Mila Kunis’ Parents Spent $890 of Their Last $900 on Acting Classes for Her (2016)
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- Mila Kunis looks back on how her parents supported her passion for acting after immigrating to the U.S. from Soviet Ukraine during her 2016 interview with Howard Stern.
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Those are some amazing parents, man.
@Nathan B You automatically go to the extreme of "robbing your kids?" Did you get nothing else from this short interview? How about the anecdote about how her father won't even let her pay for his birthday dinner? Did you fall asleep for that part? How about the anecdote about how they wouldn't even let her pay them back for acting classes? Doesn't ring a bell? You hear horror stories of parents that extort their children and are in complete control of their finances and literally steal from them. It seems this was the complete opposite. When you're dirt poor and are immigrants in a new country and English isn't your second language, it would be more than fair for the parents to ask the child for a little financial help. This is especially true if your parents risked their entire savings to enroll you in an acting class they clearly could not afford. This is especially true if your mom sacrificed her time and energy driving you around auditioning for roles and taking classes.
Clearly you're not uninformed. Everything you needed to learn about her life was summed up pretty succinctly in this short interview. Either you have trouble with comprehending dialogue or you're just a naturally negative person who automatically sees the extreme side of things. I'm going to guess the latter. I mean let's just look at this in context. You are replying to a comment that literally only said "what amazing parents." Oh, perhaps a third possibility is that you had horrible parents that did you wrong financially. In that case, I'm sorry you had to go through that. I hope you can get some psychological help.
@@peterl6095 what's mila Kunis leaving out?
I know and not once did she seem grateful for them in the interview
@@peterl6095 so u think she is lying?
@Nathan B LOL no but most people wouldn't turn down a little help
She is a total class act. Much respect. She was raised right.
I heard her on another podcast talking about how she still clips coupons and looks for deals out of habit because she came from nothing. Pretty cool chic.
@@charliedillon1400 It could be a public persona but that's why she is probably quite down-to-earth and decent (her parents have shown her respect and that they won't cash in on her success).
That’s why she’s so down to earth. Great parenting!! 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽
Wow Mila's parents are nice AF!!!! Didn't want or take a dime from her after they paid their last dollar 2 get career started n then became really successful. Wow. There's not 2many people/parents like that anymore. God bless them.
Actually most Slavic parents are like that. My Serbian parents don’t allow me to buy anything for them. Extremely stubborn. They are just too proud.
mila than slavic parents are really nice.
im ukrianian/russian and my parents are like fkfkdk,,, even if i INSIST to get something like food or anything, like they said ^ they wont let me
It's fairly common in the Mediterranean/eastern europe. It's part being proud, part knowing how difficult it is to make money and not wanting to even risk burdening others.
Danny Tedford The hottest pictures of my bathroom curtainsThe hottest pictures of Milo tonight
Crazy. Imagine having a daughter worth 65 million and not accepting a dime from her.
Yeah , it's like they think they're job is done and they'll naturally reap the benefits later, and not out guilt and force.
looking at you Tokyo Toni and Thomas Markle
She renovated their condo 2 years ago( its on youtube), they are so humble and sweet!
65? From what? Her husband kutcher has like 400mil though xd
Omg what the hell. That’s not even right. Lol
@@SkillsofAesthetics She is Meg on family guy, she was Jackie on that 70`s show and made a lot of movies
More recently Mila actually worked with a designer company and revamped their condo for them. To which they would never leave, it was a really nice over haul upgrade
I just commented that too 😀 it was so cool 😎
condo?
its amazing how far you can go just by having a parent believe in you.
Honestly it makes such a difference. When I handed her my high school diploma, her exact words were "Wow. I'm honestly shocked. I didn't think you would do it. I did not believe in you whatsoever." ...and 18 year-old me just kinda stood there agains the kitchen counter pretending to laugh it off. Whenever I used to talk about college, she'd laugh in my face. It sucks because I know she loves me and I love her but my god she is the least supportive person I've ever met.
Celeste Noelle Honestly, I want to make it so badly in the music industry rn but I know my mom or aunt would never have faith in me and tell me to just be a doctor and have some actual use. It saddens me a lot but I hope one day in the future I can make it by myself
No doubt.
