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Ashton Kutcher Biography, Age, Family, Actor, Kids, Net Worth, Moore, Venture Capital, Investments, Salary, Twin, Wife, Movies
ASHTON KUTCHER BIOGRAPHY
Ashton Kutcher is an American actor, producer and entrepreneur. He began his acting career playing Michael Kelso on 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 success.
In 2003, Kutcher branched out into romantic comedies, appearing in Just Married and My Boss’s Daughter. In 2003, he created and produced the television series Punk’d, also hosting for the first eight of its ten seasons. In 2004, Kutcher starred in the lead role in the psychological film The Butterfly Effect
He 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, he portrayed Steve Jobs in the biopic Jobs.
Since 2016, he has starred as Colt Bennett in the Netflix series The Ranch. Beyond entertainment, he is a venture capitalist. He is also co-founder of venture capital firm A-Grade Investments. At SXSW on March 14, 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-tech startups. Kutcher has investments in more than 60 companies, the largest of which are Skype, Foursquare, Airbnb, Path and Fab.com. Kutcher invested in five startups in August 2017 Neighborly, Zenreach, ResearchGate, Kopari Beauty and Lemonade marking his foray into the “insurtech” sector
ASHTON KUTCHER AGE
Ashton Kutcher was born on February 7, 1978, 39 years old. He celebrates his birthday on February 7 every year. Kutcher was raised in a “relatively conservative” Catholic family.
ASHTON KUTCHER FAMILY
Ashton Kutcher was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Larry M. Kutcher and Diane Finnegan Kutcher. Kutcher’s mother, Diane, is of German, Bohemian, and Irish descent and was employed at Procter and Gamble; her father, Larry, is also of bohemian descent and worked in a factory.
Ashton Kutcher Siblings
Ashton has two other siblings, his sister Tausha who is older than him and his brother Michael who is Kutcher’s fraternal twin. He has a nephew and a niece, Jackson Kutcher and Dakota.
Ashton Kutcher Wife | Wives
Kutcher was previously married to actress and film producer Demi Moore from 2005 until their divorce in 2013. He is now married to actress Mila Kunis.
Ashton Kutcher Kids
Kutcher has two children, namely Wyatt Isabelle Kutcher and Dimitri Portwood Kutcher.
ASHTON KUTCHERDEMI MOORE
Ashton and actress Demi Moore were married on September 24, 2005. Six years later, on November 17, 2011, Moore announced her intention to end the marriage. Kutcher then began dating his former That ’70s Show co-star Mila Kunis during the first half of 2012.
SALARY ASHTON KUTCHER
Kutcher earns around $200,000 and $280,000 per episode. His increased salary is said to be at least $700,000 per episode by the time he replaced Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men.
ASHTON KUTCHER IN A NUTSHELL
Weight: 80 kg (176 lbs)
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Chest: 44 inches (111 cm)
Height: 32 (81 cm)
ASHTON KUTCHER NET WORTH
Kutcher is an American actor, producer, and entrepreneur with an estimated net worth of $200 million, making him one of the richest actors in the world.
ASHTON KUTCHER ACTING CAREER
Modeling
After entering the IMTA competition in 1998, he signed with the Next modeling agency in New York, where he appeared in advertisements for Calvin Klein, and modeled in Paris and Milan.
Actor
After his modeling success, he moved to Los Angeles after his first audition. He was then cast as Michael Kelso on the television series That ’70s Show, from 1998 to 2006. He went on to star in a series of film roles; although he auditioned but was not cast as Danny Walker in Pearl Harbor (2001) (replaced by Josh Hartnett), he starred in several comedies including Dude, Where’s My Car? (2000), Just Married (2003) and Guess Who (2005).
He appeared in the 2003 family film Cheaper By The Dozen as a self-obsessed actor. In the 2004 drama film The Butterfly Effect, Kutcher played a conflicted young man who travels through time. The film received mixed to negative reviews, but was a box office success. In 2003, Kutcher produced and hosted his own series, MTV’s Punk’d, which involved hidden camera tricks performed on celebrities.
