Kieran Culkin, Mark Ruffalo
Stuart of New York/Film Magic; Amy Sussman/WireImageKieran Culkin He came forward as the culprit that happened Mark Ruffalo High while performing The moment when More than two decades ago.
Culkin, 42, admitted to this prank in an interview with the magazine, “I was 17 years old and I was stupid.” The Guardian Released on Saturday, December 28th.
Culkin and Ruffalo were in the 2000 production of James Lapine He plays. The show was for Culkin Broadway debut. The Caliphate alum admitted that he saw a bag of prop joints backstage and eventually decided to swap one out.
Weeks after the swap took place, Culkin smelled the real joint and “witnessed” Ruffalo take a hit before passing it to another cast member. Culkin shared that he decided to get clean during the show's break.
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“I'm like, 'I thought that was a good joke.' “I'm stupid. Oh my God, I'm so sorry,” he recalled. “But actually, they liked it. Mark says: I haven't smoked weed in 10 years; The second half will be very interesting. There was another actor who had never smoked weed in her life. She says, “Is this the height?” This is beautiful. And then Phyllis Newman He comes and goes, “I haven't smoked pot since the '60s.” Thank you, my dear.”
While Culkin's actors did not see the harm in this move, the play's stage manager did not share the same sentiment.
“Then the stage manager comes along and says: ‘I don’t care who it is, or what happened, but Kieran, give me the joint.’” She sheepishly handed her the cockroach and said: “Ruin your life in your own time.”
After the incident, Culkin learned his lesson and never made such a move again.
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“I know, I know. But I was young,” he told the outlet. “I’m 42 now. I know better. “I'm not going to try to make anyone get too high on stage.”
Ruffalo was previously involved in a smoking incident during a 2012 appearance The Graham Norton Show. The Marvel star never revealed who he was Behind the joke.
“There was a play I did and I had to smoke weed in the first scene,” he recounted. “And of course, there was a very naughty young actor I was involved with in the play, who on opening night with all the critics, put a real joint on the prop table.”
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Ruffalo shared that while he was on stage, he and his co-star “smoked a huge cigarette on stage” and didn't realize it until he noticed everyone laughing at his antics.
“I'm like, 'Man, I'm in tonight.' I feel it. I'm on fire. “I feel it,” he said before beginning to question his surroundings. “Why is this guy standing backstage and laughing at me?” And the kid who put the joint on the prop table is standing there (laughs). And I just said: “Oh –”.
Despite the unfortunate incident, Ruffalo had no hard feelings as he ultimately received the “best reviews” of his career.