More than that, they paid for it all. Some parents are all talk
@@toebag4286 how old are u? What music do u do?
Reminds me of my parents! Gave up their “rich” and nice lifestyle back home to immigrate to Canada, all for a better future for me. My dad spent $3500 on my first Yamaha piano when I later found out they only had $5000, and he spent only $1000 on his car because most of the money went to my piano. I did well in piano but never became a star like Mila, lol, but I studied hard in school and got my chartered accountant designation, I hope I make them proud.
You already made them proud💪
Bless you and your family, I'm sure they are already very proud of you :) I also related to Mila's story as a kid of immigrants but I don't think my parents would spend their whole bank account for my acting lessons lol
I think you already do make tem so proud!!
Awww.. so touching the sacrifices and selflessness that our parents do for us when we’re young that we don’t even notice or appreciate as much at the time.. but growing up looking back I am sure your parents are proud of
you! Congrats!
You're alive. You're healthy. You're not on drugs. You're not in jail. They're proud.
I love her story of when (while on That 70s Show) her parents punished her for something by taking away her driving privileges. She said hey, I have to get to work. They gave her bus fare and left.
Her ex boyfriend Macaulay Culkin had completely opposite parents... SAD.
well... his parents had 7 children. They (9 people) were living in one bedroom apartment... I wouldn't blame them for using some of the money to better the situation for the WHOLE family. By the way, when Macaulay turned 18, he got access to his bank account and still described it as never having to work for money ever again. So... don't think his parents ripped him of ;)
That’s a different situation. Macaulay Culkin still get checks each Christmas til this day.
@@landopolaroid9157 I'm sure Mila gets checks each month for that 70's show and family guy
Gabriele Naujalyte
No way. You gotta be kidding.
If his parents only used 'some money' only to support their basic life, Macaulay would never had had suicidal thoughts, addiction to drug, etc. He wouldn't mind.
Their parents fought for $15 million or so.
Imagine if you were forced to be famous and work all day all year, and your parents were fighting for your hard earned money.
For small kids, it's enough to break their heart.
Gabriele Naujalyte It was probably before because he was legally emancipated at around 14-15 years old.
she is truly the most beautiful and well spoken actress out there... love her to bits
I swear I read "I love her tits"
FashelFut because she wasn’t raised in our culture. That’s why she has some sense.
@@Yuri-sd6gm literally same
This woman is amazing to say the least
She called her mom mommy ❤️
*Thats exactly what parents are supposed to do, support your Godammed kids even if it kills you! Your life is now THEIRS, They didnt ask to be here! Good on them. Their loyalty was paid back 100 fold*
VØID I don’t have kids but I’d hate to think that my parents thought like that. I love them and I want them to be happy. They’re important too. I don’t want them to throw their lives away for me, I want them to live their lives WITH me.
You went a tad too far there. Parents should indeed support their children, but they should never abandon their own lives.
Sorry but that's an absolute stupid philosophy to live by. The most important thing in anyones life, is oneself, there is no question about that. You are literally the only person who's there at every moment of your life, without you there isn't even a life you can share to begin with.
If you actually care about your children, you - have - to care about yourself first. That does - NOT mean you should put yourself first at all times, it just means you should take care of yourself so you are capable of being a loving and caring person. If you're miserable or dead you can't help anyone.
It's not "your life is now theirs" it's rather "you now share a life with someone and both of you - hopefully - want to keep that bond alive for as long as possible".
Your life and their life aren't in an "either/or" relation, they aren't mutually exclusive.
@@josieg.k.7320
Well off course you feel that way, but If you're going to have kids yourself than the same applies to you too. Like the guy said It was your choice to bring them to this world for your happiness and that decision was made obviously without their permission and therefore their life up untill they become adults is your responsibility and obligations. Children Don't have obligations to their parents but if you raise them right they are most likely to Love you, like you love your parents but we don't ever take advantage of that love cuz like I said again, Your children isn't an investment nor a an act of kindness from your side they are your responsibility because they were born because it made you happy. It's like owning a Dog. You don't have any obligation to care for the dog that's running around in the street and if you do than that is an act of kindness but if you own that dog that he/she becames your responsibility.
