Editing Ashton Kutcher

{{Short description|American actor (born 1978)}}
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| name        = Ashton Kutcher
| image       = Ashton Kutcher - 2023 - P060603-652701 (cropped).jpg
| caption     = Kutcher in 2023
| birth_name  = Christopher Ashton Kutcher
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1978|2|7}}
| birth_place = [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]], U.S.
| occupation  = {{Hlist|Actor|producer|entrepreneur}}
| yearsactive = 1998–present
| spouse      = {{ubl|{{Marriage|[[Demi Moore]]|2005|2013|end=divorced}}|{{Marriage|[[Mila Kunis]]<br>|2015}}}}
| children    = 2
| awards      = [[List of awards and nominations received by Ashton Kutcher|Full list]]
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'''Christopher Ashton Kutcher''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ʊ|tʃ|ər}}; born February 7, 1978) is an American actor, producer and entrepreneur. Kutcher began his acting career portraying [[Michael Kelso]] in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] sitcom ''[[That '70s Show]]'' (1998–2006). He made his film debut in the romantic comedy ''[[Coming Soon (1999 film)|Coming Soon]]'' (1999), followed by the comedy film ''[[Dude, Where's My Car?]]'' (2000), which was a box office success. In 2003, Kutcher starred in the romantic comedies ''[[Just Married]]'' and ''[[My Boss's Daughter]]''. That year, he created and produced the television series ''[[Punk'd]]'', also serving as host for the first eight of its ten seasons. Kutcher starred in the science fiction film ''[[The Butterfly Effect]]'' (2004) and had a voice role in ''[[Open Season (2006 film)|Open Season]]'' (2006).

Kutcher appeared in more romantic comedies, including ''[[Guess Who (film)|Guess Who]]'' (2005), ''[[A Lot Like Love]]'' (2005), ''[[What Happens in Vegas]]'' (2008), and ''[[No Strings Attached (2011 film)|No Strings Attached]]'' (2011). From 2011 to 2015, he starred as [[Walden Schmidt]] on the [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[Two and a Half Men]]''. In 2013, Kutcher portrayed [[Steve Jobs]] in the biographical film ''[[Jobs (film)|Jobs]].'' He also led the [[Netflix]] sitcom ''[[The Ranch (TV series)|The Ranch]]'' (2016–2020). He has since starred in the comedy thriller ''[[Vengeance (2022 film)|Vengeance]]'' (2022).

Beyond entertainment, Kutcher is also a [[venture capitalist]]. He is a co-founder of the venture capital firm [[A-Grade Investments]]. At [[SXSW]] in March 2015, Kutcher announced Sound Ventures, the successor to A-Grade Investments, managing a fund backed by institutional funding. Kutcher has also invested in several high technology startups. 

== Early life ==
Kutcher was born on February 7, 1978, in [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]], to Diane (''née'' Finnegan), a [[Procter & Gamble]] employee, and Larry M. Kutcher, a factory worker.<ref>"Births— Mercy", "Statistics", ''The Gazette'' (Cedar Rapids, IA), February 8, 1978, p.2A ("Feb. 7... Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kutcher, 824 Daniels St. NE, twin sons")</ref><ref name="wire">{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-18727013_ITM|title=Interview With Ashton Kutcher&nbsp;— Part 2|publisher=America's Intelligence Wire|date=September 6, 2006|access-date=October 29, 2008}}</ref> He has Czech, German, and Irish ancestry.<ref>Stated on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'', August 12, 2003</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lobdellkrotzgenealogy.com/pedigree.php?personID=I92403&tree=lobdellnovy |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905010156/http://www.lobdellkrotzgenealogy.com/pedigree.php?personID=I92403&tree=lobdellnovy |url-status=dead|archive-date=September 5, 2012|title=Pedigree Chart for Diane Finnegan |publisher=Lobdellkrotzgenealogy.com |date=May 28, 2010|access-date=June 14, 2012}}</ref>

Kutcher was raised in a "relatively conservative" [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] family.<ref>"Living The Dream&nbsp;– The Making of Spread" (Commentary with Kutcher saying: "I'm from the Mid West. I'm from a Catholic family, from a relatively conservative environment."), ''Spread on DVD'', [[Katalyst Films]], 2009.</ref> He has an older sister named Tausha and a [[fraternal twin]] brother named Michael, who had a heart transplant when the brothers were young children.<ref>{{cite web |last=Collman |first=Ashley |title=14 famous twins speak about their special bond |url=https://www.insider.com/famous-twins-speak-about-their-special-bond-2019-12 |website=Business Insider|date=January 3, 2020|access-date=September 12, 2023}}</ref> Michael also has [[cerebral palsy]] and is a spokesperson for the advocacy organization Reaching for the Stars.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brannigan|first=Joseph|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-tv/surprise-ashton-kutcher-twin-brother-190421177.html|title=Surprise! Ashton Kutcher Has a Twin Brother|publisher=Yahoo!|date=September 9, 2011|access-date=June 14, 2012}}</ref> Michael's [[cardiomyopathy]] caused Kutcher's home life to become increasingly stressful. He has said he "didn't want to come home and find more bad news" about his brother, stating, "I kept myself so busy that I didn't allow myself to feel."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usaweekend.com/05_issues/050410/050410ashton_kutcher.html|work=USA Weekend|title=Profile: Ashton's great balancing act |access-date=September 23, 2006}}{{dead link|date=September 2010}}</ref> Kutcher stated that, when he was 13, he contemplated committing suicide to save his brother's life with a heart transplant; when he told his father he was considering jumping from a Cedar Rapids hospital balcony, his father dissuaded him from doing so shortly before doctors announced that a transplant had become available from an accident victim in another state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/article/2439108 |work=Hollywood.com|title=Profile: Ashton Kutcher Contemplate |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050414182642/http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/article/2439108|archive-date=April 14, 2005|access-date=October 6, 2007}}</ref>

