Kit, who was born in 1944, appeared on Broadway in Becket in 1961 and in the 1964 Broadway production of Hamlet starring Richard Burton. He also played a dancer in the original 1961 film version of West Side Story. Those early credits, however, would eventually be eclipsed by the extraordinary success of his third child.
‘He was a bad man’
While his career soared, Culkin, now 45, has said his relationship with his father deteriorated, shaped by abuse and resentment that he believes stemmed from jealousy over his success.
Explaining the father-son dynamic years later, Culkin said Kit openly reContinue reading…