoir Home And Alone, the actor revealed the offer was double his salary from the first movie, but his co-stars had received multi-million starting offers.
He said he asked Twentieth Century Fox for more money because Joe Pesci, who played his Wet Bandits sidekick Harry, was making around $2 to $3 million.
He also wrote in his book that leading star Macaulay Culkin, now 43, got a sequel deal for $5 million plus 5 percent of the gross box office earnings.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York premiered in November 1992, two years after the first movie — which was almost canned before production even began — was released.
Initially, Stern recalled producers taking six months just to make him the offer of $600,000, which he added was ‘double my original salary, but not quite the pot of gold I was hoping for.’
He said he asked for more but decided to continue negotiating with the studios when he learned his co-star would be making more than quadruple his salary.
‘I asked if that was the same as Joe [Pesci] was getting, and they said it was not,’ he said.
Home Alone one came out in 1990 and starred Culkin as an eight-year-old Kevin who was accidentally left behind when his family leaves for France
Stern explained the studio eventually came back to him with an offer of $800,000 but by that point, he had learned that Pesci was ‘getting somewhere between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000 plus gross percentage of the profits.’
Wanting to get paid at least half of what his co-star was making, he did not accept the six-digit number.
When his agent advised him against it and to just take the offer, Stern said he fired him.
Looking back, Stern said it was a ‘prideful thing to do,’ but said that if that was the best his agent could do for him, ‘then he wasn’t very good at his job.’
He told the Los Angeles Times that he agreed in the end because ‘there’s lots of things I get out of the movies besides money.’