Kutcher attended [[Washington High School (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)|Washington High School]] in Cedar Rapids for his freshman year, before his family moved to [[Homestead, Iowa]], where he attended [[Clear Creek–Amana High School]]. During high school, he developed a passion for acting and appeared in school plays. During his senior year, he broke into his high school at midnight with his cousin in an attempt to steal money; he was arrested leaving the scene. Kutcher was convicted of third-degree burglary and sentenced to three years of probation and 180 hours of community service. Kutcher stated that although the experience "straightened him out", he lost his girlfriend and anticipated college scholarships, and was ostracized at school and in his community.<ref name="azcentral" />

Kutcher enrolled at the [[University of Iowa]] in August 1996, where his planned major was [[biochemical engineering]], motivated by the desire to cure his brother's heart ailment.<ref name="wire" /> At college, Kutcher was kicked out of his apartment for being too "noisy" and "wild".<ref name=PM>Meers, Erik (2001). [http://www.papermag.com/?section=article&parid=216&page=1 "Dude&nbsp;– He's a star"], Papermag.com. Retrieved October 6, 2006.</ref> Kutcher stated, "I thought I knew everything but I didn't have a clue. I was partying, and I woke up many mornings not knowing what I had done the night before. I played way too hard. I am amazed I am not dead."<ref name="cosmopolitan">{{cite news|title= Profile: Ashton Kutcher on past party days and his rock-solid relationship |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-11778752_ITM |work=Cosmopolitan |access-date=October 11, 2007 | date=February 1, 2001}}</ref> To earn tuition money, Kutcher worked as a college summer hire in the cereal department for the [[General Mills]] plant in Cedar Rapids and sometimes sold his blood plasma.<ref name="Interview">{{cite news|title=Kutcher in the Rye|first=Elizabeth |last=Weitzman|work=Interview|date=March 2000 |url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_3_30/ai_60025371 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312131953/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_3_30/ai_60025371 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 12, 2008 |access-date=February 2, 2007}}</ref> While at the University of Iowa, he was approached by a model scout at The Airliner bar in [[Iowa City, Iowa]],<ref>{{cite news|title=A Not So Glamorous Model Life |work=Nightline |publisher=ABC News |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHh2cpLGzIA |date=September 15, 2011 |via=YouTube}}</ref> and entered the "Fresh Faces of Iowa" modeling competition. Placing first, he won a trip to New York City's [[International Modeling and Talent Association]] (IMTA) Convention. Leaving Iowa for a stay in New York City, Kutcher then returned to Cedar Rapids, before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting.<ref name=PM />

== Career ==
=== Modeling ===
After participating in an IMTA competition in 1998, Kutcher signed with Next modeling agency in New York, appeared in commercials for [[Calvin Klein]], and modelled in Paris and Milan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Actors who used to be models!|url=http://entertainment.in.msn.com/gallery/actors-who-used-to-be-models-4?page=2|access-date=October 31, 2012|publisher=MSN|date=August 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106221043/http://entertainment.in.msn.com/gallery/actors-who-used-to-be-models-4?page=2|archive-date=November 6, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Acting ===
[[File:AshtonKutcherJonCryerHWOFSept2011.jpg|thumb|right|Kutcher (left) with ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'' co-star [[Jon Cryer]] in September 2011]]

Following his success in modeling, Kutcher moved to Los Angeles after his first audition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ashton Kutcher- Biography |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/ashton-kutcher/biography.html|work=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|access-date=December 29, 2012}}</ref> He was cast as [[Michael Kelso]] in the television series ''[[That '70s Show]]'', from 1998 to 2006. Kutcher was cast in a series of film roles; although he auditioned but was not cast for the role of Danny Walker in ''[[Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]'' (2001) (replaced by [[Josh Hartnett]]), he starred in several comedy films, including ''[[Dude, Where's My Car?]]'' (2000), ''[[Just Married]]'' (2003), and ''[[Guess Who (film)|Guess Who]]'' (2005). He appeared in the 2003 family film ''[[Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 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 time travels. While the film received negative reviews, it was a box office success.<ref name="azcentral">{{cite web |last=Frey |first=Jennifer |url=http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061003/NEWS/610030305/1021/RSS06|title=Ashton Kutcher: More than meets the eye?|publisher=Theledger.com |date=October 3, 2006|access-date=August 18, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201165541/http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20061003%2FNEWS%2F610030305%2F1021%2FRSS06|archive-date=February 1, 2014}}</ref>

