Kieran Culkin shared a story about his first acting experience at the age of 6, which involved a commercial about learning disabilities. He revealed that the director unexpectedly directed insults at him during filming, calling him names like 'dummy' and 'idiot.'
On the “Smartless” podcast hosted by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett, Arnett asked Culkin, 42, to discuss what his first acting experience was like — and his answer left the podcast hosts nearly speechless. Culkin shared that he had his first acting experience when he was 6 years old for a commercial he couldn’t recall but noted it had “something to do with learning disabilities.
”“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 dummy and stupid and all that,” he said of the ad during the “Smartless” episode, released on Dec. 23. The “Succession” star told the hosts that he had “a distinct memory” of the director yelling “action” before he unexpectedly catapulted insults at the young actor, calling him “dummy,” “idiot” and “stupid.”“Even then, I’m thinking like, ‘You know, I get it. I’m 6.’ Like, ‘Stand here and look sad.’ I’m not fucking method , I’m 6. What’s wrong with you?” he added.Back in December 2021, Culkin got candid about witnessing the challenges his older brother, Macaulay Culkin, faced due to his child stardom following his massive success in 1990’s “Home Alone.” “It was pretty nuts. And I think what people sometimes fail to remember too, is that he was a kid. He didn’t really choose that. It’s something that happened to him,” the “Father of the Bride” star told NPR’s Teri Grosswe could use your help again . We view our mission to provide free, fair news as critically important in this crucial moment, and we can't do it without you. Whether you give once or many more times, we appreciate your contribution to keeping our journalism free for all.. We view our mission to provide free, fair news as critically important in this crucial moment, and we can't do it without you
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