Ashton Kutcher in The Butterfly Effect, 2004

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Biography

Early life

Kutcher was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Larry Kutcher (an employee of General Mills) and Diane (who worked for Procter & Gamble); his ancestry is mostly Irish American, as well as distantly Native American and Bohemian (the origin of his surname). Kutcher has an older sister, Tausha, and a fraternal twin, Michael, who suffers from cerebral palsy and had a heart transplant in his early teens. City Hall, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Cedar Rapids is a city located in Linn County, Iowa. ... General Mills NYSE: GIS is a Fortune 500 corporation, mainly concerned with food products, which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. ... It has been suggested that Global Gillette be merged into this article or section. ... Irish Americans are residents or citizens of the United States who claim Irish ancestry. ... An Atsina named Assiniboin Boy Photo by Edward S. Curtis. ... Bohemia. ... Fraternal twin boys in the tub The term twin most notably refers to two individuals (or one of two individuals) who have shared the same uterus (womb) and usually, but not necessarily, born on the same day. ... Cerebral palsy or CP is the most common childhood physical disability. ...

Kutcher grew up on a farm in rural Homestead, Iowa. As a teen, he worked as a floor sweeper for a General Mills plant, and once donated blood for money. He attended Clear Creek-Amana high school, where he was an avid competitor in soccer and wrestling, and took part in every play the school staged. He was expelled from the school for underaged drinking and was arrested at age 18 for breaking into the school with a friend and stealing money from a vending machine. Kutcher majored in biochemical engineering and was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity at the University of Iowa. In 1997, he dropped out in order to pursue a modeling career, some of which involved working in underwear ads. Because there were already several well-known models named Chris, Kutcher was asked to use "Ashton" as his professional name. Homestead, Iowa, is a micro-town with a current population of 103. ... General Mills NYSE: GIS is a Fortune 500 corporation, mainly concerned with food products, which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. ... Blood donation is a process by which a blood donor voluntarily has blood drawn for storage in a blood bank or for subsequent use in a blood transfusion. ... Biochemical engineering is a branch of chemical engineering that mainly deals with the design and construction of unit processes that involve biological organisms or molecules. ... Delta Chi (ΔΧ) (del-ta Kai) is an international fraternity formed on October 13, 1890 at Cornell University as a fraternity for law students. ... The University of Iowa is a major national research university located on a 1,900-acre campus in Iowa City, Iowa, USA, on the Iowa River in East Central Iowa. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Career as actor

After some success in modeling, Kutcher had planned to move to Hollywood, but was asked to return to college by his mother. However, a month later, he was discovered in a bar in Iowa City, Iowa and cast in the television series That '70s Show, which became a success. Kutcher achieved some stardom and was cast in a series of film roles; although he auditioned but was not cast for the role of Danny Walker in Pearl Harbor (2001), he starred in a few financially successful comedic films, including Dude, Where's My Car? (2000), Just Married (2003) and Guess Who (2005). His 2004 film, The Butterfly Effect, was an unusually dramatic role for Kutcher and was also deemed a box office success. ... Iowa City is a city located in Johnson County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 62,220. ... Official language(s) English Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 26th 145,743 km² 320 km 500 km 0. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... That 70s Show is an American television sitcom centered on the lives of a group of teenagers living in the fictional town of Point Place, Wisconsin during the late 1970s. ... Pearl Harbor DVD Cover Pearl Harbor is the title of a war film released in the summer of 2001 by Touchstone Pictures. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2001. ... Dude, Wheres My Car? is a 2000 comedy film in which two slackers wake up from a night of wild partying to find their car missing. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2000. ... Just Married is a comedy / romance film directed by Shawn Levy and written by Sam Harper which opened on January 10th, 2003. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2003. ... Promotional poster for Guess Who Guess Who is a 2005 comedy film, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2004. ... The Butterfly Effect is a 2004 American sci-fi/drama movie starring Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Eric Stoltz, and others of New Line Cinema presents. ...

Kutcher is currently filming The Guardian, a thriller co-starring Kevin Costner, in which the two play United States Coast Guard rescue swimmers. The Guardian is a film starring Kevin Costner and directed by Andrew Davis, and scheduled for release in 2006. ... Kevin Costner from the movie Wyatt Earp Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an Oscar winning American film actor and director who has often produced his own films. ... Coast Guard shield The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a military branch of the United States involved in maritime law, mariner assistance and search and rescue, among other duties of any coast guard. ...

Career as producer

In 2003, Kutcher used his status as a television star to produce and star in his own series on MTV, Punk'd. The series involves various hidden camera tricks performed on celebrities; the series has sometimes led to controversy, as when the New York Yankees' third-baseman/2005 American League MVP Alex Rodriguez and soon to be canceled Alias star Michael Vartan, both victims of the show's pranks, threatened to sue Kutcher. In order to avoid the lawsuits, the videotape of Rodriguez's prank was destroyed without any release and Vartan's prank has not been aired. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Punkd is an American hidden camera practical joke television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher, which first aired in 2003. ... Hidden cameras are still or video cameras that film people without their knowledge. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (26) 2000 â€¢ 1999 â€¢ 1998 â€¢ 1996 1978 â€¢ 1977 â€¢ 1962 â€¢ 1961 1958 â€¢ 1956 â€¢ 1953 â€¢ 1952 1951 â€¢ 1950 â€¢ 1949 â€¢ 1947 1943 â€¢ 1941 â€¢ 1939 â€¢ 1938 1937 â€¢ 1936 â€¢ 1932 â€¢ 1928 1927 â€¢ 1923 AL Pennants (39) 2003 â€¢ 2001 â€¢ 2000... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... American League The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... In American sports, a Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. ... Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975 in New York City), nicknamed A-Rod, is a third baseman in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. ... Alias is an American SpyFi television series, created by J. J. Abrams. ... Vartan as Michael Vaughn on Alias Michael Vartan (b. ...

