In 1997 he was a Biochemical Engineering Student at the University of Iowa and worked for General Mills sweeping Cheerios dust from the floor in his home town of Cedar Rapids, Iowa for $12 an hour. He also has a fraternal twin brother, Michael, and a sister, Tausha.


Dropped out from University of Iowa to pursue modeling. His major was biochemical engineering. Won the Fresh Faces of Iowa modeling contest in 1997, sparking a modeling career in New York City. 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. Lost out to Josh Hartnett for a role in Pearl Harbor (2001). His twin brother Michael was born with a septal heart defect. Older sister Tausha (born 1975) has a daughter, Dakota (born 1999). Member of the Delta Chi Fraternity, along with Kevin Costner and Alan Heitz. Is ranked #35 on Premiere Magazine's 50 Most Disturbing Moments in Movie History. Kutcher's face is just placed there, instead of an explanation as to why. Owns a restaurant in Los Angeles called Dolce. 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. 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. Of mostly Irish American descent. He also has some Native American and Bohemian (the source of his surname) ancestry His wedding with actress Demi Moore was attended by about 100 guests, among them were Moore's ex-husband Bruce Willis, their three children, and Lucy Liu. Stepfather of Rumer Willis, Scout LaRue Willis and Tallulah Belle Willis His parents are Larry Kutcher (an employee of General Mills) and Diane (who worked for Procter & Gamble) 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). Is a member of the Delta Chi Fraternity. Wrestled in high school. In his senior year he injured himself and had to quit. His three stepdaughters call him MOD ("My Other Dad"). 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. 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.