Trump's cameo in 'Home Alone 2' tops long list of president-elect's acting roles

The 78-year-old politician, who begins his second term as president of the United States on Jan. 20, hosted and co-produced the hit NBC series from 2005 to 2017. 

However, Trump's starring role on "The Apprentice" was far from his first venture into the entertainment industry. In 2007, he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for producing the Miss Universe pageants after buying the organization in 1996. 

In addition, Trump has racked up a lengthy resume of acting credits over the years, though he typically plays himself. Aside from former Hollywood star Ronald Reagan, Trump is the only president who had acting roles before taking office.

One scene featured Kevin, armed with his father's credit card, strolling into Manhattan's ritzy The Plaza Hotel, where he rents a room. While walking through the building, Kevin runs into Trump, who owned the hotel at the time.

"Excuse me, where's the lobby?" Kevin asks Trump.

Trump points his finger and tells Kevin, "Down the hall and to the left."

While "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" is often cited as Trump's most famous cameo, the president-elect has appeared in a number of famous movies and television shows.

Here's a look at Trump's other notable performances.

Their scenes largely took place in boardrooms in New York City, where Katie was meeting rich colleagues of her deceased husband in order to carry out a nefarious plan. 

Upon its release, "Ghosts Can't Do It" was critically panned and became a box-office flop. 

"Looking back, I knew Donald Trump," Derek recalled. "We just got a call from a mutual friend saying, 'Donald you know is looking to be in movies. And I know you're making a movie now. Can you - is there a cameo you could put him in?'"

Derek went on to explain that she and her team agreed to put Trump in the film because they "were going to be in New York anyway."

"We wrote a little scene," Derek said. "And he was in the movie."

In Gary Warner's 1994 biography, "All My Children: The Complete Family Scrapbook" via Soap Opera Digest, the politician was quoted as saying, "Candidly, this is what I remember about my appearance on 'All My Children.' My driver pulled up at ABC, I dashed out of the car, and before I knew what happened, I was in the studio, standing in front of a camera and reading a line off a cue card. I shook hands with a few people, ran out the door, jumped back in my car, and I was gone. You have to remember, I'm a busy guy."

In the scene, the entire Banks family gathers in their living room when their butler, Geoffrey (Joseph Marcell), announces, "Sir, it is my esteemed pleasure to introduce Mr. and Mrs. Donald Trump."

As Trump and Maples walk in, Carlton Banks (Alfonso Ribeiro) exclaims, "It's The Donald! Oh my God!" before fainting from excitement. Uncle Phil (James Avery) catches Carlton and struggles to lay him on the sofa as he says, "Um, Mr. and Mrs. Trump, it's an honor to meet you."

"I like keeping a low profile," Trump tells him.

Hilary Banks introduces herself to Trump and says, "You know, you look much richer in person."

Will then steps forward to shake hands with Trump and Maples, saying, "Hey, listen, you are getting a great house here. And this is quite a deal you're getting for it, too."

Pulling Trump aside, Will says, "Let me tell you what, throw in another $50 grand, I'll cut the grass for you every Saturday."

"Look folks, before we go too far, I've got something to tell you," Trump says before he is interrupted by Ashley (Tatyana M. Ali), who doesn't want the house to be sold.

"Excuse me, but I've got something to tell you first. Thank you for ruining my life!" she says before storming out.

"What did you do?" Maples asks Trump, who replies, "Everybody's always blaming me for everything."

Trump's real estate agent then tells the Banks family that there has been a "little mistake." He admits there was an address mix-up and the Banks' house was not the childhood home of Trump's nephew, which was the reason that Trump was interested in the property.

"I don't know what to say except I'm sorry," the real estate agent tells Phil, who says, "That makes two of us."

"Well, that's business," says Trump. "Let's go down the street. I brought cash. It's quicker."

"Nice meeting you all," Maples says, before turning to Trump. "It's just as well. It's too much of a fixer-upper," she adds.

Trump appeared in one scene featuring the movie's climatic go-kart race. He was seen sitting in the stands when Waldo called him from his go-kart during the race to tell him, "Hi Dad, it's me. You're going to be so proud of me. I'm going to win this race!"

"Waldo, you're the best son money can buy," Trump replies.

In the film, Jonathan Hart (Wagner), who is an orphan, discovers he might have a long-lost sister. He is then approached by a social-climbing waiter named Stuart Morris (Jason Bateman), who convinces Jonathan that his aunt, Maureen Collier (Marion Ross), is his sister. 

At the end of the movie, Trump rolls up in a limousine, and it is revealed that he is actually Maureen's long-lost brother. While greeting an awestruck Maureen, Trump asks, "Are you as nervous as I am?" to which she replies, "More." The reunited siblings ride off in the limo together along with Stuart, who is heard pitching Trump his business ideas.