In 2003, Kutcher produced and starred as the host in his own series, MTV's ''[[Punk'd]]'', that involved hidden camera tricks performed on celebrities. He is also an executive producer of the reality television shows ''[[Beauty and the Geek]]'', ''[[Adventures in Hollyhood]]'' (based around the rap group [[Three 6 Mafia]]), ''[[The Real Wedding Crashers]]'', and the game show ''[[Opportunity Knocks (game show)|Opportunity Knocks]]''. Many of his production credits, including ''Punk'd'', come through [[Katalyst Films]], a production company he runs with partner [[Jason Goldberg]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/23/arts/television/23kutc.html|title=Katalyst Films – Ashton Kutcher – Television|first=Edward|last=Wyatt|date=April 23, 2007|access-date=November 18, 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> A 2004 interviewer described Kutcher as a "hunky young actor [who] is heading in all different directions at once", including "the hot L.A. restaurant Dolce":

{{blockquote|"If anything, I'm a trier," says Kutcher between puffs of filtered Lucky Strikes. "I think, more than anything, it comes from the fact that my father always had several irons in the fire. Also, I don't want to fail. If something doesn't work out—if ''That '70s Show'' got canceled or if I wasn't going to have a film career—I always wanted to have backup contingency plans. So I just started doing other things; and on a half-hour sitcom, you're really only working for 30 hours a week. It allows a lot of time for sitting around, which I always kind of filled with work.<ref>{{cite news |last= Strauss |first=  Bob |title= Dramatic Ashton&nbsp;– Comedic Kutcher Gets Serious in ''The Butterfly Effect'' |work= [[Los Angeles Daily News]] |date= January 23, 2004 |page= U6}}</ref>}}

Because of scheduling conflicts with the filming of ''[[The Guardian (2006 film)|The Guardian]]'', Kutcher was unable to renew his contract for the eighth and final season of ''That '70s Show'', although he appeared in its first four episodes (credited as a special guest star) and returned for the series finale.<ref name="azcentral" /> Kutcher produced and starred in the 2010 action comedy, ''[[Killers (2010 film)|Killers]]'', in which he played a hitman.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Ashton-Kutcher-Shoot-27547.aspx|title=Ashton Kutcher to Shoot 'Five Killers'|work=TV Guide|date=October 22, 2008|access-date=September 5, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807083012/http://movies.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Ashton-Kutcher-Shoot-27547.aspx|archive-date=August 7, 2011}}</ref> In May 2011, Kutcher was announced as [[Charlie Sheen]]'s replacement on the series ''[[Two and a Half Men]]''.<ref name="twomen">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/12/ashton-kutcher-joins-two-and-a-half-men_n_861389.html|title=Ashton Kutcher: 'Two And A Half Men' Replacement For Charlie Sheen|work=HuffPost|publisher=AOL|date=May 12, 2011|access-date=May 12, 2011}}</ref>

Kutcher's contract was for one year and was believed to be worth nearly {{USD|20 million|long=No}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/24/ashton.kutcher.two.men.ew/ |title=Ashton Kutcher's 'Two and a Half Men' deal only spans one year |date=May 24, 2011 |publisher=CNN |access-date=May 25, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529060534/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/24/ashton.kutcher.two.men.ew/ |archive-date=May 29, 2011 }}</ref> His debut as the character [[Walden Schmidt]], entitled "[[Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt]]", was seen by 28.7 million people on September 19, 2011. The [[Nielsen ratings]] company reported that figure was more than any episode in the show's first eight seasons, when Sheen starred in it.<ref name=AP>{{cite web |last=Bauder |first=David|title=Excite News-Kutcher sets sitcom record; Sheen roast a big draw |url=http://apnews.excite.com/article/20110920/D9PSHIU80.html|publisher=Excite.com|agency=Associated Press|access-date=September 21, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/ashton-kutchers-two-and-a-half-men-debut-scores-record-ratings/2011/09/20/gIQAXM2viK_story.html|title=Ashton Kutcher's 'Two and a Half Men' debut scores record ratings|date= September 20, 2011|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=September 21, 2011}}</ref> Kutcher earned {{USD|750,000|long=No}} an episode on the show.<ref>Battaglio, Stephen; Schneider, Michael (August 26, 2013). "What They Earn". ''[[TV Guide]]''. pp. 16&nbsp;– 20.</ref> The show ended with a forty-minute series finale "[[Of Course He's Dead]]" on February 19, 2015.

