Ashton Kutcher

**Christopher Ashton Kutcher** (born February 7, 1978), is an American actor, producer, and former model. He became well known when he played Michael Kelso on _That '70s Show_. In 2003, Kutcher produced and starred in his own series, _Punk'd_, as the host.

In May 2011, Kutcher was announced as Charlie Sheen's replacement on the series _Two and a Half Men_. Kutcher's contract was for one year and was believed to be worth nearly $20 million.

## Early life

Kutcher was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He is the son of Diane (née Finnegan), a Procter & Gamble employee, and Larry M. Kutcher, a factory worker. His father is of Bohemian (Czech) ancestry and his mother is of Irish, German, and Bohemian ancestry. Kutcher was raised in a conservative Roman Catholic family, Kutcher has a twin brother, Michael, who had a heart transplant when the brothers were young children. Kutcher's twin brother also has cerebral palsy.

## Personal life

Kutcher is a student of Kabbalah.

In 2006, _People_ magazine ranked him third in its yearly list of "The Sexiest Men Alive".

In 2003, Kutcher started a relationship with older actress Demi Moore. They married in 2005.  The couple separated in 2011. The couple's divorce was finalized in November 2013. Kutcher has been in a relationship with Mila Kunis since April 2012. The couple became engaged in February 2014. Their daughter was born in September 2014.

Kutcher is in advertisements for Nikon cameras. In July 2011, Brazilian fashion label Colcci hired Kutcher and Alessandra Ambrosio to be in a denim advertisement.

On April 16, 2009, Kutcher became the first user of Twitter to have more than 1,000,000 followers.

|Year|Title|Role|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1999|_Coming Soon_|Louie|||
|rowspan=4|2000|_Down to You_|Jim Morrison||
|_Reindeer Games_|College Kid||||
|_The Luke Movie_|Elliot|Voice|||
|_Dude, Where's My Car?_|Jesse Montgomery III||||
|2001|_Texas Rangers_|George Durham|||
|rowspan=3|2003|_Just Married_|Tom Leezak|Main role|
|_My Boss's Daughter_|Tom Stansfield||||
|_Cheaper by the Dozen_|Hank|Supporting role|||
|2004|_The Butterfly Effect_|Evan Treborn|Main role||
|rowspan=2|2005|_Guess Who_|Simon Green||
|_A Lot Like Love_|Oliver Martin||||
|rowspan=3|2006|_Bobby_|Fisher||
|_The Guardian_|Jake Fischer|Lead Role|||
|_Open Season_|Elliot|Voice|||
|2008|_What Happens in Vegas_|Jack Fuller|Lead role||
|rowspan=2|2009|_Spread_|Nikki|Main role|
|_Personal Effects_|Walter|Main role|||
|rowspan=2|2010|_Valentine's Day_|Reed Bennet|Main role|
|_Killers_|Spencer Aimes|Main role|||
|rowspan=2|2011|_No Strings Attached_|Adam Franklin|Main role|
|_New Year's Eve_|Randy|Supporting role|||
|2013|_Jobs_|Steve Jobs|Main role||
|2014|_Annie_|Simon Goodspeed|Cameo||
|2014|_The Man Who Saved the World_|Himself|Documentary||
|2022|_Vengeance_|Quinten Sellers|||
|2023|_Your Place or Mine_|Peter|||
||style="background:#FFFFCC;"|_The Long Home_|Nathan Winer Sr.|Post-production|

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1998–2006|_That '70s Show_|Michael Kelso|Seasons 1–7 (Regular); Season 8 (Recurring) 184 episodes|
|2001|_Just Shoot Me_|Dean Cassidy|1 episode|
|2002|_Grounded for Life_|Cousin Scott|1 episode|
|2003–2007,2012|_Punk'd_|Himself/Host|Creator, 2003-2007: Full-time Host, 2012: Celebrity Host|
|2005|_Robot Chicken_|Various|Voice, 3 episodes|
|2008|_Miss Guided_|Beaux|1 episode|
|2011–2015|_Two and a Half Men_|Walden Schmidt|Lead role (seasons 9–12)|
|2013|_Men at Work_|Eric|Episode: "Long Distance Tyler", uncredited|
|2016|_Family Guy_|Himself|Episode: "Candy, Quahog Marshmallow"|
|2016–2020|_The Ranch_|Colt Bennett|Main role|
|2017|_The Bachelorette_|Himself|Episode: "Season 13, 139 overall"|
|2022|_The Boys_|Himself|Episode: "Herogasm"; cameo|
|2023|_That '90s Show_|Michael Kelso|Episode: "That '90s Pilot"|

