Ashton Kutcher Biography

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NAME: Ashton Kutcher
OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Television Actor, Producer, Television Producer
BIRTH DATE: February 07, 1978 (Age: 35)
EDUCATION: University of Iowa
PLACE OF BIRTH: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Full Name: Christopher Ashton Kutcher
AKA: Ashton Kutcher
ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius

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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. The actor, model and producer married Demi Moore in 2005.

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Recent Work

Trying his hand at action, Kutcher appeared in The Guardian (2006) with Kevin Costner, a film about the U.S. Coast Guard. Kuther played a rescue swimmer in the film; to prepare for the part, Kutcher underwent intensive physical training. "I used to be a pack-and-a-half-a-day smoker, so I had no endurance," he later told Cosmopolitan magazine. Also in 2006,

Kutcher took on something less physically taxing: lending his voice to the animated film Open Season.

In 2008, Kutcher starred in What Happens in Vegas with Cameron Diaz and the drama Personal Effects with Michelle Pfeiffer. On the producing side, Kutcher worked on the ABC sitcom Miss Guided (2008), which was canceled after only one season. Also in 2008, he returned to modeling as part of an advertising campaign for Pepe Jeans London. In 2009, he made history by having the first Twitter account to attract 1 million followers.

Kutcher later returned to film acting, appearing in the romantic comedies Killers (2010) and No Strings Attached (2011). In 2011, he returned to the runway, modeling in Brazil for the Colicci fashion label.

In 2012, Kutcher landed one of his most anticipated roles to date: playing legendary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in the 2013 biopic Jobs. The film's other cast members include Lesley Ann Warren, James Woods, Matthew Modine, Dermot Mulroney and Josh Gad.

In addition to acting and producing, Kutcher has a range of business interests. He has invested in two Los Angeles restaurants, Geisha House and Dolce, and serves as creative director of Ooma, a telephone device company.