Kieran Culkin Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kieran Culkin

• His family has German, Irish, and Norwegian roots.

• Kieran Culkin lived in a small railroad apartment in Yorkville, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for the first nine years of his life.

• His family was poor and struggled financially.

• The apartment was very small. It had a hallway and no doors, except for the bathroom, which had no lock.

• He grew up in this tiny space with his seven siblings.

• His father worked at St. Joseph’s Church in Yorkville, so Culkin attended its Catholic school for free until third grade.

• After that, Kieran Culkin studied theater, film, and TV at the Professional Children’s School but left during his final year of high school.

• He began acting when he was two years old.

• His father used to take him to Central Park for photoshoots.

• His acting career started when one of their neighbors, who was a stage manager, told his parents that a theater needed child actors. His parents allowed it.

• In 1986, when Kieran Culkin was six years old, he began auditioning for television roles with his older siblings.

• He then made his acting debut with a television commercial, which was about learning disabilities.

• When he was seven years old, in 1989, he appeared in his first feature film, Home Alone. He played the role of Fuller McCallister, the youngest cousin of Kevin McCallister, who was played by his elder brother, Macaulay.
  

  Kieran Culkin in a still from the film Home Alone (1990)

• During the filming of Home Alone, Kieran Culkin did not know what the film was about. He was only told to drink Coke, wear glasses, say his lines, look cute, and go home.

• Devin Ratray, who played Buzz in the film, convinced him that the film was about his character.

• After the release of the film Home Alone, he became friends with singer Michael Jackson. He often visited Neverland Ranch with his siblings.
  

  Kieran Culkin and his siblings posing with Michael Jackson

• In 1991, he had small roles in he films Only the Lonely and Father of the Bride.

• In 1992, Kieran Culkin played the role of Fuller McCallister again in the film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.

• He then went on to appear in the films Nowhere to Run (1993), Music of the Heart (1999), Igby Goes Down (2002), Lymelife (2008), Paper Man (2009), Margaret (2011), Quitters (2015), Wiener-Dog (2016), Father of the Bride (2020), and No Sudden Move (2021).

• His father neglected him during his childhood, so he was very close to his mother. He considered her as his only parent.
  

  A childhood picture of Kieran Culkin (left) with his parents

• Culkin’s parents were never married. They separated in March 1995 after living together for over 20 years.

• After two years, his mother got custody of five of their seven children.

• His two eldest siblings, Shane and Dakota, were not included in the custody arrangement because they were over 18.

• His mother, Brentrup, took care of all the children’s needs. She worked night shifts as a telephone operator.

• His mother used to celebrate all festivals, including Christmas and Thanksgiving, with her children.

• In 1996, he appeared as a guest caller on the television series Frasier, which aired on NBC.

• In 2002, his role in the film ‘Igby Goes Down’ deeply affected his personal life.

• Kieran Culkin realized that acting had become his career, and it scared him because he had never chosen it himself.

• He then took a break from film and television to figure this out and accepted roles that interested him.

• During this time, he focused on theater.

• In 2000, Kieran Culkin was featured in The Moment When, an off-Broadway theatre play about New York’s arts scene.

• During a performance, he replaced a fake joint with a real one, which excited his co-stars Mark Ruffalo and Phyllis Newman.
  

  Kieran Culkin in a still from the theatre play The Moment When (2000)

• He has appeared in many television shows, such as Go Fish (2001), This Is Our Youth on the West End (2001), Fargo (2015), and  Solar Opposites (2022).

• In 2003, during an interview, Michael Jackson said that many children, including Culkin, had slept in his bed.

• The statement led to an investigation, and Jackson was charged with child molestation. However, he was released in 2005.

• In 2006, Kieran Culkin appeared in the play SubUrbia off-Broadway.

• In 2009, he was featured in The Starry Messenger, a cosmic drama performed at the Acorn Theatre.

• He then appeared in the play This Is Our Youth as Dennis Ziegler at the Sydney Opera House, Steppenwolf Theatre, and Cort Theatre.
  

  Kieran Culkin in a still from the play This Is Our Youth

• After his breakup with actress Emma Stone, they stayed friends and worked together in the films Movie 43 (2013) and A Real Pain (2024).

• In 2012, Kieran Culkin met Jazz Charton. On 22 June 2013, they went on a road trip in Iowa and got married.

• Sarah Snook, an actress, is the godmother of their son.

• He often attends WrestleMania events. His co-star, Freddie Prinze Jr., called him an ‘encyclopedia’ of wrestling knowledge.
  

  Kieran Culkin during a WWE match

• In 2017, during the film Infinity Baby, a sci-fi comedy, he felt comfortable with acting and accepted it as his career.
  

  Kieran Culkin in a still from the film Infinity Baby

• From 2018 to 2023, Kieran Culkin gained recognition for playing Roman Roy, a reckless media executive, in the television series Succession, which aired on HBO.

• In 2019, he did not comment on his relationship with Michael Jackson after the documentary Leaving Neverland was released.

• On 6 November 2021, he hosted the television show Saturday Night Live, 30 years after his brother Macaulay did.

• In 2022, he lent his voice to the documentary film Gaming Wall Street.

• In 2023, Kieran Culkin reprised his role as Wallace Wells in the anime series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.

• In 2024, he appeared in the film A Real Pain, which was directed by Jesse Eisenberg.

• After that, it was announced that Culkin would return to Broadway as Richard Roma in the play Glengarry Glen Ross. It also starred actors Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr.

• Kieran Culkin is an animal lover and has a pet dog. He often shares pictures of his pet on social media.
  

  Kieran Culkin with his pet, wife, and child

• He has been featured on the cover of various magazines and tabloids.
  

  Kieran Culkin on the cover of a magazine

• Kieran Culkin is often spotted enjoying alcoholic beverages on various occasions.
  

  Kieran Culkin while enjoying an alcoholic beverage

• He enjoys smoking cigarettes occasionally.
  

  Kieran Culkin while smoking a cigarette