Kieran Culkin Shares How Death of Sister Dakota Still Affects Him 16 Years Later

The 42-year-old actor lost his sister in 2008 when she died after getting hit by a car.

Kieran Culkin attends the 27th SCAD Savannah Film Festival in Savannah, Ga., on Oct. 28, 2024. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for SCAD

When Kieran Culkin lost his older sister Dakota Culkin, he also lost a “big piece of himself” from that day forward.

During an interview with CBS Sunday Morning, published Nov. 3, Culkin, 42, reflected on growing up with six siblings, including “Home Alone” star Macaulay Culkin and Dakota Culkin.