Macaulay Culkin‘s family came out to support him at his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in 2023! The former child star, 43, welcomed his second child with his partner of several years, Brenda Song, 35, at the end of 2022. It’s not clear what number of youngsters Macaulay plans to have, however he comes from fairly a big household. His father, actor Kit Culkin, welcomed seven youngsters into the world with two completely different girls. Six of his youngsters had been born from his almost 20-year relationship with Patricia Brentrup, whereas his eldest little one, Jennifer Adamson, was born from his relationship with Adeena VanWagoner.
As talked about, Kit was an actor, and several other of his youngsters adopted his path into the highlight and have loved rather more profitable careers. Unfortunately, Kit and his household have additionally gone by means of immense loss, as Kit’s first daughter — and Macaulay’s half-sister — Jennifer died in 2000 from drug-related problems. Then, in 2008, Macaulay’s sister Dakota died from accidents she sustained after she was hit by a automobile in Los Angeles. She was 29 years previous.
On January 7, 2024, Macaulay’s brother Kieran Culkin, 41, scored a Golden Globe Award for greatest actor in a drama collection for his position in Succession. Following the win, he praised his mom Patricia Brentrup for elevating “seven kids pretty much by herself.”
“I have no idea how my mom did it — she raised in this basically studio apartment and I don’t know how she did it,” he continued, calling Patricia “amazing.” Per PEOPLE, Kieran made the feedback within the press room following his large win. “Obviously [I] wouldn’t be here without her,” he stated, noting that he’d included his “wonderful mom” in his acceptance speech. “Not just because of the sex she had with my father,” he continued within the press room. “For the woman she is. And for having sex with my father. You don’t hear me thanking my dad.”
While accepting the award onstage, Kieran gushed partly, “Mom, thank you for doing everything you’ve done for us. You’re an amazing woman.” Learn extra about Macaulay and the remainder of the Culkin siblings under.
Kieran Culkin
Kieran Culkin, born on Sept. 30, 1982, is Macaulay’s youthful brother. Like Macaulay, Kiernan is an actor, who truly appeared alongside his brother in each Home Alone movies as Kevin McCallister’s youthful cousin, Fuller. Kieran continued to behave all through his childhood, showing in movies like Father of the Bride and its subsequent sequel, in addition to She’s All That and The Cider House Rules throughout the latter half of his teenage years. Kieran took a little bit of a break from appearing within the mid-2000s, however by 2010, Kieran was again on the scene.
He starred within the ensemble solid of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World as Wallace Wells, the roommate of the titular protagonist performed by Michael Cera. He continued to make constant appearances in movie and TV earlier than touchdown the position of Roman Roy within the critically acclaimed HBO collection Succession. In 2020 and 2022, he earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his efficiency. “All it is is more nominations and more things for the show and it really just feels like a collective,” he stated of his second nomination throughout an Aug. 2022 chat with Awards Daily. “It feels like when one person wins something it is like we did it. … It’s if you win great, if I win great, if nobody does that’s fine too.”
Kieran prefers to reside away from the limelight, however the present’s recognition has actually helped his face grow to be extra acquainted round city. “It’s mostly fine,” he advised Vanity Fair relating to how he’s dealing with being thrust into the highlight throughout an Aug. 2022 interview. “Most people’s instincts when they do like a double-take, the first thing to do is they reach for their phone and that camera comes out and they have to [indicates taking a photo]. Then there’s the awkward moment of saying something like, ‘Hey, did you take a picture?’ when they will inevitably say no. And then I feel like an a** because I was assuming that they’re taking pictures of me.”
“But the only part that actually bothers me is that people do that same exact thing when I’m out with my kids,” he continued. “That’s just obviously a violation and I don’t think people know it. I can say that because when I confront people about it, you can see in their face, they didn’t realize they were doing something horrible.” Kieran has a son and a daughter along with his spouse, Jazz Charton. They walked down the aisle in 2013.
