Child star Kieran Culkin has revealed he was called an ‘idiot’ at the age of six by the director of his first acting gig. The 42-year-old actor – who is the younger brother of Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin – was shooting a commercial and can still remember the moment all these years later.
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Kieran revealed he was in a commercial for ‘something to do with learning disabilities’ when the director started hurling insults at him along with the other kids acting. Talking on the Smartless podcast, he explained: ‘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. And the kids in the class are supposed to be calling me a dummy and stupid, all that.
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‘I have a distinct memory of being there and the director going, ‘”Okay, action.” And he starts going, “Dummy. Idiot. Stupid.”‘. Kieran explained that while the concept of the commercial was for him to be insulted, he thought it was a harsh treatment for such a young actor.
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He shared: “I’m thinking like, ‘I get it. I’m six. Stand here and look sad. I’m not f****** method. I’m six. What’s wrong with you?’”. This comes after Kieran recently revealed that he loved filming Succession scenes with Sarah Snook. The actor played Roman Roy in the HBO TV series, and Kieran relished the experience of filming with Sarah, who played Shiv Roy on the hit show.
