| Jméno: | Ashton Kutcher |
| Datum narození: | 1978-02-07 |
| Místo narození: | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA |
| Výška: | 1.89 m |
| IMDb ID: | nm0005110 |
Christopher Ashton Kutcher (born February 7, 1978) is an American actor, model, producer, and entrepreneur. He began his acting career portraying Michael Kelso in the Fox sitcom That '70s Show (1998–2006). He made his film debut in the romantic comedy Coming Soon (1999), followed by the comedy film Dude, Where's My Car? (2000), which was a box office hit. In 2003, Kutcher moved into romantic comedies, appearing in that year's Just Married and My Boss's Daughter. In 2003, he created and produced the television series Punk'd, also serving as host for the first eight of its ten seasons. In 2004, Kutcher starred in the lead role of the psychological film The Butterfly Effect. Kutcher subsequently appeared in more romantic comedies, including Guess Who (2005), A Lot Like Love (2005), What Happens in Vegas (2008), and No Strings Attached (2011). He starred as Walden Schmidt on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2011–2015). In 2013, Kutcher portrayed Steve Jobs in the biographical film Jobs. He also starred as Colt Bennett in the Netflix series The Ranch (2016–2020). Kutcher provided the voice of Elliot in Open Season (2006). Beyond entertainment, Kutcher is also a venture capitalist. He is a co-founder of the venture capital firm A-Grade Investments. At SXSW in March 2015, Kutcher announced Sound Ventures, the successor to A-Grade Investments, managing a fund backed by institutional funding. Kutcher has also successfully invested in several high technology startups. Kutcher has investments in over 60 companies, the most prominent of which include Skype, Foursquare, Airbnb, Path and Fab.com. Kutcher has invested in five startups as of August 2017: Neighborly, Zenreach, ResearchGate, Kopari Beauty, and Lemonade. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ashton Kutcher, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- In 2010 he and his ex-wife, Demi Moore, created "The Demi and Ashton Foundation" (DNA) to fight child sex slavery worldwide.
- Has two toes on his left foot that are fused together, meaning they are webbed.
- Has two children: daughter Wyatt Isabelle Kutcher (b. 10/1/14) and son Dimitri Portwood Kutcher (b. 11/30/16) with wife Mila Kunis.
- His three former stepdaughters called him MOD ("My Other Dad").
- Dropped out from the University of Iowa to pursue modeling. His major was biochemical engineering.
- When he was a guest on The View (1997), he explained he quit smoking cigarettes for his role in Záchranáři (2006) by reading the book "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking" by Allen Carr.
- Owns a restaurant in Los Angeles called Dolce.
- 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 Zlatá sedmdesátá (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.
- Along with Topher Grace, he chose not to renew his contract to do an eighth season of Zlatá sedmdesátá (1998), wishing to pursue other projects.
- On 7/4/15 he married his girlfriend of two years Mila Kunis in The Secret Garden at Parrish Ranch in Oak Glen, San Bernardino County, CA, following a 17-month-long engagement.
- His debut as Charlie Sheen's replacement in CBS' Dva a půl chlapa (2003) was seen by 28.7 million people on 9/19/11. The Nielsen Company reported that was more than any other episode in the series' first eight seasons, when Sheen was the star. On the very same night, Sheen was roasted on a Comedy Central special.
- Lost the lead role of Drew Baylor in Elizabethtown (2005) to Orlando Bloom when Cameron Crowe decided he wanted an actor who had a solid résumé as to theatre and drama school training.
- Won the Fresh Faces of Iowa modeling contest in 1997, sparking a modeling career in New York City.
- Was once so poor, he sold his blood while attending the University of Iowa.
- His fraternal twin brother Michael has cerebral palsy.
- Created the MTV reality television show Punk'd (2003) with his friend Jason Goldberg.
- Used to have a job sweeping the floor at a General Mills plant.
- In February 2010 he traveled to Russia as part of President Barack Obama's first US-Russia Innovation Delegation. The purpose was to generate ideas in support of the US-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission and address anti-trafficking and child protection issues.
- Lost the role of Danny Walker in Pearl Harbor (2001) to Josh Hartnett.
