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Ashton Kutcher Biography

Date of Birth

7 February 1978, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

Birth Name

Christopher Ashton Kutcher

Nickname

Ash

Kutch

Height

6' 2½" (1.89 m)

Mini Biography

In 1997 Ashton Kutcher was a biochemical engineering student at University of Iowa and was discovered by a local talent scout. He has a fraternal twin brother, Michael, and a sister, Tausha. He grew up in rural Homestead, Iowa, graduating from Clear Creek-Amana High School in Tiffin, Iowa. In 2010, Kutcher was named one of Time Magazine's Top 100 Most Influential People. He created The Demi and Ashton Foundation, to eliminate child sex slavery worldwide. Kutcher is an actor/producer and co-founder of Katalyst, a studio for social media.

Spouse

Demi Moore (24 September 2005 - present)

Trivia

Dropped out from University of Iowa to pursue modeling. His major was biochemical engineering.

Used to have a job sweeping the floor at a General Mills plant

Won the Fresh Faces of Iowa modeling contest in 1997, sparking a modeling career in New York City.

Has a fraternal twin brother, Michael, & an older sister, Tausha

He auditioned for a role at NBC and knew he didn't land it. As he was leaving, an executive asked him to read for a new NBC pilot called "Wind on Water" (1998). "I went and did a cold reading of the character and found out I had gotten the job but told them I had to read the script first and after reading it, decided I did not want to be a cowboy surfer. My agent had told me about a series called "Teenage Wasteland" (later renamed "That '70s Show" (1998)) and I went in to read and told them I had to know if I had gotten the role by 3:45 that afternoon. I was supposed to tell NBC if I wanted the role on "Wind on Water" (1998) by 4:00 p.m. Luckily, I got the role on this show". "Wind on Water" (1998) was canceled after two episodes.

Was once so poor, he donated his blood for money while attending the University of Iowa.

Lost out to Josh Hartnett for a role in Pearl Harbor (2001).

One of Teen People Magazine's 25 Hottest Stars Under 25. [2002]

His twin brother Michael was born with a septal heart defect.

On January 23, 2004, he went head to head with his "That '70s Show" (1998) co-star Topher Grace at the box office as The Butterfly Effect (2004) starring Kutcher and Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004) both opened against one another. The Butterfly Effect (2004) won the race coming in at the #1 spot, while Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004) came in at #3 just after Along Came Polly (2004).

Older sister Tausha (born 1975) has a daughter, Dakota (born 1999).

Voted #3 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties.

Member of the Delta Chi Fraternity, along with Kevin Costner and Alan Heitz.

Has two toes on his left foot that are fused together, meaning they are webbed

Is ranked #35 on Premiere Magazine's 50 Most Disturbing Moments in Movie History. Kutcher's face is just placed there, instead of an explanation as to why.

Shares a birthday with Chris Rock.

Owns a restaurant in Los Angeles called Dolce.

Ranked #17 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols" (23 January 2005 issue).

Lost the lead role of Drew Baylor in Elizabethtown (2005) to Orlando Bloom when Cameron Crowe decided he wanted an actor that had a solid résumé consisting of Theatre and Drama school training.

Was the first of the six primary cast members of "That '70s Show" (1998) to receive a Razzie Award nomination. He was nominated for Worst Actor of 2004 for his roles in the films Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), Just Married (2003) and My Boss's Daughter (2003). However, he did not win.

Along with Topher Grace, he chose not to renew his contract to do an 8th season of "That '70s Show" (1998), wishing to pursue other projects.

Created the MTV show "Punk'd" (2003) with his friend Jason Goldberg.

Of mostly Irish American descent. He also has some Native American and Bohemian (the source of his surname) ancestry

Former boyfriend of Brittany Murphy and January Jones.

His wedding with actress Demi Moore was attended by about 100 guests, among them were Moore's ex-husband Bruce Willis, their three children, and Lucy Liu.

Best friends with Wilmer Valderrama

Stepfather of Rumer Willis, Scout LaRue Willis and Tallulah Belle Willis

Marriage to Demi Moore is his first, her third.

