Kieran Culkin Tells Wife 'Let's Get Crackin' on Those Kids' After 'A Real Pain' Oscar Win

The 'Succession' actor says he and his wife, Jazz Charton, made a handshake deal about having more kids if he won an Oscar.

March 3, 2025

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Kieran Culkin is now an Oscar winner, and the victory comes with a key caveat for the Succession alum and his wife, Jazz Charton.

During Sunday night's ceremony, Culkin was honored for his widely acclaimed supporting role in Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain. In his acceptance speech, the actor first shouted out fellow Succession alum Jeremy Strong, who was nominated in the same category for his also-excellent performance as Roy Cohn in The Apprentice, before turning his attention to Jazz.

“About a year ago I was on a stage like this and I very stupidly and publicly said that I want a third kid from her because she said if I won the award, she would give me a kid,” Culkin said Sunday night. “Turns out she said it because she didn’t think I was gonna win. People came up to her and were really annoying her. I think it got to her.”

Culkin then reflected on a handshake agreement he said he and Jazz made that same night, namely one of the let’s-have-more-kids-together variety. While walking to the parking lot that particular evening, per Culkin, he turned to Charton and said “Really, I want four.” At this point, again per Culkin, Charton responded by hinging the possibility on a future Oscar win. And with Sunday night's ceremony, Culkin accomplished exactly that.

“Love of my life, ye of little faith, no pressure,” Culkin said. “I love you, I’m really sorry I did this again, and let’s get cracking on those kids. What do you say?”

Culkin’s win on Sunday saw him coming out ahead of fellow nominees Yura Borisov (Anora), Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), and the aforementioned Strong (The Apprentice). The Oscar follows Culkin’s prior wins for his four-season run as Roman Roy on the HBO modern classic Succession, which earned him an Emmy and a Golden Globe.

If you haven’t seen A Real Pain yet, you should remedy that right away. Here’s how to watch it from home. And for a full list of this year's Oscars winners, see here.