After making very public his desire to have another child, it seems that Kieran Culkin‘s wishes have been granted.
The actor and his wife, Jazz Charton, attended the opening night of Waiting for Godot, the Broadway revival starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, on Sunday night in New York, where they posed for photos with his hand on her pregnant belly.
The couple also have a 6-year-old daughter, Kinsey Sioux, 6, and 4-year-old son, Wilder Wolf, 4. The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to Culkin’s reps for comment.
Kieran Culkin and Jazz Charton attend Waiting for Godot” opening night at the Hudson Theatre on Sept. 28 in New York. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)
Culkin first publicly announced his hopes for a fourth child in January 2024, when he won the best actor Emmy Award for Succession.
“My beautiful wife, Jazz, thank you for sharing your life with me and giving me two amazing kids, Kinsey Sioux and Wilder Wolf, I love you so many and so much,” Culkin said in his acceptance speech. “And Jazz: I want more. You said maybe if I win.”
Backstage in the press room, he gave the backstory on his comments about wanting another child.
“A couple of months ago, I’d been asking for a while, and my wife, Jazz, said, ‘Maybe if you win the Emmy,’” Culkin said. “And I didn’t bring it up for months, and then when I won the Globe, I said, ‘Remember what you said?’ She said, ‘What, I don’t remember,’ and then I told her and it all came back to her. So she spent the whole week being nervous, and instead of talking to her in private like a human, I just blasted her onstage, which was very rude. Anyway, that’s the whole story. The end.”
Asked if he’d name the baby Roman, after his Succession character, he said, “No.”
He reiterated his desire for another child while collecting another award this past March. During his acceptance speech for the best supporting actor Oscar, the A Real Pain star From there, Culkin honored his wife with a heartfelt story that referenced his Emmys speech.
“About a year ago, I was on a stage like this, and I very stupidly, publicly said that I wanted a third kid from her because she said if I won the award, she would give me the kid,” he said. “Turns out she said that because she didn’t think I was going to win.”
After the Emmys, Charton told Culkin, “I guess I owe you a third kid,” to which he replied, “Really? I want four.” He shared that his wife had promised a fourth child if Culkin won an Oscar.
“She turned to me — I swear to God this happened — and she said, I will give you four when you win an Oscar,” he said. “I’m really sorry I did this again, and let’s get cracking on the kids, what do you say? I love you.”