@@josieg.k.7320 naw bru.
"Were you ever embarassed-"
"Yes."
"By your par-..."
"YES!"
Mila Kunis story about her parents and coming to the west is really relateble. I loved that she shared it.
She’s not only an incredibly likable person, but a great reflection of her parents, as well.
I have a whole new view of her. Fascinating.
That’s why she’s so amazing and down to Earth, she has great parents. Now she has a great husband, and I’m sure they’ll raise wonderful children
Nothing about this story surprises me. Ukrainians are like that. My mother in law used to come visit us, making a few hundred dollars a month in Ukraine, and she would bring money to give us. I had to put it in her suitcase without her seeing me to give it back.
Theyre jewish from Ukraine... they are not Slavic, eastern European ethnically or racially.. just culturally. All of their mindset is jewish, so lets honour that pls
@@mashadasha who even are you lmao wtf.. whats your problem
I'm not surprised either! I think the most people who are surprised are people whose parents made them work as a teen/kid. Which it's not suppose to be like that, kids are suppose to be kids.
@@mashadasha there's absolutely zero chance she isn't slavic as well though, she looks exactly like any other russian girl where I live (but with dark eyes and hair)
mashadasha I love jewish people but. 1 - Many people imigrated from USSR with fake jew ids while being slavic. 2 - my parents are from USSR (not jew) their culture and even gestures are copy paste mine. 3 - jews in USSR basically lived same as every other nation, the culture was single, united. there wasn't so much polarization as in US. for someone from us its really hard to know what it means. No separate districts for separate nations. My parents lived with jew neighbors which they are still in contact and have 0 culture difference
Randomly met her at Banksy's gallery opening years ago and this interview and her appearance on Conan's podcast convinced me she's the only grounded person in Hollywood.
Great parents, and now look at her how successful she is 👏👏
Her parents finally let her remodel their home .
Kendell062 a wonderful family
My parents had way more money and wouldn't spend $10 on me
Maybe you were a horrible child.
Ha-Ha. I'm joking.
That's interesting though, bet they had a reason.
This hits close to home
Unless you were living out in the wild, naked and starving, your parents definitely spent large sums of money on you. Smdh
Everyone's parents are different man
Omg this brought tear to my eyes. When we first came to USA my parents were working as farm workers. Staring a new life isn’t easy so I remember not having electricity at times but not once my parents accepted or ask for their kids money.
She has really principled parents. What a lucky lady!
if she did not come from russia, family guy would have been so different.
she wasn't the original meg though....right?
well, actually lacey chabert was the original voice of meg so family guy is already different lol
She's not from Russia. Ukraine.
Y'all all wrong she came from the soviet union
Drax Thy Conservative The Soviet Union was a Union of Republics. Ukraine was one of the 4 founding members. It was 15 countries with there own cultures, history, religions and languages that were forced together by a totalitarian regime for only like 70 years or so. It did not erase other countries, their history, mentality and culture. Scotland is part of the United Kingdom (or initially the Kingdom of Great Britain) for how many sentries? And yet I bet most people will understand that it would be disrespectful to call a Scott- Englishman or Glasgow- a city in England... why is it so hard to show members of other 14 countries the same level of respect? Yes she came from the USSR, but it doesn’t mean she came from Russia. She was wrong to call Ukraine Russia, and it clearly shows she never cared where she came from. I don’t blame her, she was a child when she left and as a Jewish family you don’t have other nationality, but that doesn’t mean she was right or respectful.
I think most immigrant parents are like that, its a pride thing.....
omar trachen I agree!
Which makes some sense - people who choose to emigrate have confidence in their ability "to make it on their own", and want to prove that.
That's true..my dad still won't let me pay for his dinner =/
Although I'm not millionaire, yes. Definitely yes! I earn more than my parents combined, and they never let me pay for anything. On the contrary, they always tell me: whenever you need money you just let us know.