The scene ends with Trump walking out the door before receiving a call on a cellphone in his coat pocket: "Hello? I told you not to call me on this line again," he says before hanging up. A phone in Trump's other coat pocket rings, and he picks it up, telling the caller, "That's better."

In a 2020 interview with People magazine, Drescher revealed that Fran's line originally referred to Sheffield and Trump as millionaires. However, Trump's assistant sent Drescher's now ex-husband, Marc Jacobson, a note that read, "Mr. Trump is not a millionaire. He's a billionaire, and we'd like you to change the script.'"

Believing that using the word "billionaire" would be "too on the money" for her character to say, Drescher suggested changing it to "zillionaire," which Trump approved.

In "The Associate," Trump played himself while Goldberg starred as investment banker Laurel Ayres who invents a fictional White male business partner so she is taken more seriously in the business world. 

"Eddie" starred Goldberg as Edwina "Eddie" Franklin, a chauffeur and New York Knicks superfan. After Eddie wins a contest to be the team's honorary coach, she becomes the Knicks' head coach after impressing the owner with her skills.

In the movie, Trump once again played himself, giving an interview about Goldberg's success as the head coach. He tells the interviewer, "Actually, Eddie was my idea from the beginning."

"NightMan" was a TV series that aired for two seasons from 1997 to 1999 and starred Matt McColm as a saxophonist-turned-superhero. In 1997, Trump appeared in a season 1 episode titled "Face to Face." In the episode, prison escapee E. Haskell Bridges (Cyril O'Reilly) develops the ability to change his face at will after undergoing plastic surgery.

During one scene, Bridges is seen driving when he asks his girlfriend to call a bank and tell them that "they'll have a very special guest." Bridges then holds up a copy of the businessman's book, "The Art of the Deal," and morphs into Trump. Trump, as Bridges, later walks into a bank where he withdraws $10,000 from the astonished bank manager.

During the episode, Kathy Griffin's character, Vicki Groener, attempts to pitch Trump to invest in a magazine titled "Skazzy" while he is dining at a restaurant. In an ironic case of life imitating art, her tactics involved unveiling a cover of "Skazzy" featuring a photo of Trump with the headline "Our Next President."

In the show's second season, Trump himself appeared in a scene from the 1999 episode "The Man, the Myth, the Viagra." Samantha is seen sitting in a bar while Trump and an elderly man named Ed have lunch at a table in the background. 

"Samantha, a Cosmopolitan and Donald Trump ... you just don't get more New York than that," Carrie says in a voice-over.

Samantha glances over her shoulder at the two while Ed flashes a smile at her. Trump notices the exchange and gives Samantha an approving look before turning back to Ed.

"Listen, Ed, I've got to go," Trump says while shaking the other man's hand. 

"But think about it. I'll be at my office at Trump Tower," he adds as he walks away.

In one scene, Wade encounters Trump at a party. After greeting each other, Trump asks Wade if Lucy "finally dumped" him and then threatens to steal away her replacement.

Wade expresses his doubts that Trump will succeed, noting that his new chief counsel, June Carver (Alicia Witt), "seems quite loyal to me."

"Let me be the judge of that," Trump tells him.

"All right. I'm not intimidated. I'll even lead you to her, she's over there somewhere," Wade replies as the two walk away. 

In an October appearance on "The Graham Norton Show," Grant said Trump's cameo wasn't particularly memorable to him.

"He played a bit part as himself in a romantic comedy I did with Sandra Bullock," the "Love Actually" actor said. "But the fact is that I don't really remember him very well. The night he came, I had a bet with Sandy that I could make the chairman of Warner Bros. cry by 9 p.m."

"And I was completely focused on that. It's quite a big bet. She didn't believe I could do it, but I did it," he added. Grant did not share how he made the chairman cry but recalled that he was in a "flood of tears by 8:30 p.m."

"So I'm afraid Donald Trump didn't really register," Grant added.

In one scene, Trump and Melania are giving interviews on the red carpet at the VH1 Fashion Awards and the future president comments on Zoolander's contributions to the fashion and modeling world.

While speaking with a reporter from E! News, Trump says, "Without Derek Zoolander, male modeling wouldn't be what it is today."

Trump's most recent acting role was a cameo appearance in a 2005 episode of the soap opera "Days of Our Lives." During the episode, Nicole Walker (Arianne Zucker) approaches Trump and asks him for a job at his company, insinuating that sexual favors would be involved.

"That's an interesting proposition, Mrs. Walker. I'll get back to you," Trump tells her. 

"Really?" she asks, to which he replies, "Yeah, really."

"Really?" Nicole asks again.

"No," Trump says as he walks away.