'Home Alone' actor who gave us sleepless nights is now an expert sculptor and the internet's chuffed

The holiday season is here, and people are already planning to binge all the quintessential Christmas movies like the Harry Potter series or perhaps Home Alone, a '90s classic that never gets old. It's been more than 25 years since the film was first released and it's only natural to wonder what some of the actors are doing now. You will be surprised to know that actor Daniel Stern, who played one of the robbers 'Marv Murchins' is now a full-time TikTok star and sculptor living on a farm. Known on the platform as @realdanielstern0, Stern has truly swapped acting for country life as he now lives on a farm and is also a cattle rancher. 

In one of the videos that went viral, Stern talks about a piece that he has just completed before revealing a sculpture of a woman posing on a chair. "I have completed the dress," he said in the video. "I have also pretty much completed the sculpture," he added. Stern then pans his camera to focus on the sculpture and zooms in to show the texture of the dress resembling the scales of a mermaid. "I love that pose," he said towards the end.

On his website, Daniel Stern said that he was a terrible student in school but excelled in all things artistic. "I dropped out of high school when I was seventeen and moved to New York to become an actor. I got married and was a father by the time I was 23, and had to just focus on my show business career," he wrote.

"I did a lot of great movies but there came a point where I missed being away from my family. I decided to stop traveling so much, stay home and focus on my family and my other artistic passions. The result of that decision is that I have a wonderful family life and this body of work," he added.

Born on August 28th, 1957, outside of Washington, D.C. in Bethesda, Maryland, Stern was raised in a Jewish home. He first started acting in theater and appeared in productions like "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Promises, Promises". According to Celebrity Net Worth, his work has been featured in several galleries and art fairs, and he has also created sculptures for the cities of Pasadena, San Diego, and Palm Desert among others. He is now an artist in residence at the Studio Channel Islands Art Centre in Camarillo, California. Yet, people are just discovering Stern's social media account, and many are leaving positive comments on the videos. 

People in the comment section were taken aback by his talent. "Incredible work of art! Had no idea you were a sculptor," wrote @pearlmania500. "When you backed away and revealed the whole thing, I gasped!" added @lyndsay. "Okay following Daniel Stern because he’s an amazing sculptor was not on my bingo card," expressed @thadlutz. "It wouldn’t be the same not watching home-alone movies every year, you've completed most of our childhood memories. I watched Home Alone 2 a few days ago!" read another comment by @doratakatak.

Others were simply surprised to learn that he was living such a different life now. "Wooooah. Bro. I was not expecting that at all. Absolutely amazing," wrote @wonderfulweldro40.

You can follow Daniel Stern (@realdanielstern0) for more sculpting content on TikTok.