His parents are Larry Kutcher (an employee of General Mills) and Diane (who worked for Procter & Gamble)

While as a guest on "The View" (1997), he explained he quit smoking cigarettes for his role in The Guardian (2006/I) by reading the book, "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking" by Allen Carr.

Has the rare distinction of being in two movies that opened on the same day in the U.S. - Open Season (2006) and The Guardian (2006/I) (September 29 2006).

Was considered for the role of Batman in Batman Begins (2005), but the role eventually went to Christian Bale.

Is a member of the Delta Chi Fraternity.

Attended the University of Iowa, as did Gene Wilder, Ben Rollins, and Mary Beth Hurt.

Wrestled in high school. In his senior year he injured himself and had to quit.

Is close friends with "Smallville" (2001) star Tom Welling whom he met when they were both modeling.

His three stepdaughters call him MOD ("My Other Dad").

In February 2010 he joined the State Department and top executives from eBay and Twitter on a biz trip to Moscow and Siberia trying to help Russia start up their own Silicon Valley. (Time magazine).

In 2009, Kucther beat CNN to reach 1-million Twitter followers. He now has millions more.

In 2010, Kutcher was named one of Time Magazine's Top 100 Most Influential People.

In 2010, Kutcher and his wife, Demi Moore, created "The Demi and Ashton Foundation" (DNA) to eliminate child sex slavery worldwide.

In Feb 2010, Kutcher traveled to Russia as part of President Obama's first U.S.-Russia Innovation Delegation. The purpose was to generate ideas in support of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission and address anti-trafficking and child protection issues..

Katalyst was named one of the year's Top 50 Most Inspiring Innovators by Ad Age and one of Fast Company Magazine's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies, 2010.

Merited a place in Time magazine's - The 100 Most Influential People in the World ("Artists" category) - with a tribute provided by Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs. [May 10, 2010]

Was Riley Smith's roommate in 1997 in New York City at the IMTA convention after knowing each other in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, their hometown. Josh Duhamel also attended that year.

Personal Quotes

[on his experience with James Van Der Beek and Rachael Leigh Cook on the set of Texas Rangers (2001)] In between scenes, we go up and play Nintendo 64. We just all hang out and have a good time.

[on rapper Eminem and his music] I think he's got [guts] for saying what he said. People get way too worked up about that stuff instead of just enjoying it.

I didn't even know guys modeled before that. I thought Fabio was the only male model, and I really didn't fit that bill.

I'll probably never be the best actor in Hollywood, but I hope to be the hardest working.

I don't believe that old cliché that good things come to those who wait. I think good things come to those who want something so bad they can't sit still.

I'm a guy's guy. I don't comb my hair unless I have to, and I don't use lotions or fancy shampoos.

[on is reputation for being a free spirit] I say whatever I think and whatever is on my mind, and I just hope that it comes out good. I just try to have a lot of fun.

Modelling is the best because you have to look hot, which comes easy to me, you know. I'm blessed with that.

[on his movie The Butterfly Effect (2004)] I thought that it was a fantastic metaphor for life, and pretty enlightening. And I appreciated the opportunity to play a character that's blind to the trauma that takes place in his life. The violence that is in the movie I thought was a fantastic metaphor for how blind we are as a society, and as a people, to the things that actually do happen on a day-to-day basis, and how we kind of just block them out. And whether it be through our media or whatever, we go, "Oh, it's not happening in my world, so it's not happening". In the movie there's a great representation of the violence with the kids, and the pedophilia, and these kind of things that the guys could have taken the easy road, and kind of squeamishly cut around, but they weren't afraid of it.

Looks fade. Don't get too attached.

[On filming sex scenes] You sort of try to set some ground rules. I think it was Sir Laurence Olivier who said 'I apologize if I get aroused and I apologize if I do not get aroused'. There's always that awkward state of 'Is this okay? Is that okay?' In between it's just like "Let's act like nothing happened'. Then you see how good an actor you really are.

Where Are They Now

(July 2010) Promoting and attending premiere of his new film Killers (2010) in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.

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