Christopher Cornelius Kit Culkin is an American stage actor. He is the father of Macaulay Culkin, of Home Alone fame.
Culkin was born in Manhattan, New York, the son of Marian Ethel , a writer and editor, and Philip Harley Culkin , a journalist. He spent his youth in New York City, working on Broadway in theater productions with actors such as Richard Burton, John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier and Anthony Quinn. He also took class at the School of American Ballet, like son Macaulay. His brother, Terry, and sisters Bonnie Bedelia and Candace, also worked in theater and television. Culkin credits his mother, who was their manager, for these early successes.
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