He is also an executive producer of the reality TV shows Beauty and the Geek, Adventures in Hollyhood (around the rap group Three 6 Mafia), The Real Wedding Crashers and the game show Opportunity Knocks. Many of his production credits, including Punk, come from Katalyst Films, a production company he runs with partner Jason Goldberg.
In 2004, an interviewer described him as a “hunky young actor [who] goes in all directions at once,” including “the hot restaurant in LA Dolce”: “If anything, I’m a trier,” says Kutcher between puffs of filtered Lucky Strikes. “I think, more than anything, it comes down to the fact that my father always had several irons in the fire. Also, I don’t want to fail.
If something didn’t work out if That ’70s Show was canceled or if I wasn’t going to have a movie career, I always wanted to have contingency plans. So I just started doing other things; and on a half-hour sitcom, you really only work 30 hours a week. That leaves a lot of sitting time, which I’ve always filled with work.
Due to scheduling conflicts with The Guardian filming, Kutcher was unable to renew his contract for the eighth and final season of That ’70s Show, despite appearing in its first four episodes (credited as as special guest) and returned for the series finale. Kutcher produced and starred in the 2010 action comedy, Killers, in which he played a hitman.
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 estimated to be worth nearly $20 million. His character debut as Walden Schmidt, titled “Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt”, was viewed by 28.7 million people on September 19, 2011.
Ratings company Nielsen reported that this figure was more than any episode in the show’s first eight seasons when Sheen starred there. Kutcher earned $750,000 per episode of the show. The show ended with a forty-minute series finale “Of Course He’s Dead” on February 19, 2015. Kutcher appeared as a guest Shark on the seventh season of the reality show Shark Tank, which premiered on September 25, 2015.
He appeared in the Family Guy episode “Candy, Quahog Marshmallow” in 2016. Since 2016, he has starred in the Netflix series, The Ranch, alongside Danny Masterson, Elisha Cuthbert and Debra Winger, playing the role of Colt Bennett, the son of a Colorado rancher (Sam Elliott) returning home from a semi-pro football career to run the family ranch business.
ASHTON KUTCHER INVESTMENTS
Kutcher has invested in several top tech startups, both individually and with investment funds. He co-founded A-Grade Investments in 2010 with entertainment executive Guy Oseary and billionaire investor Ron Burkle. His notable early investments include Skype Inc., Airbnb Inc., and Uber Technologies Inc. Kutcher and Oseary launched another investment company, Sound Ventures, in 2015. Kutcher began her career as a model before joining the Fox sitcom ‘That ’70s Show’. He has starred in many TV shows and movies.
VENTURE CAPITALIST ASHTON KUTCHER
Beyond the world of entertainment, he has invested in several high-tech startups. Ashton also invested in five startups in August 2017 Neighborly, Zenreach, ResearchGate, Kopari Beauty and most recently Lemonade marking his foray into the “insurtech” sector. He is the co-founder of venture capital firm A-Grade Investments with Guy Oseary and Ron Burkle and fund manager Chris Hollod.
Kutcher, Oseary & Burkle began by initially investing $30 million of their own funds in 2010 when they founded the company. In 2016, Forbes valued the company’s holdings at $236 million. At SXSW on March 14, 2015, Kutcher announced Sound Ventures, the successor to A-Grade Investments, managing a fund backed by institutional funding. Lenovo announced that it hired Kutcher as a product engineer on October 29, 2013.
Ashton was part of the management team of Ooma, a technology start-up launched in September 2007. Ooma is in the voice over Internet protocol business and Kutcher’s role was as creative director. He spearheaded a marketing campaign and produced viral videos to promote this service. He also created an interactive branch of Katalyst called Katalyst Media, with his Katalyst Films partner, Jason Goldberg.
Their first site was the cartoon Blah Girls. Ooma revamped its sales and marketing strategy with a new management team in the summer of 2008, replacing Kutcher as creative director. Rich Buchanan of Sling Media has become Ooma’s Chief Marketing Officer.
