Kieran Culkin says director called him ‘idiot, dummy, stupid’ when he was six

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. During a recent appearance on the Smartless podcast, co-hosted by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett, Culkin recalled his first acting gig in a commercial that had “something to do with learning disabilities.” “The concept was I’m standing in front of a chalkboard with chalk in my hand and I don’t know how to solve the easy thing in front of me. Kieran Culkin says a director called him an ‘idiot’ during first professional acting gig Decades before he landed his Emmy-winning role of Roman Roy on HBO’s hit four-season Machiavellian drama, Culkin made his on-screen debut in the 1990 Christmas classic Home Alone at seven years old alongside his older brother Macaulay Culkin. I had no idea what the movie was about.” Culkin has since gone on to star in several other comedy classics, including Steve Martin’s Father of the Bride and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free He currently co-leads Jesse Eisenberg’s new comedy-drama, A Real Pain, about two cousins who embark on a tour of Poland to honor their late grandmother.