Kutcher is also the producer of the reality television show Beauty and the Geek, which began in 2005. Reality television is a genre of television programming which presents unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features ordinary people over professional actors. ... The cast of Beauty and the Geek season one. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ashton and Demi on SNL poking fun at their age difference

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Personal life

Kutcher has dated a variety of celebrities, including actresses January Jones (from 1998 to 2001), Ashley Scott (from 2001 to 2002), Monet Mazur (2002) and his Just Married co-star, Brittany Murphy, whom he dated from 2002 to 2003. Following his break-up with Murphy in mid 2003, Kutcher began dating actress Demi Moore, the media was fascinated with their age difference. Both would eventually spoof the public's fascination with their age difference during a monologue on the March 19, 2005 episode of Saturday Night Live. Kutcher, who served as guest host, brought Moore on stage while Moore was made up to appear like an old woman who constantly babied Kutcher. Moore and Kutcher were married on Saturday, September 24, 2005 in a lavish, private ceremony conducted by a Kabbalah rabbi and attended by about 100 close friends and family (Bruce Willis included). January Jones in a screenshot from film American Wedding January Jones (born January 5, 1978 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA) is an actress. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Ashley Scott in WBs now-defunct series, Birds of Prey Ashley McCall Scott (born July 13, 1977 in Metairie, Louisiana) is an American actress. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Monet Mazur Monet Happy Mazur (b. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Just Married is a comedy / romance film directed by Shawn Levy and written by Sam Harper which opened on January 10th, 2003. ... Murphy performs at a USO show aboard the USS Nimitz Brittany Anne Murphy (born Sharon Bertolotti[1] on November 10, 1977) is an American actress. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Demi Moore Demetria Gene Guynes (born November 11, 1962), better known as Demi Moore, is an American actress. ... A monologue is a speech made by one person speaking his or her thoughts aloud or directly addressing a reader, audience or character. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast by NBC nearly every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ... This article is about the overall Jewish mysticisms tradition. ... Rabbi (Classical Hebrew רִבִּי ribbī;; modern Ashkenazi and Israeli רַבִּי rabbī) in Judaism, means teacher, or more literally great one. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root-word RaV, which in biblical Hebrew means great or distinguished, (in knowledge). In the ancient Judean schools (and among Sefaradim today) the sages...

Both Kutcher and Moore are fairly devout followers of Kabbalah, a mystical off-shoot of Judaism. Kutcher has been reported to celebrate traditional Jewish holidays ^[1] take time off from filming ^[2], and was married in a Kabbalistic ceremony by a rabbi. This article is about the overall Jewish mysticisms tradition. ... Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people with around 15 million followers as of 2006 [1]. It is one of the first recorded monotheistic faiths and one of the oldest religious traditions still practiced today. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Rabbi (Classical Hebrew רִבִּי ribbÄ«;; modern Ashkenazi and Israeli רַבִּי rabbÄ«) in Judaism, means teacher, or more literally great one. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root-word RaV, which in biblical Hebrew means great or distinguished, (in knowledge). In the ancient Judean schools (and among Sefaradim today) the sages...

Kutcher is very good friends with his former That 70's Show costars/Punk'd victims Danny Masterson and Wilmer Valderrama. Kutcher also owns an Italian restaurant in Los Angeles named Dolce and a Japanese-themed restaurant Geisha House (which Kutcher introduced during the Punk'd Season 4 premiere, and the site of actress Salma Hayek's appearance on Punk'd, which Kutcher helped Hayek's friend, Penélope Cruz, with the bathroom trick). He also maintains a close friendship with Seann William Scott. Punkd is an American hidden camera practical joke television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher, which first aired in 2003. ... Danny Masterson as Steven Hyde in That 70s Show Daniel Peter Masterson (born March 13, 1976 in Albertson, New York) is an American actor from Long Island best known for his role as Steven Hyde in That 70s Show. ... Wilmer Valderrama Wilmer Antonio Valderrama (born January 30, 1980 in Miami, Florida) is an American comic actor most famous for the role of Fez in the sitcom That 70s Show. ... Italian cuisine is extremely varied: the country of Italy was only unified in 1861, and its cuisines reflect the cultural variety of its regions: Roman cuisine, for example, uses a lot of pecorino (sheeps cheese) and organ meats, while Tuscan cooking features white beans and bread without salt; the... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Punkd is an American hidden camera practical joke television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher, which first aired in 2003. ... Salma Hayek at the 78th Annual Academy Awards Salma Hayek (born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican actress. ... Punkd is an American hidden camera practical joke television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher, which first aired in 2003. ... Penélope Cruz Penélope Cruz Sánchez (b. ... Seann William Scott Scott on the cover of Teen People, Sept. ...

Selected filmography

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Awards

Kids' Choice Awards

• 2005 - Favorite TV Actor for "That '70s Show" and "Punk'd" - Nominated
• 2004 - Favorite Movie Actor for Just Married, My Boss's Daughter and Cheaper by the Dozen - Nominated
• 2004 - Favorite Television Actor for "That '70s Show" and "Punk'd"

Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award

• 2000 - Sierra Award Best Male Newcomer for "Dude, Where's My Car?" - Nominated

MTV Movie Awards

• 2001 - Breakthrough Male Performance for "Dude, Where's My Car?" - Nominated

Interviews

• BlackFilm interview (March, 2005)
• About.com interview (March, 2005)
• Filmmonthly interview (January 22, 2004)
• UnderGroundOnline interview (January, 2004)
• CinemasOnline interview (2003)

Notes

External links

• Ashton Kutcher Online - German Ashton Kutcher Website
• Ashton Kutcher at The Internet Movie Database