‘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 Booted From New Show Following Soliciting Prostitution Charge
Home Alone star Daniel Stern has been removed from the ABC pilot Do You Want Kids? after being charged with soliciting prostitution. Stern, 68, will no longer be a part of the Rachel Bloom and Rory Scovel-led comedy, Deadline reported Thursday, with his role being recast. The show is set to follow couple Rosie (Bloom) […]
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Daniel Stern departs ABC comedy pilot in wake of prostitution charge
The actor's role in "Do You Want Kids?" will be recast.Lilly Lawrence/FilmMagic Daniel Stern in Beverly Hills in 2014Daniel Stern won't be on ABC's new comedy pilot Do You Want Kids? after all.The actor's role will be recast, after he was officially charged Monday with one misdemeanor count of soliciting prostitution, Entertainment Weekly has learned.Deadline was the first to report the news.Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity u…
Daniel Stern Exits ‘Do You Want Kids?’ Pilot Amid Prostitution Scandal: Report
Daniel Stern has been removed from ABC pilot Do You Want Kids? amid his prostitution solicitation scandal. According to a Deadline report published on Thursday, January 15, Stern, 68, will no longer be part of the comedy which is set to star Rachel Bloom and Rory Scovel. Stern’s role will reportedly be recast, per the outlet. Stern was announced as a series regular in the single-camera comedy in December 2025. The show is set to follow couple R…
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Daniel Stern, the actor best known for playing Marv in the Home Alone films and a veteran of roles in City Slickers and The Wonder Years, is making headlines this week after being charged with a misdemeanor count of soliciting prostitution. The 68-year-old, who had recently been cast in the upcoming ABC pilot “Do You Want Kids?“, has since been dropped from that project amid the ongoing legal developments. Daniel, who long ago stepped back from …
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