Kit Culkin

Christopher Cornelius "Kit" Culkin (born December 6, 1944) is an American stage actor, most famous for his productions on Broadway. Culkin was born in New York, New York, the son of Marian Ethel (née Wagner), a writer and editor, and Philip Harley Culkin, a journalist. He spent his youth in New York City, working on Broadway in theater productions with actors such as Richard Burton, John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier and Anthony Quinn. His brother, T... more

Christopher Cornelius "Kit" Culkin (born December 6, 1944) is an American stage actor, most famous for his productions on Broadway. Culkin was born in New York, New York, the son of Marian Ethel (née Wagner), a writer and editor, and Philip Harley Culkin, a journalist. He spent his youth in New York City, working on Broadway in theater productions with actors such as Richard Burton, John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier and Anthony Quinn. His brother, Terry, and sisters Bonnie and Candace, also worked in theater and television. Culkin credits his mother, who was their manager, for these early successes. Culkin is the father of Macaulay, Kieran, Rory, Christian, Shane, Quinn, and Dakota; Dakota died in December 2008 at age 29 after being struck by a car. Culkin also had a daughter, Jennifer Adamson, from a previous relationship who died in 2000 at age 29 from a drug overdose. Three of his sons--Macaulay, Rory, and Kieran--have taken up acting. Culkin served as their manager from the late... less