Kit Culkin Kit Culkin Christopher Cornelius "Kit" Culkin (born December 6, 1944) is an American stage actor and former manager. He is probably best known as the father of actors Macaulay Culkin, Rory Culkin and Kieran Culkin, and the brother of actress Bonnie Bedelia. Culkin was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, the son of Philip Harley Culkin (1898–1977), who was in public relations, and Marian Ethel (née Wagner) (1914–1964), a writer and editor. He and his sisters Candice and actress Bonnie were raised in New York City. He and his sister Bonnie took classes at School of American Ballet
Kit Culkin (as did his son Macaulay in the late 1980s). Culkin's early career involved working on Broadway in theater productions with actors such as Richard Burton, John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier and Anthony Quinn. His brother Terry and sisters Bonnie and Candace also worked in theater and television. Culkin credits his mother, who was their manager, for these early successes. Three of his sons — Macaulay, Rory, and Kieran — are professional actors whose careers eclipse their father's acting career but gained him prominence as their manager from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. In just a few years, the Culkin family