Kutcher has invested in an Italian restaurant, Dolce (other owners include Danny Masterson and Wilmer Valderrama) and a Japanese-themed restaurant named Geisha House with locations in Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York. Geisha House ceased operations on June 1, 2013. In 2019, Ashton Kutcher, Mark Cuban, Steve Watts and Watts’ wife Angela invested a 50% stake in the young American shoe company Veldskoen.
ASHTON KUTCHER OTHER WORK
In 2009, Kutcher started an international human rights organization with his then-wife, Demi Moore. DNA Foundation, later known as Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children, works to combat the sexual exploitation of children and the proliferation of child pornography globally. On March 23, 2011, Kutcher launched his own Twitter client with UberMedia called A.plus.
While the app was initially available exclusively for desktop computers with Adobe Air installed, it eventually became available on mobile platforms, for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry. To download on any of the 3 mobile platforms, users must first install the UberSocial client on their device and then access the device’s browser to download A.plus.
In 2013, Kutcher partnered with Evan Beard and Kendall Dabaghi to launch A Plus, where Kutcher currently serves as chairman of the board. Initially a product discovery service, it morphed in April 2014 into a social media-focused content platform focused on upbeat stories.
It was officially launched in this incarnation in January 2015. It was reported 27.5 million uniques per month in the United States, has an Alexa rank of around 11787 (4019 in the United States) and is ranked by Quantcast among the top 50 sites in the United States. in terms of unique visitors.
ASHTON KUTCHER CONTROVERSY
Ashton Kutcher was widely criticized for his appearance in a Popchips ad campaign in May 2012. The campaign featured Kutcher as an Indian man “looking for love” in an ad-style parody. Kutcher’s use of brown face paint and a stereotypical Indian accent drew backlash from online viewers and members of the Indian-American community.
ASHTON KUTCHER INTERESTS AND BELIEFS
Kutcher describes himself as a fiscal conservative and a social liberal. He owns a firearm; however, he supports new gun laws to help stop mass shootings. Following the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, he said on his Twitter, “I’ve had a gun since I was 12, but that’s enough. I’m a hunter and a sportsman, but nobody needs [assault rifles]. Let’s pray.
So let’s change the law. He trains in the martial art Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is currently a brown belt under Rigan Machado. On September 17, 2008, Kutcher was named assistant coach of the freshman football team at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles. However, he was unable to return in 2009 as he was filming Spread.
In February 2011, Kutcher sold his Hollywood Hills home, which he originally purchased in 2004. Kutcher, a Roman Catholic, traveled to Israel and studied Kabbalah. Her No Strings Attached co-star Natalie Portman said in 2011 that Kutcher “taught me more about Judaism than I think I’ve ever learned from anyone.”
On trips to Israel, Kutcher visited Kabbalah centers in Tel Aviv and Tsfat. In 2013, Kutcher remarked, “Israel is near and dear to my heart…coming to Israel is kind of going 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 spiritually but also artistically and creatively. In April 2012, Kutcher became the 500th paying customer to sign up to fly Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo.
ASHTON KUTCHER SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE
On April 16, 2009, Kutcher became the first Twitter user to reach over one million followers, beating CNN in the site’s “Million Followers” contest. However, there have been several reports that Twitter manipulated the contest results by preventing users from “unfollowing” Kutcher or CNN.
In November 2011, Kutcher received heavy criticism for his tweet in response to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, calling the firing of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno “in bad taste”. Kutcher then handed over the management of his Twitter account to his team at Katalyst Media.
On March 8, 2015, Kutcher sparked a national debate about the lack of equal access to men’s changing rooms in men’s restrooms with this Facebook post: “There are NEVER changing stations in public restrooms for men. The first public men’s room I go to that has one gets a free shout out on my Facebook page! ‘
Kutcher has leveraged his social media presence, particularly on Facebook, to post and promote content published by A Plus, a social media-focused content platform and associate company of which he is chairman. In April 2011, Kutcher and his then-wife, Demi Moore, launched a public service announcement campaign to end child sex trafficking.