Also, even though I was never a spoiled kid (I never really asked for a lot), when I really wanted something, my parents would do anything in their power to get it
Mila was an absolutely gorgeous child , they freaking knew that face would be star quality 🌟 💫
As a 40 year old I know no one of my generation who doesn’t say go I love her when ever she comes up.
she's absolutely hilarious on Conan O'Brians podcast. he never laughed so hard than on that episode, the entire crew was laughing
that's why 'ethnic' families are beautiful... their babies remain their babies till they're old and grey
everyone is ethnic on earth...
The more I learn about Mila Kunis,
The more I like Mila Kunis.
I love how real she is. And Ashton too. We need more people like this in the world
Seriously does this woman age? 😳👀
What is happening here!
Her hair is gray now she would look really different natural.I am older than her and I have almost none.Crazy how that is.
She’s Ukrainian.
@ZackM *Ukrainian
Ndidi1st ✨ this interview took place in 2016
Lloyd the borders have changed over the years (from a Ukrainian Russian)
She upgraded their condo. I watched it on My Houzz.
she’s such a lovely person
Love Mila❤️The Kunis family were my favorite neighbors. Beautiful, kind and funny people. I miss seeing her Dad. He is hilarious and super smart. Her mom is a wonderful person. Her brother is intelligent and very kind. Really great family. ❤️
There is something very respectable about this.
Been here 11 years. From UK and I feel like an alien. Something isn't right
She got lucky with those parents
I love Mila, she is so beutiful and entertaining. By far one of my favorite actresses.
Her parents sound magnificent. 💛
Wow, I didn't know her parents and her immigrated here. Awesome story! I'm glad everything worked out well for her and her family!
“Shut up, Meg!”
She really sold that camping Barbie with that WOW. Sold!
And just like that Mila Kunis went from being just another celeb to someone I can genuinely respect and admire. There's no way she had parenting like that without it rubbing off on her in a positive way. If just 20% of parents in the world were like Mila's the world would be a much, much better place than it is now.
She and Ashton are worth over 250 million, and say they are not leaving their fortune to their kids. Will give them all the advantages in life, and a decent amount of money, but not a fortune. Get jobs.
Mila is the most beautiful.
I remember the first time I saw her, she is a stunningly beautiful woman. Her overall look is amazing!
Meanwhile my mom to me as a kid 30 years ago... "If you want to mail that letter you need to pay me 45 cents for a stamp"
She’s such a humble person and it’s what I love most about her. She actually bought her wedding ring on Etsy for $99.00. Is just a simple platinum band. I didn’t grow up celebrating birthdays either and til today I never make a big deal about birthdays.
Awww, it’s hard having parents like this. My parents are the same way. I’m not rich by no means, but they give so much to their children and grandchildren, even if we have enough. I appreciate them so much.
She's worth 65 million and her parents don't want her to pay for dinner.. Omg that's so sweet :/
man, that is EXACTLY like my parents. Thankful for them every day.
Mila, you have great parents, just give them the gift from your heart, don't ask them as they won't agree to it so simply do what is in your heart to do for them.
she stood out in America because she wasn't blonde&blue eyes? strange to say this about America which is so mixed. She was not in Finland.
That's mad irresponsible lmao stop telling this story
Yeah but now she has a net worth of 65 million so they probably don’t regret it lmao
She renovated their house on her show and it turned out amazing 😀 gotcha daddy
I'm sad, the parents I never had.
Parents have no idea how to raise children. Its why the world is so fucked.
Such a beauty.... Gota respect her parets. 🤘🇺🇸
She doesn't even have an accent
Everyone has an accent. She has an L.A. (or should I say west coast) accent
To all people supporting her parent giving her last money.
It was 90% luck because she got + that specific day.
Imagine if she failed that day.
In THIS CASE,it paid off,but most of the time it doesn't,because life simply works that way.
LET HER FINISH THE FUCKING STORY PLEASE, this is so frustrating
I like that chick. Not the Movie/TV part, which is fine, she's great at her craft. I mean her, she has great common sense and doesn't talk nonsense. That is very refreshing, for anybody really these days.
What's up with this stereoptype that everyone is blonde and has blue eyes lol girl you came to America not Sweden. I'm sure there were plenty of people with dark hair and eyes.
