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Kieran Culkin reveals director called him 'stupid' during first ever acting gig at six years old

The former child star, now 42, had been shooting a commercial for 'something to do with learning disabilities' when things went awry on set.

The former child star, 42, said he was filming an unspecified commercial in 1989 He opened up about the traumatic experience on the Smartless podcast He said the unnamed director called him a 'dummy' and an 'idiot' His classmates were supposed to make fun of him for it, but when the director began calling him names, Kieran was left horrified. The anecdote left the podcast hosts shocked, with Kieran going on to note that even at six years old, he realized that it was an odd move from the director.

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