Kutcher appeared in a [[Popchips]] ad campaign in May 2012.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://newsfeed.time.com/2012/05/03/pop-chips-pulls-offensive-ashton-kutcher-ad/|title = Pop Chips Pulls Offensive Ashton Kutcher Ad|last = Hayden|first = Erik|newspaper = Time|date=May 3, 2012|access-date = April 8, 2016}}</ref> The campaign featured Kutcher as an Indian man named Raj who was "looking for love" in a dating ad-style spoof. Kutcher's use of brown face paint and a stereotypical Indian accent received criticism from online viewers and members of the Indian-American community.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/29/opinion/ling-kutcher-apology/index.html|title = I'm still waiting for Ashton Kutcher's apology |publisher = CNN|date = June 29, 2012|access-date = April 8, 2016}}</ref>

Kutcher appeared as a guest Shark during the seventh season of [[reality TV]] show ''[[Shark Tank]]'', which premiered on September 25, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2015/07/20/kutcher-sacca-and-carter-join-shark-tank/|title=Ashton Kutcher, Troy Carter And Chris Sacca Test Investing Chops On New Season Of 'Shark Tank'|first=Alex|last=Konrad|website=Forbes|date=July 20, 2015|access-date=November 18, 2017}}</ref>

In 2016, he appeared in the "[[Candy, Quahog Marshmallow]]" episode of ''[[Family Guy]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/351986/remembering-ashton-kutchers-best-roles-on-his-41st-birthday/|title=Remembering Ashton Kutcher's best roles on his 41st birthday|date=February 7, 2019|website=Daily Times |access-date=October 29, 2019}}</ref> From 2016 to 2020, Kutcher co-starred in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[The Ranch (TV 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 business on the ranch. On April 30, 2022, it was announced that Kutcher would have a guest appearance in the follow-up sitcom, ''[[That '90s Show]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Aquilina |first1=Tyler |title=That '70s Show stars to return for Netflix spin-off That '90s Show |url=https://ew.com/tv/that-70s-show-cast-returning-for-that-90s-show-netflix/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=April 30, 2022|access-date=1 May 2022}}</ref>

=== Venture capital ===
Beyond the entertainment world, Kutcher has invested in several high technology startups.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/06/ashton-kutchers-surprisingly-successful-tech-investments/240367/ |title=Ashton Kutcher's Surprisingly Successful Tech Investments |work=[[The Atlantic]]|first=Nicholas|last=Jackson |date=June 14, 2011 |access-date=July 20, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/26/technology/26ashton.html |title=An Actor Who Knows Start-Ups |work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Jenna|last=Wortham |date=May 25, 2011 |access-date=July 20, 2012}}</ref> Kutcher has invested in six startups {{as of|2017|August|lc=y}}: [[Neighborly]], [[Zenreach]], [[ResearchGate]], [[Duolingo]],<ref name="WSJ 2012">{{cite news |title=The Daily Start-Up: Kutcher-Backed Language Site Duolingo Finds Its Voice |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=June 19, 2012 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-VCDB-12191 |access-date=January 16, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Berger 2018">{{cite news |last=Berger |first=Sarah |title=Here's the mental trick this introverted Duolingo exec uses to lead effectively |publisher=CNBC |date=November 8, 2018 |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/08/mental-trick-introverted-duolingo-executive-uses-to-lead-effectively.html |access-date=January 16, 2023}}</ref> Kopari Beauty, and most recently, [[Lemonade (insurance)|Lemonade]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/omribarzilay/2017/05/10/lemonade-backed-by-sequoia-google-and-ashton-kutcher-lands-in-california/|title=Backed By Ashton Kutcher, Lemonade Lands In California|last=Barzilay|first=Omri|work=Forbes|date=May 10, 2017|access-date=August 17, 2017}}</ref>

He is a co-founder of the venture capital firm [[A-Grade Investments]] with [[Guy Oseary]] and [[Ron Burkle]] and fund manager [[Chris Hollod]]. Kutcher, Oseary, and Burkle started by initially investing {{USD|30 million|long=No}} of their own funds in 2010 when they founded the firm, by 2016 Forbes valued the firms holdings at {{USD|236 million|long=No}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/entrepreneurs-side-hustles-careers-money-salary-2019-6|title=11 famous people who built their fortunes off their side hustles|last=Rogers|first=Taylor Nicole|website=Business Insider|date=August 12, 2019|access-date=September 30, 2019}}</ref> At [[SXSW]] on March 14, 2015, Kutcher announced Sound Ventures, the successor to A-Grade Investments managing a fund backed by institutional funding.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lawler |first=Ryan|title=Ashton Kutcher And Guy Oseary Launch Sound Ventures, The Successor To A-Grade Investments|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/03/14/sound-ventures/ |website=Techcrunch|date=March 15, 2015 |publisher=AOL}}</ref>

