Guide Note

Popular actor and television producer Ashton Kutcher has appeared in several television shows and films. Also married to actress Demi Moore, Kutcher is the mastermind behind the television shows Punk'd and Beauty and the Geek.

Fast Facts

1. Full name: Christopher Ashton Kutcher
2. Born: February 7, 1978
3. Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
4. Played Kelso in That '70s Show
5. Married Demi Moore in 2005
6. Dropped out from University of Iowa to pursue modeling
7. Follower of Kabbalah
8. Investor in restaurants Geisha House and Dolce with That '70s Show co-stars
9. Produced and created Beauty and the Geek, Real Wedding Crashers and Punk'd

Originally starting his career as a fashion model, Kutcher gained notoriety for playing Kelso on the popular sitcom That '70s Show. He went on to star in several other comedy films such as Dude, Where's My Car?, Just Married, and My Boss's Daughter. Kutcher moved to other dramatic roles, appearing in The Butterfly Effect and The Guardian, before returning to comedy with the 2008 film What Happens in Vegas... opposite Cameron Diaz.

Kutcher will star and produce the television show Like Father. According to Variety the "story revolves around a father and son who never got along but coincidentally have baby sons at the same time and are forced to go through the fatherhood experience together."¹

In 2003, Kutcher created the popular MTV prank show Punk'd. He continued with as creator and executive producer on the reality series Beauty and the Geek. In 2008 Kutcher debuted a new prank show Pop Fiction, staging celebrities in interesting situations to observe how the press reacts.