Kutcher claimed that 100,000 to 300,000 American children were sold as sex slaves. The number was criticized by The Village Voice newspaper. Kutcher and others, including The New York Times, CSPAN, and CNN, used peer-reviewed research that referenced minors at risk of sexual exploitation.
The Village Voice, based on their research, said it was only hundreds of children. Kutcher claimed Village Voice critics encouraged child prostitution and used Twitter to demand Village Voice advertisers remove their advertising from publications owned by its parent company.
ASHTON KUTCHER’S SUICIDE ATTEMPT
Kutcher suffered from a traumatic time during his teenage years when his brother Michael was attacked by cardiomyopathy. His home life had become quite tense and stressful, causing Kutcher to be under constant stress.
He started taking care of other chores and didn’t feel like staying at home. It was then that he attempted suicide. He was only 13 when he tried to jump from the balcony of a Cedar Rapids hospital, where Michael was admitted. Fortunately, his father interceded and saved him from ending his life.
ASHTON KUTCHER ARRESTED FOR THEFT DURING HIS SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL
When Kutcher was sixteen, her home life became unbearable when her parents divorced. This episode had such a negative impact on Kutcher, that he robbed his high school with his cousin to steal money, but was caught trying to escape the building. He was charged with third degree burglary and was placed on probation for three years and also had to do 180 hours of community service.
ASHTON KUTCHER AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
Since he started acting, Kutcher has been nominated for the most Teen Choice Awards. He also won awards for his A Lot romantic comedies like Love, What Happens in Vegas and No Strings Attached. In 1999, he was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Series by a Young Actor as Michael Kelso on That ’70s Show. He has also been nominated for Kid’s Choice Awards, MTV Movie Awards, People’s Choice Awards and Golden Raspberry Awards.
ASHTON KUTCHER MOVIES
- No chain attached 2011
- Spread 2009
- The Butterfly Effect 2004
- Jobs 2013
- Just Married 2003
- Killers 2010
- Much like love 2005
- What Happens in Vegas 2008
- The Guardian 2006
- Boy where’s my car? 2000
- New Year’s Eve 2011
- Guess Who (movie) 2005
- Valentine’s Day 2010
- Open season 2006
- My Boss’s Daughter 2003
- Texas Rangers 2001
- Boog and Elliot’s Midnight Bun Run 2001
ASHTON KUTCHER TV SHOWS
- That 70s Show 1998-2006
- The Ranch 2016-2020
- Two and a half men 2003-2015
- Punk’d 2003-2007
- Shark Tank 2009
- Miss Guided 2008
- You’ve Got a Friend (TV Show) 2004
- The Beauty and the Geek Australia 2009-2014
- The Fam Fit 2009
- Robot Chicken 2005
- Shoot me! 1997-2003
- Room 401 2007
- Founded for Life 2001-2005
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT ASHTON KUTCHER
Who is Ashton Kutcher?
Ashton is an American actor, producer and entrepreneur.
How old is Ashton Kutcher?
He turns 42 in 2019.
How tall is Ashton Kutcher?
He stands at a height of 189.2 cm (6 ft 2.5 in)
Is Ashton Kutcher Married?
Yes, he is married and he is married to actress Mila Kunis.
How much is Ashton Kutcher worth?
He has an estimated net worth of $200 million as of 2019.
How much does Ashton Kutcher earn?
Kutcher earns around $200,000 and $280,000 per episode. His increased salary is said to be at least $700,000 per episode by the time he replaced Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men.
Where does Ashton Kutcher live?
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have just bought a lovely beachfront home for $10 million in Carpinteria, California, USA.
Is Ashton Kutcher dead or alive?
He is still alive and healthy.
What company did Ashton Kutcher invest in?
Los Angeles, California, USA A-Grade Investments is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by actor Ashton Kutcher, entertainment executive Guy Oseary and billionaire investor Ron Burkle to invest in technology start-ups . The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Does Ashton Kutcher have waves?
Kutcher and his team donated $4 million in XRP tokens from Ripple to his wildlife charity, The Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Fund. … He has invested in startups including Ripple, as well as Bitcoin payment service provider BitPay. He has been a supporter of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology for quite some time.