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Beginning a prolific career as a teen actor in the mid-1980s, he is perhaps best known for his starring feature film roles; portraying Eric Gibb in The Boy Who Could Fly, Chip Carson in Not Quite Human, Grover Dunn in The Invisible Kid, Sonny Bono in The Sonny and Cher Story, Bug in Uncle Buck, and Ernest Hemingway in The Young Indiana Jones ...
Other highlights are Billy Graham's "Road to Redemption", Alan Rudolph's "Afterglow", the Roger Corman cult classic "The Fantastic Four" (as Johnny Storm, The Human Torch), 'Bug' in "Uncle Buck," with John Candy, and Underwood's personal favorite, the title character in "The Boy Who Could Fly."
- Actor
- October 1, 1968
- 3 min
- John Candy, Uncle Buck. John Candy Uncle Buck. Universal/MGM. Then: John Candy played the title character in 'Uncle Buck,' a last-resort babysitter whose rough edges initially obscure his big heart.
- Macaulay Culkin, Miles. Macaulay Culkin. MGM/Getty-Images. Then: While 'Uncle Buck' wasn't quite Macaulay Culkin's film debut, it was more or less his big introduction.
- Jean Louisa Kelly, Tia. Jean Louisa Kelly. Universal/Getty Images. Then: That was Jean Louisa Kelly as moody teenager Tia, who locked horns with Buck. It was her screen debut and she followed it up by attending college at Columbia University.
- Gaby Hoffman, Maizy. Gaby Hoffman Uncle Buck. Universal/Getty Images. Then: Gaby Hoffman played little sister Maizy, one of the first in a long line of precocious tykes in John Hughes' films.
Uncle Buck is a 1989 American comedy film written and directed by John Hughes, and starring John Candy and Amy Madigan with supporting roles done by Jean Louisa Kelly, Laurie Metcalf, Jay Underwood, Macaulay Culkin, Gaby Hoffmann, Elaine Bromka, and Garrett M. Brown.
- $15 million
- Ira Newborn
- August 16, 1989
- 2 min
- Kelli Bender
- Macaulay Cuklin (Miles Russell) After 1994’s Richie Rich, Culkin took a break from acting, overwhelmed by Hollywood and family drama. He returned to the screen in 2003’s Party Monster, but is currently focused on a stranger project.
- Gaby Hoffmann (Maizy Russell ) Uncle Buck. was only Hoffmann’s second film, but the young actress had staying power. The 32-year-old has continued to appear in movies and on TV, most recently playing Adam Driver’s older sister in the HBO show Girls.
- Jean Louisa Kelly (Tia Russell) The eldest and most rebellious of the Uncle Buck kids, Jean Louisa Kelly has continued to act, recently appearing in the Lifetime movie Zoe Gone.
- Garrett M. Brown (Bob Russell) Brown’s face should still be recognizable to some movie fans; the actor appeared as Mr. Lizewski in both Kick-Ass movies and is set to star in 2014’s Hello, My Name Is Frank.
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May 7, 2023 · Jay Underwood, the young fella who played Tia’s douchey boyfriend and sickly thorn in Uncle Buck’s side, continued doing small parts in movies and shows like The X-Files and Star Trek: Voyager. But he also became a pastor in 2005, and his last credited film was the 2019 movie Surge of Dawn , featuring a gay superhero and his vampire ...
Ever hear of a ritual killing? Ah, heh heh heh heh heh! Bug : I don't get it. Buck : [serious tone] You gnaw on her face in public like that again and you'll be one. Ah, heh heh heh heh! Buck : Well, well, well, they certainly are scraping the bottom of the barrel for cheerleaders these days.