On October 29, 2013, [[Lenovo]] announced that it hired Kutcher as product engineer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.lenovo.com/news+releases/kutcher-product-engineer.htm|title=Lenovo Names Ashton Kutcher Its Newest Product Engineer|date=October 29, 2013|access-date=November 3, 2013|publisher=Lenovo|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103193208/http://news.lenovo.com/news%2Breleases/kutcher-product-engineer.htm|archive-date=November 3, 2013}}</ref> Kutcher was part of the management team for [[Ooma]], a tech start-up launched in September 2007. Ooma is in the [[Voice over Internet Protocol]] business and Kutcher's role was as Creative Director.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reardon |first=Marguerite |title=VoIP goes Hollywood |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/voip-goes-hollywood/ |access-date=October 9, 2022 |publisher=CNET}}</ref> He spearheaded a marketing campaign and produced viral videos to promote this service. Kutcher also created an interactive arm of Katalyst called [[Katalyst Media]], with his partner from Katalyst Films, Jason Goldberg.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wyatt |first=Edward |date=April 23, 2007 |title=Two New Producers, Lots of New Projects |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/23/arts/television/23kutc.html |access-date=October 9, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Arrington |first=Michael |date=May 30, 2008 |title=Ashton Kutcher's Katalyst Media To Release Interactive Web Content |url=https://techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/ashton-kutchers-katalyst-films-to-release-interactive-web-content/ |access-date=October 9, 2022 |website=TechCrunch}}</ref> Their first site was the animated cartoon ''Blah Girls''. Ooma revamped its sales and marketing strategy with a new management team in the summer of 2008, replacing Kutcher as their creative director. Rich Buchanan, from Sling Media, became Ooma's Chief Marketing Officer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Goodbye, goodbye – Rich Buchanan departs Ooma|url=http://hdvoicenews.com/2010/02/08/goodbye-goodbye-rich-buchanan-departs-ooma|access-date=October 6, 2014|publisher=hdvoicenews.com|date=February 8, 2010}}</ref>

Kutcher has invested in an Italian restaurant called Dolce<ref name="azcentral" /> (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 City.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Dolce Group and {{sic|It|'s|nolink=y}} Founders |url=http://dolcegroup.com/wordpress/about-us/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624100955/http://dolcegroup.com/wordpress/about-us|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 24, 2012|website=Dolcegroup.com|access-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref> Geisha House went out of business on June 1, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Odell|first1=Kat|title=Geisha House Lasted Nearly a Decade in Hollywood|url=http://la.eater.com/2013/6/7/6423121/geisha-house-lasted-nearly-a-decade-in-hollywood|access-date=April 11, 2016|website=La.eater.com|date=June 7, 2013}}</ref>
In 2019 Ashton Kutcher, [[Mark Cuban]], Steve Watts, and Watts' wife Angela, invested a 50% stake in [[Veldskoen Shoes]] fledgling US business.
<ref>{{cite web|title=Ashton Kutcher and Mark Cuban take Veldskoen to US|url=https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/retail-and-consumer/2019-04-05-ashton-kutcher-and-mark-cuban-take-veldskoen-to-us/ |access-date=April 19, 2019|work=Business Day|location=South Africa|date=April 19, 2019}}</ref>

In 2021, Kutcher invested in [[Steakholder Foods|MeaTech]], an Israeli company that develops meat using [[3D printing]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Webber |first=Jemima |date=2021-10-12 |title=Ashton Kutcher Invests In 'Innovative' And Sustainable Slaughter-Free Meat Company |url=https://plantbasednews.org/news/celebrities/ashton-kutcher-invests-meat/ |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=Plant Based News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barak |first=Naama |date=2021-10-11 |title=Ashton Kutcher invests in Israeli cultivated meat startup |url=https://www.israel21c.org/ashton-kutcher-invests-in-israeli-cultivated-meat-startup/ |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=ISRAEL21c |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Other work ===
[[File:Ashton Kutcher by David Shankbone 2010 NYC.jpg|thumb|right|Kutcher in 2010]]
In 2009, Kutcher established an international human rights organization with his then-wife [[Demi Moore]]. DNA Foundation, later known as [[Thorn (organization)|Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children]], works to address the sexual exploitation of children and the proliferation of child pornography on a global scale.<ref name="msn">{{cite web|url=http://causes.msn.com/human_trafficking/ |title=MSN TakePart |publisher=MSN |access-date=March 24, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317194144/http://causes.msn.com/human_trafficking/ |archive-date=March 17, 2013 }}</ref> 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 (operating system)|Android]], and [[BlackBerry]]. In order to download on one of the 3 mobile platforms, users must first have the UberSocial client installed on their device and then proceed to the device's browser to download A.plus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aplus-app.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530094243/http://www.aplus-app.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 30, 2011 |title=Twitter app by Ashton Kutcher |publisher=Aplus-app.com |access-date=June 14, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/05/23/ashton-kutcher-launches-his-own-twitter-client-with-ubermedia-ah/ |title=Ashton Kutcher launches his own Twitter client (!?!) With Ubermedia (Ah ... .)&nbsp;– TNW Apps |publisher=Thenextweb.com |date=May 23, 2011 |access-date=June 14, 2012}}</ref>

