Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song 'Overjoyed' by Birth of First Child Celebrity The 'Home Alone' star decides to name his first son, whom he shares with the 'Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior' actress, after his late sister Dakota, who died in a car accident in 2008. Apr 13, 2021 Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior" actress claimed that they are simply "overjoyed." In a feature piece published by Esquire on Monday, April 12, Macaulay opened up that he and his partner Brenda welcomed their baby boy at 1:10 P.M. in early March. His son, whom they named Dakota Song Culkin, weighed 6 pounds and 14 ounces at the time of his birth.