- In 1998 he was in the works to make his acting debut in the lead role for a situation comedy entitled "A Tale of Two Strippers," which told the story of two male exotic dancers in Las Vegas who find themselves trying to evade a hit man after witnessing an arranged murder when they get an address mixed up and arrive at the wrong location to perform a private gig. The project was written and was to be directed by Alan J. Pakula, but he died in an automobile accident before anything could start, so the project was canceled. Had it gone through, it would have also marked the debut of actor Josh Duhamel, who was going to play the second male lead.
- Is a major fan of the Chicago Bears, and can be seen wearing various items of Bears clothing in his films.
- Was considered for the role of Batman in Batman začíná (2005), which eventually went to Christian Bale.
- On 9/29/06 he had the rare distinction of being in two movies that opened on the same day in the US: Lovecká sezóna (2006) and Záchranáři (2006).
- On 1/23/04 he went head-to-head with his Zlatá sedmdesátá (1998) co-star Topher Grace at the box office as Osudový dotek (2004) starring Kutcher and Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004) opened against one another. Osudový dotek (2004) won the race, coming in at the #1 spot, while Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004) came in at #3, just after Riskni to s Polly (2004).
- Wrestled in high school. He injured himself and had to quit in his senior year.
- In February 2010 he joined the State Department and top executives from eBay and Twitter on a business trip to Moscow and Siberia, trying to help Russia start up its own Silicon Valley.
- His wedding to Demi Moore was attended by about 100 guests; among them were Moore's ex-husband, Bruce Willis, their three daughters, and Lucy Liu. The marriage was his first, her third.
- His father is of Bohemian (Czech) ancestry. His maternal grandfather was the son of Irish immigrants, while his maternal grandmother had Bohemian (Czech) and German ancestry.
- Ranked #35 on "Premiere" Magazine's 50 Most Disturbing Moments in Movie History. Kutcher's face is just placed there, without an explanation as to why.
- In 2010he was named one of "Time" Magazine's Top 100 Most Influential People.
- Met his wife, Mila Kunis, on Zlatá sedmdesátá (1998).
- Was the first of the six primary cast members of Zlatá sedmdesátá (1998) to receive a Razzie Award nomination. He was nominated for Worst Actor of 2004 for his roles in Dvanáct do tuctu (2003), Líbánky (2003) and Šílený rande (2003). However, he did not win.
- Was roommates with Riley Smith in 1997 in New York City at the IMTA convention after having known each other in Cedar Rapids, IA, their hometown. Josh Duhamel also attended that year.
- On 4/16/09 he became the first to reach 1 million Twitter followers. He has since added millions more.
- Is a member of the Delta Chi Fraternity, along with Kevin Costner, Sascha Turnheim and Alan Heitz.
- Ranked #17 in "TV Guide"'s list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols" (1/23/05 issue).
- His parents are Larry Kutcher (an employee of General Mills) and Diane (who worked for Procter & Gamble).
- On 5/10/10 he earned a place on "Time" magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World (Artists category) list with a tribute provided by Sean 'Diddy' Combs.
- Attended the University of Iowa, as did Gene Wilder, Ben Rollins and Mary Beth Hurt.
- Has Irish, Czech, and German ancestry.
- Is a liberal Democrat and has supported the presidencies of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
- One of "Teen People" Magazine's 25 Hottest Stars Under 25 in 2002.
- Has three stepdaughters: Rumer Willis (b. 8/16/88), Scout Willis (b. 7/20/91) and Tallulah Willis (b. 2/3/94) with ex-wife, Demi Moore.
- Voted #3 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties.
- Mentioned in Leggo My Meg-O (2012).
- Often wears the same beaded necklace in pictures, interviews, etc.
- Younger brother of Tausha Kutcher and twin brother of--though five minutes older than--Michael Kutcher.
- Older sister Tausha Kutcher has a daughter, Dakota (b. 1999).
- In 2010 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.
- Ashton Kutcher started his BJJ training sometime in 2013 and received his first lesson of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from Ricardo DeLa Riva Academy, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He earned his blue belt in the beginning of 2014, then his purple belt at the end of 2014. He practiced BJJ for regularly for 5 years and earned his brown belt from his master Rigan Machado in 2019.
