Kieran Culkin’s wife Jazz Charton shares rare insight into their quirky marriage

Kieran Culkin delighted the group on the 2025 Oscars when he jokingly known as out his spouse, Jazz Charton, for a promise she had made that had but to be fulfilled.

The star gained the Academy Award for Finest Supporting Actor for his efficiency in A Actual Ache and used his acceptance speech to ask her if they might broaden their rising household, making the group chuckle and his spouse blush. 

Jazz opened up about their marriage in an interview with The Sunday Occasions, sharing that their relationship received off to an unconventional begin.

The couple met at an East Village bar when she was on a date with one other man; when he left to go to the toilet, Kieran swooped in and requested her on a date. 

“He was very ahead however hilariously so, and he stated, ‘There’s this Indian restaurant that is actually good,'” she recalled.

“I stated, ‘Oh cool, are you able to give me the title?’ And he stated, ‘No, you fool, I need to take you there.'” 

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The previous baby star gained her over together with his blunt attraction and went on to suggest to her a yr later whereas on a highway journey collectively. 

“He received down between two dumpsters and stated, ‘Will you marry me?’ I used to be, like, ‘Actually, right here? I imply, sure, clearly, however actually?'” Jazz laughed. 

The mom of two added that she knew Kieran was the one for her due to his calm demeanor, which she tries to emulate for herself. 

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“That was one of many methods I knew he was the precise particular person,” she informed the publication. “Kieran is essentially the most charismatic particular person you may ever meet and you simply need to be round him. However I additionally needed to be like him when it comes to how he behaves. Nothing actually fazes him.” 

Jazz and Kieran share two youngsters: Kinsey Sioux, 5, and Wilder Wolf, three.

His viral Oscars second was a throwback to his Emmys acceptance speech a yr prior, the place he requested his spouse for a 3rd baby. 

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“A couple of yr in the past, I used to be on a stage like this and I very stupidly, publicly stated that I desire a third child from her as a result of she stated if I gained the award she would give me the child,” the 42-year-old quipped on the Academy Awards.

“Seems she stated that as a result of she did not assume I used to be gonna win.” 

“She goes, ‘Oh god, I did say that. I assume I owe you a 3rd child.’ And I turned to her and I stated, ‘Actually, I need 4,'” he recalled. He then shared that Jazz promised him a fourth if he gained an Oscar, which prompted a roar of laughter from the group. 

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“I simply have this to say to you Jazz, love of my life, ye of little religion,” he stated. “No strain, I like you, I am actually sorry I did this once more and let’s get cracking on these youngsters. What do you say?” 

Jazz, a London native, could not have been prouder of her husband amid the 2025 awards season, which noticed the actor nab a number of main awards for A Actual Ache, together with a Golden Globe.

“I am so happy with this glorious manic man,” she wrote on Instagram. “What a dream to observe this all occur to one of the crucial hardworking but additionally someway the least bold particular person I’ve ever identified. Stunning.”