50 Things You Probably Didn't Know about Ashton Kutcher

7 March 2014, 11:40 pm EST By Staff

Ashton Kutcher's first acting gig, playing Kelso on That '70s Show, led him to roles in films like Guess Who, A Lot Like Love, The Guardian, No Strings Attached and Jobs.

Actor Christopher Ashton Kutcher was born Feb. 7, 1978, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Ashton's father is of Bohemian (Czech) descent. Ashton's maternal grandfather was the son of Irish immigrants, while Ashton's maternal grandmother had Bohemian (Czech) and German ancestry.
Kutcher has a fraternal twin brother, Michael, who was born with a septal heart defect and has cerebral palsy.
His parents are Larry Kutcher (an employee of General Mills) and Diane (who worked for Procter & Gamble).
During his senior year of high school Kutcher was arrested for breaking into his school trying to steal money and was charged with third-degree burglary.
As a child, he was so worried by his brother's medical condition that he considered committing suicide to give him a vital heart transplant
Kutcher attended the University of Iowa and majored in Biochemical Engineering with the hope of finding a cure for his brother's condition.
At college he was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity, the same as Kevin Costner.
He used to work at the cereal department of General Mills, where his father worked as well, sweeping the floors.
He grew up poor and would donate money to get some extra cash.
A talent scout discovered him in college, which led to dropping out and pursue modeling, most notably for Calvin Klein.
Won the Fresh Faces of Iowa modeling contest in 1997, sparking a modeling career in New York City.
After Chris moved to New York City, he began using his middle name, Ashton, because there was already a model named Chris in the same agency. Ever since then, he's been known as Ashton Kutcher, or "Ash" or "Kutch" for short.
After moving to Los Angeles in 1998, Ashton landed his first television role on the hit series, "That 70's Show," opposite Mila Kunis.
When Ashton auditioned for That '70s Show in 1998 he was offered a part in a pilot called Wind on Water. They asked for an answer by 4pm, so he told the producers of That '70s Show (then called Teenage Wasteland) to call him before then. They called at 3.45pm and offered him the part.
Kutcher was Kunis' first real-life kiss. Kunis once told People mag, "He's so cute, it's the Calvin Klein model."
One of his close friends is "Smallville" actor Tom Welling, who he met when they both used to model.
Lost out to Josh Hartnett for a role in Pearl Harbor (2001).
Ashton has webbed toes - two toes on his left foot are fused together.
He owns a restaurant in Los Angeles, California called Dolce.
Ashton is an investor in various other restaurants in Los Angeles and New York.
Created the MTV reality television show Punk'd (2003) with his friend Jason Goldberg.
He dated January Jones from Mad Men.
While working on Just Married in 2003, he began dating co-star Brittany Murphy.
That same year after breaking up with Murphy, he began dating Demi Moore.
He's admitted to having a star crush on Jennifer Aniston.
Career-wise, 2003 and 2004 was a bad year for him. He was was nominated for "Worst Actor of 2004" because of his parts in the movies Cheaper by the Dozen, Just Married and My Boss's Daughter in 2003.
Moore and Kutcher married on September 24, 2005, in a private ceremony conducted by a Rabbi of the Kabbalah Center. The wedding was attended by about 150 close friends and family of the couple, including Bruce Willis, Moore's ex-husband.
He is a very active Kabbalah follower and would often go on retreats with Demi Moore to Israel. In 2013, Kutcher remarked that "Israel is near and dear to my heart..... coming to Israel is sort of coming back to the source of creation - trying to get closer to that. And as a creative person, going to the source of creation is really inspiring. And this place has been really inspiring for me - not only on a spiritual level, but also on an artistic and creative level."
He once said in an interview "I'll probably never be the best actor in Hollywood, but I hope to be the hardest working."
His best friend is Wilmer Valderrama.
He is a huge fan of the Chicago Bears.
While as a guest on The View (1997), he explained he quit smoking cigarettes for his role in The Guardian (2006) by reading the book, "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking" by Allen Carr.
He loves working out and to keep him motivated while jogging, he pretends that he is being chase by wild boars.
He is a dedicated student of Krav Maga, an Israeli martial art which combines boxing, judo, wrestling and street fighting. Krav Maga teaches you to look for weaknesses in the enemy, like the eyes, nose, groin or throat.
Ashton ost the lead role of Drew Baylor in Elizabethtown (2005) to Orlando Bloom.
In 2009, Ashton challenged news giant CNN in a race to get Twitter followers. He wom and also became the first user ever to reach the milestone.
Ashton and former wife Demi Moore began the DNAFoundation in 2010, which works to abolish child sex slavery.
His debut episode of Two and a Half Men attracted over 28 million viewers, more than any previous episode.
On November 17, 2011, Moore released a statement announcing her intention to end her marriage to Kutcher. After over a year of separation, Kutcher filed for divorce from Moore on December 21, 2012, in Los Angeles Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences. Moore filed her response papers in March 2013, requesting spousal support and payment of legal fees from Kutcher. On November 27, 2013, the divorce was finalized.
In April 2012, he signed up for Virgin's SpaceShip Two ride.
His favorite color is red.
Kutcher began dating his former That '70s Show co-star, Mila Kunis, in April 2012.
When he was preparing for his role as Apple founder Steve Jobs in 2013, he attempted to mimic the tech guru's "fruitarian" diet.
His favourite movies include Forrest Gump, Gladiator, The Shawshank Redemption and Boogie Nights.
In 2013, Ashton was named the highest paid actor on US television, raking in $24 million a year.
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher got engaged in February 2014.
Kutcher has also successfully invested in several technology startups. Some of his investments include Skype, Foursquare, Airbnb, Path and Fab.com.
He is a co-founder of the venture capital fund A-Grade Investments.
On October 29, 2013, Lenovo announced that it has hired Kutcher as product engineer.