Ashton Kutcher

Older sister Tausha (born 1975) has a daughter, Dakota (born 1999).

While as a guest on "The View" , he explained he quit smoking cigarettes for his role in The Guardian by reading the book, "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking" by Allen Carr.

Won the Fresh Faces of Iowa modeling contest in 1997, sparking a modeling career in New York City.

While as a guest on "The View" (1997), he explained he quit smoking cigarettes for his role in The Guardian (2006/I) by reading the book, "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking" by Allen Carr.

Was Riley Smith's roommate in 1997 in New York City at the IMTA convention after knowing each other in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, their hometown. Josh Duhamel also attended that year.

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

Along with Topher Grace, he chose not to renew his contract to do an 8th season of "That '70s Show" , wishing to pursue other projects.

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

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" . "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" ) 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" by 4:00 p.m. Luckily, I got the role on this show". "Wind on Water" was canceled after two episodes.

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 January 23, 2004, 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) both 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).

Along with Topher Grace, he chose not to renew his contract to do an 8th season of "That '70s Show" (1998), wishing to pursue other projects.

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 the films Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), Just Married (2003) and My Boss's Daughter (2003). However, he did not win.

Is close friends with "Smallville" star Tom Welling whom he met when they were both modeling.

Lost out to Josh Hartnett for a role in Pearl Harbor .

Is close friends with "Smallville" (2001) star Tom Welling whom he met when they were both modeling.

Lost out to Josh Hartnett for a role in Pearl Harbor (2001).

One of Teen People Magazine's 25 Hottest Stars Under 25.

One of Teen People Magazine's 25 Hottest Stars Under 25. [2002]

Created the MTV show "Punk'd" with his friend Jason Goldberg.

Created the MTV show "Punk'd" (2003) with his friend Jason Goldberg.

Kutcher's debut as Charlie Sheen 's replacement in CBS's Two and a Half Men (2003) (TV) was seen by 28.7 million people on 9/19/11. The Nielsen Co. reported that was more than any other episode in the show's first 8 seasons, when Sheen was the star. On the very same night, Charlie Sheen was roasted on a Comedy Central special.

Ranked #17 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols" .

Lost the lead role of Drew Baylor in Elizabethtown to Orlando Bloom when Cameron Crowe decided he wanted an actor that had a solid résumé consisting of Theatre and Drama school training.

Was considered for the role of Batman in Batman Begins , but the role eventually went to Christian Bale.

Lost the lead role of Drew Baylor in Elizabethtown (2005) to Orlando Bloom when Cameron Crowe decided he wanted an actor that had a solid résumé consisting of Theatre and Drama school training.

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

Ranked #17 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols" (23 January 2005 issue).

Has the rare distinction of being in two movies that opened on the same day in the U.S. - Open Season and The Guardian (September 29 2006).

Has the rare distinction of being in two movies that opened on the same day in the U.S. - Open Season (2006) and The Guardian (2006/I) (September 29 2006).

In 2009, Kucther beat CNN to reach 1-million Twitter followers. He now has millions more.

In 2010, Kutcher and his wife, Demi Moore, created The Demi and Ashton Foundation to eliminate child sex slavery worldwide.

In Feb 2010, Kutcher traveled to Russia as part of President Obama's first U.S.-Russia Innovation Delegation. The purpose was to generate ideas in support of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission and address anti-trafficking and child protection issues..

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, 2010.

In February 2010 he joined the State Department and top executives from eBay and Twitter on a biz trip to Moscow and Siberia trying to help Russia start up their own Silicon Valley. (Time magazine).

In 2010, Kutcher was names on of Time Magazine's Top 100 Most Influential People.

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

In 2010, Kutcher and his wife, Demi Moore, created "The Demi and Ashton Foundation" (DNA) to eliminate child sex slavery worldwide.

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, 2010.

In Feb 2010, Kutcher traveled to Russia as part of President Obama's first U.S.-Russia Innovation Delegation. The purpose was to generate ideas in support of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission and address anti-trafficking and child protection issues..

Merited a place in Time magazine's - The 100 Most Influential People in the World ("Artists" category) - with a tribute provided by Sean Combs. [May 10, 2010]