Trivia

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.

Dropped out from the University of Iowa to pursue modeling. His major was biochemical engineering.

His three former stepdaughters called him MOD ("My Other Dad").

Along with Topher Grace, he chose not to renew his contract to do an eighth season of That '70s Show (1998), wishing to pursue other projects.

Has two children: daughter Wyatt Isabelle Kutcher (b. 10/1/14) and son Dimitri Portwood Kutcher (b. 11/30/16) with wife Mila Kunis.

When he was a guest on The View (1997), he explained he quit smoking cigarettes for his role in The Guardian (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 That '70s Show (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.

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' Two and a Half Men (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.

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.

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.

Was considered for the role of Batman in Batman Begins (2005), which eventually went to Christian Bale.

Is a major fan of the Chicago Bears, and can be seen wearing various items of Bears clothing in his films.

On 9/29/06 he had the rare distinction of being in two movies that opened on the same day in the US: Open Season (2006) and The Guardian (2006).

On 1/23/04 he went head-to-head with his That '70s Show (1998) co-star Topher Grace at the box office as The Butterfly Effect (2004) starring Kutcher and Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004) opened against one another. The Butterfly Effect (2004) won the race, coming in at the #1 spot, while Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004) came in at #3, just after Along Came 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.

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.

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.

Met his wife, Mila Kunis, on That '70s Show (1998).

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.

In 2010he was named one of "Time" Magazine's Top 100 Most Influential People.

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.

Was the first of the six primary cast members of That '70s Show (1998) to receive a Razzie Award nomination. He was nominated for Worst Actor of 2004 for his roles in Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), Just Married (2003) and My Boss's Daughter (2003). However, he did not win.

On 4/16/09 he became the first to reach 1 million Twitter followers. He has since added millions more.

Ranked #17 in "TV Guide"'s list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols" (1/23/05 issue).

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.

Is a member of the Delta Chi Fraternity, along with Kevin Costner, Sascha Turnheim and Alan Heitz.

His parents are Larry Kutcher (an employee of General Mills) and Diane (who worked for Procter & Gamble).

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.

Voted #3 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties.

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.

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.