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It turns out that Macaulay Culkin had the chance to be one of TV\'s biggest stars – three times, no less.

multiple times, though did not specify which one exactly.

). "And I said no. It was kind of like, the way the pitch was, \'Alright, these two astrophysicist nerds and a pretty girl lives with them. Yoinks!\'

"That was the pitch. And I was like, \'Yeah, I\'m cool, thanks.\' And then they came back at me again, and I said, \'No, no, no. Again, flattered, but no.\' Then they came back at me again, and even my manager was like twisting my arm."

However, Culkin admitted that while he would have made a lot of money had he taken the role, he wouldn\'t have been fulfilled personally, adding: "I\'d have hundreds of millions of dollars right now if I did that gig. At the same time, I\'d be bashing my head against the wall."

, the main cast may make $139 million each. We mean,

Meanwhile, it recently emerged that the upcoming 12th season may not be the last, CBS apparently in "preliminary discussions" for a 13th.

"We don\'t believe it\'s the final year… We are in preliminary discussions to renew the show [for a 13th season]," CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl said.

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