In 2013, Kutcher and [[Evan Beard]] and Kendall Dabaghi launched [[A Plus (aplus.com)|A Plus]], where Kutcher is chairman of the board.<ref name="bi_price">{{cite web|last1=Price|first1=Rob|title=Inside Ashton Kutcher's celebrity-powered viral media empire, which no one knows exists |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/ashton-kutcher-startup-aplus-media-viral-plagiarism-celebrities-2015-2|work=Business Insider}}</ref> Initially, a product discovery service,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6903468|title = Ashton Kutcher launches A+: discover the best products through friends |publisher=[[Y Combinator (company)|Y Combinator]]|access-date = April 4, 2015}}</ref> it morphed in April 2014 to a social media-driven content platform focused on upbeat stories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/a-plus-raises-35-million-at-a-30-million-valuation-2015-3|access-date=April 4, 2015 |last=Shontell |first=Alyson|date=March 19, 2015|work=[[Business Insider]]|title=Last year, a blog called A Plus was created in Ashton Kutcher's living room. Now it has 50 million readers and it just raised $3.5 million}}</ref> It was officially launched in that incarnation in January 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hamedy|first=Saba|title=Ashton Kutcher launches new online platform called A+ |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-aplus-ashton-kutcher-media-platform-20150123-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 23, 2015|access-date=November 5, 2016}}</ref> It has reported 27.5 million monthly uniques in the United States, has an [[Alexa Internet|Alexa]] rank of about 11787 (4019 in the US), and is ranked by Quantcast as a top-50 site in the US in terms of unique visitors.<ref name="bi_price" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/aplus.com|publisher=[[Alexa Internet]]|access-date=April 4, 2015|title=How popular is aplus.com?|archive-date=October 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017211232/http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/aplus.com|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2016, Kutcher was assailed onstage by a protestor while speaking at an [[Airbnb]] event in Los Angeles, who criticized the company for allowing [[Israeli settlement|Israeli settlers]] list their homes in the illegally-occupied [[West Bank]] on its website. Kutcher was an early investor in the company.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 November 2016 |title=Protester assails Ashton Kutcher over West Bank rentals |website=[[The Times of Israel]] |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/protester-assails-ashton-kutcher-over-west-bank-rentals/amp/}}</ref> In 2018, Kutcher attended the Western Region gala of [[Friends of the Israel Defense Forces|Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces]], which raised over {{USD|60 million|long=No}} for [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] soldiers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-02 |title=The FIDF's record-breaking gala, Ashton Kutcher and Pharrell in attendance |url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/the-fidfs-record-breaking-gala-ashton-kutcher-and-pharrell-in-attendance-570972 |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sippell |first=Margeaux |date=2018-11-02 |title=Friends of the Israel Defense Forces Gala Raises Record $60 Million for Soldiers |url=https://variety.com/2018/scene/news/friends-of-the-israel-defense-forces-gala-pharrell-williams-1203018108/ |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2022, Kutcher and his wife [[Mila Kunis]] started a [[gofundme]] page to help two online companies ([[Airbnb]] and [[Flexport]]) to aid refugees fleeing the violence in [[Ukraine]] perpetrated by Russia's military. They raised {{USD|34 million|long=No}} {{as of|2022|3|lc=on}}.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilkie |first=Christina |title=Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis raise over $34 million for Ukraine aid |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/21/ashton-kutcher-and-mila-kunis-raise-over-34-million-for-ukraine-aid-.html |access-date=October 9, 2022 |publisher=CNBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sottile |first=Zoe |date=March 20, 2022 |title=Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher raise $30 million in donations for Ukrainian refugees |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/20/entertainment/mila-kunis-ashton-kutcher-ukraine-trnd/index.html |access-date=October 9, 2022 |publisher=CNN}}</ref> These two organizations are on the ground helping people in Poland and Romania. The couple promised to match the funding. Kunis is a native of Ukraine.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/mila-kunis-ashton-kutcher-ukraine-gofundme-1235196470/ |title=Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher Launch $30 Million Online Fundraiser for Ukrainian Humanitarian Aid |last=Spangler |first=Tod |date=March 4, 2022 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=March 4, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Ashton Kutcher Tweets Support for Wife Mila Kunis' Native Ukraine |url=https://people.com/movies/ashton-kutcher-tweets-support-wife-mila-kunis-native-ukraine/ |access-date=October 9, 2022 |magazine=People|date=February 26, 2022}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
=== Marriages and relationships ===
In February 2001, Ashley Ellerin, whom Ashton Kutcher was dating at the time, was murdered. While never a suspect, Kutcher testified at the 2019 trial of [[serial killer]] [[Michael Gargiulo]]. Kutcher stated that on the night that Ellerin was murdered, Kutcher had arrived to pick her up for a date, but that she had not answered the door. His information helped establish the time of death.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hutchinson |first1=Bill |title=What to know about the 'Hollywood Ripper' 'thrill killer' trial of Michael Gargiulo |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/hollywood-ripper-thrill-killer-trial-michael-gargiulo/story?id=63370882 |access-date=June 3, 2019 |work=ABC News |date=May 10, 2019}}</ref><ref name="AK">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48465551|title=Ashton Kutcher appears in 'Hollywood Ripper' trial|work=BBC News|date=May 30, 2019}}</ref> Gargiulo was found guilty and [[sentenced to death]] on July 16, 2021, for her murder.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/hollywood-ripper-sentenced-to-death-in-us|title='Hollywood Ripper' sentenced to death in US|newspaper=The Straits Times|date=July 16, 2021|access-date=July 17, 2021}}</ref>

