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Kieran Culkin Says Director Called Him ‘Dummy. Idiot. Stupid’ During First Acting Gig at Six Years Old to Get Him Into Character: ‘What’s Wrong With You?’

Kieran Culkin says the director of his first acting job called him an "idiot" and a "dummy" to help him get into character.

Kieran Culkin appeared on the latest episode of the “Smartless” podcast(via People) and remembered an uncomfortable incident that occurred on his first acting job when he was six years old. Culkin continued to act as a young child in movies such as “Home Alone” and “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” which both featured his brother, Macaulay, in the lead role. Culkin has been making the press rounds in recent weeks to support his performance in Jesse Eisenberg’s “A Real Pain.” He won best supporting actor honors from the New York Film Critics Circle and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association thanks to his role in the movie.

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