Overview
- In a Dec. 29 SmartLess interview, Culkin said his day-to-day life got better after he pushed his father, Kit Culkin, out of his career.
- He recalled feeling overworked and unheard as a child performer, leading him to quit acting at 14 with the message that he was “done.”
- He said he received the lion’s share of his childhood earnings but that the work had stopped being fun.
- He described the relationship with Kit as long strained, echoing earlier accounts that included 2018 allegations of physical and mental abuse.
- He now considers himself technically retired, taking occasional roles such as a recent voice part in Zootopia 2 and a Netflix cameo while focusing on life with fiancée Brenda Song and their two sons.