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Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song Welcome Their First Baby

Macaulay Culkin, known for the Home Alone movie franchise, and former Disney Channel star Brenda Song have officially become parents after the birth of a baby boy. Keep reading to find out the child’s special name.

Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song welcome their first child

It’s home alone together no more, as Macaulay Culkin, (40), and Brenda Song, (33), welcome their first child together. Amazingly, the former child actors somehow managed to keep the news that they had a baby on the way a secret until now, eOnline reported.

The couple’s baby was born on April 5 in Los Angeles. The baby boy weighed in at 6 pounds and 14 ounces, E! Online reported.

“We are overjoyed,” the first-time parents said in a statement.

Couple give their baby a special name

The newborn was named after Macaulay Culkin’s late older sister Dakota, who tragically died after being struck by a car in 2008. Dakota, who was 29 at the time, stepped off a curb in Los Angeles one evening and was struck by a moving vehicle. She was rushed to UCLA Medical Center and died the next afternoon from massive head trauma.

The new baby boy was christened Dakota Song Culkin in honor of his aunt and his mother.

They’ve been dating for five years

According to reports, the couple has allegedly been an item since 2017, keeping their romance out of the spotlight for the most part, except for the appearance on one another’s social media here and there over the years.

In 2018, Culkin mentioned a desire to start a family with Song soon.

“This one’s a good one,” Culkin joked on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. “So, I’m probably going to put some babies in her in a little bit. I mean, we’ve definitely been practicing.”

Culkin: “I’m relatively well-adjusted”

In an interview with Esquire magazine, Culkin talked about the public’s perception of him.

“People assume that I’m crazy, or a kook, or damaged,” Culkin said, “weird. Cracked.”

“And up until the last year or two, I haven’t really put myself out there at all,” Culkin continued. “So I can understand that. “

“It’s also like, OK, everybody, stop acting so freaking shocked that I’m relatively well-adjusted,” Culkin added.

Both parents are busy in film and television

Macaulay Culkin is undoubtedly one of the most famous child actors in American cinema history. He has kept busy during his career renaissance, having already appeared in three episodes this year of the TV series American Horror Story. In 2019, he appeared on the TV series Dollface and in the movie Changeland which starred Seth Green as well as his future partner.

Brenda Song has been active as well, also making multiple appearances in numerous TV series recently including Dollface, Station 19, and Amphibia. She also appeared in Bobbleheads: The Movie, released last year, and stars in Love Accidentally which is in postproduction and scheduled for release in 2021.