Pictured: Kieran (right) with Macaulay (centre) and their parents Kit and Patricia in a throwback photo] And for years her and his fellow brothers and sisters, many of whom also entered the showbiz world, were in the shadow of one of their own brood - adorable Home Alone protagonist Macaulay.
How Kieran Culkin finally escaped his brother's shadow: As actor gets his first Oscar nomination at 42, how he grew up sharing tiny bedroom with six siblings and dealing with 'abusive' father He played Roman Roy - a character in one of the most messy fictional families out there - in the hit show, Succession.
The early 2000s saw him - after stints in the hit She's All That and Music of the Heart - turn to more serious parts] And for all their familial hardships, Kieran has nothing but good things to say about his mother, who made sure all their children (and their many friends, who often visited the home) would be up and functioning.
Pictured: Kieran (right) with Macaulay (centre) and their parents Kit and Patricia in a throwback photo.
But Kieran - who had made sporadic hit with roles in the likes of Father of the Bride, She's All That and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - is now finally being recognised centre stage.