Yahoo Lifestyle Kate Hudson and Brenda Song Reveal Their Surprising Macaulay Culkin Connection
Hudson revealed her first-ever paying job was in 'Home Alone 2'
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Kate Hudson, Macaulay Culkin and Brenda SongKate Hudson and Brenda Song aren’t just costars on Netflix’s Running Point. The two recently shared more on their six-degrees-of-Macaulay Culkin connection.
Hudson and Song stopped by CBS Mornings this week to chat about their Mindy Kaling-created comedy series. But in a behind-the-scenes moment posted on CBS Mornings’ official Instagram, they were reminded of their Home Alone connection via Song’s fiancé.
“Brenda, you are [with] Macaulay Culkin, who of course is the star of Home Alone,” a voice off camera says. “And there is a weird connection between Kate and Home Alone.”
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“It was my very first paid job, was singing in the chorus of Home Alone — I think it was Home Alone 2,” Hudson, 45, confirmed.
A scene early in the 1992 sequel finds Culkin’s character, Kevin MacCallister, performing with his school’s choir at a Christmas pageant — which, of course, goes hilariously wrong. But eagle-eyed fans looking for a young Hudson in the scene won’t find her.
“I’m not in the movie, I’m just singing,” the actress clarified. “I just went to a recording studio with my chorus and sang in it.”
“Such a small world,” Song, 36, said.
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Hudson said she still gets residual payments from the gig more than 30 years later.
“I get, like, little pennies,” she joked.
“They add up!” Song said.
But Hudson joked that it likely costs more to mail her the checks than they’re actually worth.
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In Running Point, Hudson stars as Isla Gordon, a former party girl who must prove herself capable of running her family's L.A. basketball franchise, with Song co-starring as Isla's bestie and chief of staff, Ali Lee. The series, which is loosely based on L.A. Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, was recently renewed for a second season.
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