In late 2002, he began dating [[Brittany Murphy]], his co-star in ''[[Just Married]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Samantha |last=Miller |title=Baby, Let's Play Married |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20139060,00.html |date=January 20, 2003 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=September 1, 2009 }}</ref>

Kutcher and [[Demi Moore]] met in 2003<ref>{{cite web |last1=Curry |first1=Melanie |title=Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher Had the Relationship I Wanted for My Divorced Mom |url=https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/ashton-kutcher-demi-moore-breakup-timeline|website=instyle.com|access-date=March 12, 2023}}</ref> and married on September 24, 2005.<ref name=MarriageToDemi>{{cite news|last=Malec|first=Brett|title=Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore's Divorce Finalized |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/485598/ashton-kutcher-and-demi-moore-s-divorce-finalized|date=November 27, 2013|access-date=July 6, 2015|publisher=E!}}</ref> Six years later, on November 17, 2011, Moore announced her intention to end the marriage.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 18, 2011|title=Demi Moore to divorce Ashton Kutcher |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/nov/18/demi-moore-ashton-kutcher-divorce |access-date=October 9, 2022 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> After more than a year of separation, Kutcher filed for divorce from Moore on December 21, 2012, in Los Angeles Superior Court, citing [[irreconcilable differences]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ashton Kutcher Files for Divorce from Demi Moore|url=http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/21/ashton-kutcher-demi-moore-divorce/|publisher=[[TMZ.com]]|access-date=December 21, 2012}}</ref> The divorce was finalized on November 26, 2013.<ref name=MarriageToDemi />

Kutcher began dating his former ''That '70s Show'' co-star [[Mila Kunis]] during the first half of 2012.<ref name="dating">{{cite news| url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/pic-new-couple-mila-kunis-ashton-kutcher-share-a-kiss-at-la-party-2012227| title=PIC: New Couple Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher Share a Kiss at L.A. Party|work=[[Us Weekly]]| date= July 22, 2012|access-date= July 6, 2015}} {{cite web |url=http://www.x17online.com/celebrities/ashton_kutcher/ashton_kutcher_mila_kunis_kiss_cuddle_jobs_wrap_party_072212.php|title=Exclusive Photos – Mila Kunis And Ashton Kutcher Kiss At Jobs Wrap Party In Hollywood|publisher=X17Onlinecom|date=July 22, 2012|access-date=July 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123030209/http://www.x17online.com/celebrities/ashton_kutcher/ashton_kutcher_mila_kunis_kiss_cuddle_jobs_wrap_party_072212.php|archive-date=November 23, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> After they became engaged in February 2014,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/03/23/mila-kunis-pregnant-ashton-kutcher-expecting-baby/6813329/|title=Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are expecting!|last=Oldenburg|first=Ann|date=March 24, 2014|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=March 24, 2014}}</ref> she gave birth to a daughter in October 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/parents/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-welcome-daughter-wyatt-isabelle/|title=Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis Welcome Daughter Wyatt Isabelle|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|first1=Michelle|last1=Tauber|first2=Aili|last2=Nahas|first3=Julie|last3=Jordan|date=October 1, 2014|access-date=February 25, 2019|archive-date=October 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003143338/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2014/10/01/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-welcome-daughter-wyatt-isabelle|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://aplus.com/a/ashton-and-mila-baby-photos|title=One of these is Mila and Ashton's baby ... and her name is Wyatt|author-link=Ashton Kutcher|first=Ashton|last=Kutcher|date=October 2, 2014|access-date=March 2, 2016|website=APlus.com|archive-date= October 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003130630/http://aplus.com/a/ashton-and-mila-baby-photos | url-status=live}}</ref> Kunis married Kutcher in July 2015.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://extratv.com/2015/07/15/jon-cryer-dishes-on-ashton-kutcher-and-mila-kunis-wedding| title=Jon Cryer Dishes on Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis' Wedding| work =[[Extra (U.S. TV program)|Extra]] | date=July 15, 2015|access-date = March 2, 2016| archive-date=August 5, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150805161204/http://extratv.com/2015/07/15/jon-cryer-dishes-on-ashton-kutcher-and-mila-kunis-wedding/ | url-status=live}}</ref> She gave birth to a son in November 2016.<ref>{{cite web|first=Issac|last=Saul| url =http://aplus.com/a/dimitri-portwood-ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-baby-family| title=Ashton Kutcher And Mila Kunis Welcome Their New Baby, Dimitri Portwood, To The World| publisher = APlus.com| date= December 2, 2016|access-date = December 2, 2016}}</ref> The family resides in a sustainable farmhouse, designed by the couple and architect [[Howard Backen]], in [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rus |first1=Mayer |title=Step Inside Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis's Sustainable L.A. Farmhouse |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/step-inside-ashton-kutcher-and-mila-kuniss-sustainable-la-farmhouse |website=Architectural Digest |date=May 18, 2021 |access-date=May 25, 2021}}</ref>