In a March 2023 interview, Kieran admitted he has not met Macaulay’s second-born little one. “The cousins live in Los Angeles, we live in New York. I have a 1-year-old and a 3-year-old and as busy as I am there is no getting on a plane and going,” he advised Access Hollywood on the Succession season 4 premiere . “And same with them. I haven’t met no. 2 yet and they haven’t met no. 2 yet either, because we just haven’t been able to figure that out.”
Unfortunately, the rising actor hit a roadblock in May of 2023, when information broke that his deliberate gig as a Saturday Night Live host wouldn’t go ahead, as a result of writers’ strike. Per a report in Variety, Kieran was anticipated to host the May 13 episode, with musical visitor Labrinth. The strike lower the season brief, however Kieran has hosted SNL earlier than — in November of 2021.
Rory Culkin
Rory Culkin, born on July 21, 1989, can also be Macaulay’s youthful brother. Much like his siblings, Rory started appearing as a toddler and made his first look alongside Macaulay within the 1993 movie The Good Son. From there, he appeared within the 2000 movie You Can Count On Me and alongside his older brother, Kieran, within the film Igby Goes Down. In 2002, Rory received his first main starring position within the M. Night Shyamalan movie Signs, through which he appeared alongside Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, and Abigail Breslin.
The younger actor continued to work in each movie and TV all through the 2000s, showing in additional mature movies like Scream 4 and Hick in 2011. In 2017, Rory had a supporting position within the critically acclaimed movie Columbus, and in 2018, he led the movie Lords of Chaos. Like Kieran, Rory has seemingly set his sights on TV, showing in The Expecting, eight episodes of the TV mini-series Under the Banner of Heaven, and in an episode of Swarm in 2023.
Rory’s nude scene in Swarm turned heads for its cringe-worthy nature. After his character takes the principle character’s virginity, he presents her with a bowl of strawberries that was strategically positioned over his privates. It seems that the present’s creators crafted that scene with some real-life inspiration. “[Co-creator Donald Glover] advised this very comic story a few woman who he actually favored, and the way after they hooked, he was standing there with a bowl of cherries, simply being like, ‘Hey,’” co-creator Janine Nabers recalled to Insider in March 2023. “She was like, so not into it, because it’s so bizarre to hook up with a man that you just barely know after which get up with him holding a bowl of cherries.”
“I was like, ‘I’m stealing that,’” she continued. “And he was like, ‘All right.’ So I just ran with it.”
Shane Culkin
Shane Culkin, born in 1976, is Macaulay’s older brother. He tried appearing as a teen and has one IMDb credit score for a 1989 look within the collection Great Performances, through which he performed Wally Webb within the episode “Our Town.” However, that’s the extent of his skilled appearing profession. He lives a really personal life and it’s unclear what he does at the moment.
Quinn Culkin
Quinn Culkin, born on Nov. 8, 1984, is Macaulay’s youthful sister. Unsurprisingly, Quinn started appearing as a toddler, as effectively. She made a small look within the movie Home Alone as a lady within the airport, and supplied the voice of Katie McClary within the animated collection Wish Kid all through its run in 1991. In 1993, she appeared alongside her large brother, Macaulay, within the movie The Good Son. It doesn’t seem that she’s acted in movie or TV since that point, per IMDb. Similar to her brother Shane, she has shied away from the highlight and little is thought about her whereabouts.
Christian Culkin
Christian Culkin, born on Jan. 30, 1987, is Macaulay’s youthful brother. Unlike his siblings that went on to take the leisure business by storm, Christian made just one look within the 1994 movie My Summer Story, which additionally starred his brother Kieran, per IMDb.
Dakota Culkin
Dakota Culkin, born on June 15, 1978, was Macaulay’s sister, who tragically died after being struck by a automobile in Dec. 2008. The Culkin siblings had been completely shaken by Dakota’s loss of life, however Macaulay has stored her reminiscence alive, naming his first little one with associate Brenda Song after his beloved sister. “We’re overjoyed,” the couple advised Esquire about welcoming their child boy.
Dakota seemingly prevented the highlight and by no means tried appearing professionally. Her IMDb web page says she was concerned within the artwork division for the 2009 movie, Lost Soul.