N G back then in the acting world it was what American actresses women were known for sadly and they wanted that specific look
I swear she had a story to tell an never got to tell it lol
Mila’s hilarious and stunning like always♥️👏🏼
@@ryanjones9498 black haired brown eyed women are more beautiful
That makes sad that they were poor but had a rich child.
Kind of feel like they screwed over her siblings a bit tbh
I love how mila said she felt "ethnic" because she didnt have blonde hair and blue eyes in 1991. well mila, its now 2020 and I feel ethnic BECAUSE i have blonde hair and blue eyes.
I know people are saying what great parents for doing that for her but I think that's incredibly irresponsible and does not make a good parent...yes she was successful but they had no idea that would happen regardless of how good she is because alot of succeeding and being famous is luck and being in the right place at the right time so to put everything you have into acting lessons when you have kids to support with food, shelter etc it is incredibly irresponsible. Mila is not an only child, she has siblings...so for her parents to throw all their savings into one child when they have responsibility to feed their other children too is just disgusting. kids needs someone to tell them no sorry we can't afford that and to be the adult figure and think responsibly.
So much respect for her and her parents! I've always loved Mila's acting and heart-warming personality but hearing her story is unbelievable. Kudos to everyone involved who made her a star.
She seems like the coolest girl ever!!
*(**4:20**) I finally heard Meg speak.*
She has a Leah Remini sort of realness.
The effect of not having freedom then getting it (leah’s cult/ mila’s communist country)
Carolyn Nigro they have the same accent.. Brooklyn or so.
@@indiaxlovee true
Look at her flawless chiseled features. American pop culture can’t exist without Russia.
I didn't think Mila could be more beautiful.... that was until I heard her back story ❤
I knew Her mom from a Job Her Mom was very nice and pleasant.
She’s so genuine.
Who would be Meg without her parents?
Parents never took a dime. Sounds like Britney Spears parents...... said no one ever😜😜😜😝
Wow...very loving parents 🌟
I like her parents. Very rare these days.
Omgosh! She is very pretty and enjoyable to listen to. I don't know if this is based on customs (not accepting any of her money at all) down to not even letting her treat them to a birthday dinner. She sounds close to her family too, which is so nice.
To be honest Mila Kunis looks Indian!
4:27 "I'm a grown ass woman", then says "mommy"
My dad is older then Mila and spent 26 years in the Soviet Union and had levi jeans and multiple people had jeans
Her parents could at least ask for their $890. back. Also, she did manage to help renovate her parents' house: th-cam.com/video/Vzve6Gc1jCI/w-d-xo.html
“I wasn’t blonde and blue eyes...”. (to blend in.). You don’t have to; that’s how racism is so embedded in amerikkkan culture.
What a great story! Parents rule!
My mom is a narcissist and often asked me for money and would get offended because I wouldn’t give her money all the time. She even had the audacity to call me stingy! She still calls me stingy even though I am the child that has given her the most money and bought her the most expensive gifts!
My mom tried to convince me to go to the nearby community college instead of the university I went to! She would literally turn off the light off on me when I was doing my homework at night after coming home from work and make me do a ton of chores after school before going to work.
I don’t give her money anymore as she doesn’t appreciate anything and has gotten meaner and worse, and I am a single mom who will spend my money on my children and not m y mother.
respect
i love mila kunis she is my favourite actress
My mom is the same way. I get YELLED at when I ask what she wants for her birthday. I get such attitude 😂 literally every birthday it goes:
Me: your the hardest person to shop for, give me some ideas of what you want
Mom: NO. Dont be stupid. I dont want anything. Omg julia STOP IT dont.
Or if god forbid I do get her to mention a shirt at target she likes on clearance and want to buy something else its "fucking stop. You already got me something. Your pissing me off"
Yet, i will have that arguement with her for the rest of her life 😂
Wow...dat's crazy. They're clearly goin to Heaven.👏👏👏💪
She is lying! Peter and Lois are not nice people!.... there I said it!
wow she has an awesome personality
Come on!!!!! Even in 70s and 80s people in that damn Soviet Union knew what the jeans was:))))))
4:21 There's Meg.
Talk about being humble/having humility.
Classic migrant parents