Kieran Culkin expecting third child with wife Jazz Charton after awards speeches
The actor and his wife are already parents to daughter Kinsey, six, and son Wilder, four (Isabel Infantes/PA)
star Kieran Culkin is expecting his third baby with wife Jazz Charton, after he said he wanted more children during an awards acceptance speech.
The Oscar-winning actor, 42, rested his hand on Charton’s growing baby bump at the opening night of on Broadway.
The play stars Keanu Reeves and his co-star Alex Winter.
Culkin went viral at the Emmys in 2024 when he collected the supporting actor prize for his role as Roman Roy in and made a public bid to have more children.
During his speech on stage, he said: “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.
“And Jazz: I want more. You said maybe if I win.”
He referred to this speech when he collected the best supporting actor Oscar the following year for .
Standing on stage at the Dolby Theatre, he said: “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.
“Turns out she said that because she didn’t think I was going to win.”
He recalled that after the ceremony, Charton told Culkin: “I guess I owe you a third kid.”
To which he replied: “Really? I want four.”
He added: “She turned to me — I swear to God this happened — and she said, ‘I will give you four when you win an Oscar’.
“I held my hand out, she shook it and I have not brought it up once until just now.
“I just have this to say to you Jazz, love of my life, ye of little faith – no pressure, I love you, I’m really sorry I did this again, and let’s get cracking on the kids, what do you say?”
The couple are already parents to daughter Kinsey, six, and son Wilder, four.
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