### As a producer

|Year|Title|Episodes|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2003––2007; 2012|_Punk'd_||Executive producer/host||
|2003|_My Boss's Daughter_||Co-producer||
|rowspan=2|2004|_The Butterfly Effect_||Executive producer|
|_You've Got a Friend_|8 episodes|Executive producer|||
|2005|_A Lot Like Love_||||
|2005–2008|_Beauty and the Geek_|48 episodes|Executive producer||
|rowspan=5|2007|_Adventures in Hollyhood_|8 episodes|Executive producer|
|_Miss Guided_|7 episodes|Executive producer|||
|_Game Show in My Head_||Executive producer|||
|_The Real Wedding Crashers_|7 episodes|Executive producer|||
|_Room 401_|8 episodes|Executive producer|||
|2008|_Pop Fiction_||Executive producer||
|2008–2009|_Opportunity Knocks_||TV series (Executive producer)||
|rowspan=3|2009|_True Beauty_||Executive producer|
|_The Beautiful Life_|5 episodes||||
|_Spread_|||||
|2010|_Killers_||Executive producer||
|2012–2013|_Rituals_|Executive producer|3 episodes||
|2013|_Forever Young_|Executive producer|||

## Awards

|Year|Award|Category|Title of work|Result||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1999|Young Artist Award|Best Performance in a TV Series – Young Ensemble <small>(shared with Topher Grace, Laura Prepon, Mila Kunis, Wilmer Valderrama and Danny Masterson)</small>|_That '70s Show_|||||
|2000|Las Vegas Film Critics Society|Sierra Award Best Male Newcomer|_Dude, Where's My Car?_|||||
|2001|MTV Movie Awards|Breakthrough Male Performance|_Dude, Where's My Car?_|||||
|rowspan="5"|2003|rowspan="3"|Teen Choice Award|Choice Reality Hunk|rowspan="2"|_Punk'd_||
|Choice TV Reality/Variety Host||||||||
|Choice TV Actor|_That '70s Show_|||||||
|rowspan="2"|Golden Raspberry Awards|Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple <small>(shared with Brittany Murphy)</small>|_Just Married_|||||
|Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple <small>(shared with Tara Reid)</small>|_My Boss's Daughter_|||||||
|rowspan="8"|2004|rowspan="2"|Kid's Choice Awards|Favourite Movie Actor|_Just Married_, _My Boss's Daughter_, _Cheaper by the Dozen_|||
|Favorite TV Actor|_That '70s Show_, _Punk'd_|||||||
|rowspan="5"|Teen Choice Award|Choice TV Personality||||||
|Choice Reality/Variety TV Star – Male|_Punk'd_|||||||
|Choice TV Actor – Comedy|_That '70s Show_|||||||
|Choice Movie Hissy Fit|rowspan="2"|_Cheaper by the Dozen_||||||
|Choice Movie Liplock <small>(shared with Piper Perabo)</small>||||||||
|Golden Raspberry Awards|Razzie Award for Worst Actor|_Cheaper By The Dozen_, _Just Married_, _My Boss's Daughter_||||||
|rowspan="5"|2005|Kid's Choice Awards|Favorite TV Actor|_That '70s Show_, _Punk'd_||||
|rowspan="4"|Teen Choice Award|Choice TV Male Personality|_Punk'd_|||||
|Choice TV Actor: Comedy|_That '70s Show_|||||||
|Choice Movie Actor: Comedy|_Guess Who_, _A Lot Like Love_|||||||
|Choice Movie Rockstar Moment|_A Lot Like Love_|||||||
|2006|Kid's Choice Award|Favorite TV Actor|_That '70s Show_|||||
|rowspan="2"|2007|Kid's Choice Award|Favorite Voice in a Cartoon|_Open Season_||||
|Teen Choice Award|Choice Movie Actor: Drama|_The Guardian_||||||
|2008|Teen Choice Award|Choice Movie Actor: Romantic Comedy|_What Happens In Vegas_|||||
|rowspan="3"|2010|People's Choice Awards|Favorite Web Celeb|||||
|Teen Choice Award|Choice Movie Actor: Romantic Comedy|_Valentine's Day_||||||
|Golden Raspberry Awards|Razzie Award for Worst Actor|_Killers_||||||
|rowspan="2"|2011|MTV Movie Awards|Best Comedic Performance|rowspan="2"|_No Strings Attached_|||
|Teen Choice Award|Choice Movie Actor: Romantic Comedy|||||||
|2012|Teen Choice Award|Choice TV Actor: Comedy|_Two and a Half Men_|||||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Ashton Kutcher
- **image**: Ashton Kutcher by David Shankbone 2010 NYC.jpg
- **caption**: Ashton Kutcher, September 2010
- **birth name**: Ashton Christopher Kutcher
- **birth place**: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
- **yearsactive**: 1998–present
- **spouse**: Demi Moore (m. 2005–2013, divorced)
- **partner**: Mila Kunis (2012–present)
- **children**: 2