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‘Home Alone’ Star Booted From TV Show over Prostitution Charge

Daniel Stern faces up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine after misdemeanor prostitution charge led ABC to recast his role in the pilot Do You Want Kids?.

  • Daniel Stern, actor, was dismissed from the ABC pilot Do You Want Kids? just one month after joining, Deadline reported on Thursday, January 15.
  • Prosecutors charged Daniel Stern, actor, on Monday, January 12 with a misdemeanor count of soliciting prostitution at a Camarillo hotel, Ventura County.
  • His arraignment is now scheduled for February 6, TMZ reports, and if convicted Daniel Stern could face up to six months in jail and up to a $1,000 fine.
  • ABC and 20th Television will recast the series-regular role Stern was set to play in the comedy Do You Want Kids?, announced in December 2025, starring Rachel Bloom and Rory Scovel.
  • Daniel Stern has long been known for playing Marv in Home Alone and Home Alone 2, and in recent years he said, `I don't leave my farm` on his Ventura County farm while acting in For All Mankind.
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‘Home Alone’ Star Daniel Stern Fired From ABC Comedy After Prostitution Charge – Fans React

Fans debate whether the punishment was too harsh.

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