=== Interests and beliefs ===
In 2009, Kutcher described himself as a [[Fiscal conservatism|fiscal conservative]] and a [[Cultural liberalism|social liberal]].<ref>''Real Time with Bill Maher''. August 14, 2009.</ref> He is a gun owner but supports new gun laws to help stop mass shootings. Following the [[2017 Las Vegas shooting|2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas]], he said on Twitter "I've had a gun since I was 12 yrs old but enough is enough. I'm a hunter and a sportsman but nobody needs assault rifles. Let's pray. Then let's change the law."<ref>{{cite web |title=FoxNews.com |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/gun-owner-ashton-kutcher-advocating-for-new-gun-laws-enough-is-enough |website=Gun owner Ashton Kutcher advocating for new gun laws: 'Enough is enough'|date=October 4, 2017 }}</ref>

On September 17, 2008, Kutcher was named the assistant coach for the freshman football team at [[Harvard-Westlake School]] in Los Angeles. However, he was unable to return in 2009 because he was filming ''[[Spread (film)|Spread]]''.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2008/sep/13/sports/spw-kutcher13 ''L.A. Times'' report on Kutcher] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223011858/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/sep/13/sports/spw-kutcher13 |date=December 23, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/varsitytimesinsider/2009/09/football-no-more-coach-kutcher-at-harvardwestlake.html |title=Ashton Kutcher has a close relationship with his step-daughters|work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 1, 2009 |access-date=September 5, 2010}}</ref>

Kutcher grew up as a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]. As an adult, he practices [[Kabbalah]], and has visited Israel and studied the [[Torah]]; his wife Mila Kunis stated that he "taught [me] everything I never knew" about her religion, Judaism, though as of 2018, he has not converted.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mila Kunis - WTF Podcast with Marc Maron #937  |date=July 30, 2018 |quote=56 minute-mark|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg2teOl5ouk| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/Jg2teOl5ouk| archive-date=October 28, 2021|access-date=January 16, 2023|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=Israel>{{cite web|last=Ahren |first=Raphael |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-trip-on-tap-for-ashton-kutcher |title=Ashton goes to Israel |newspaper=The Times of Israel |date=May 7, 2013 |access-date=August 18, 2013}}</ref><ref name=yadasu>{{Cite news|last=Mandell|first=Andrea|title={{-'}}No Strings Attached' binds Portman and Ashton|newspaper=USA Today |date=January 18, 2011|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2011-01-18-kutcherportman18_cv_N.htm|access-date=January 20, 2011}}</ref> On trips to Israel, Kutcher visited Kabbalah centers in [[Tel Aviv]] and in [[Tsfat]].<ref name=Israel /> In 2013, Kutcher remarked, "Israel is near and dear to my heart ... coming to Israel is sort of coming 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 on a spiritual level, but also on an artistic and creative level."<ref>{{cite news|last=Brinn |first=David |url=http://www.jpost.com/Arts-and-Culture/Entertainment/Ashton-Israel-is-close-to-my-heart-313091 |title=Ashton says Israel is close to my heart |newspaper=The Jerusalem Post |date=May 14, 2013 |access-date=August 18, 2013}}</ref>

=== Social media presence ===
On April 16, 2009, Kutcher became the first Twitter user to reach more than 1 million followers,<ref name="The Guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2009/apr/21/ashton-kutcher-celebrity-twitter|title=Inside Ashton Kutcher's world of Twitter|work=The Guardian|location=London|date=April 21, 2009|access-date=April 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423052639/http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/apr/21/ashton-kutcher-celebrity-twitter|archive-date=April 23, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> beating [[CNN]] in the site's "Million followers contest".<ref>{{cite news|first=  John D.|last=Sutter|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/15/ashton.cnn.twitter.battle|title=Ashton Kutcher challenges CNN to Twitter popularity contest|publisher=CNN|date= April 15, 2009|access-date=September 5, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609461/20090417/story.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420040710/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1609461/20090417/story.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 20, 2009|title=Ashton Kutcher Beats CNN In Twitter-Off|publisher=MTV|date=April 17, 2009|access-date=September 5, 2010}}</ref> In November 2011, Kutcher received heavy criticism for his tweet in response to the [[Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal]], calling the firing of Penn State football coach [[Joe Paterno]] "in poor taste".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/ashton-kutcher-twitter-storm-over-joe-paterno-penn-state/|title=Ashton Kutcher Sorry for His Ignorance in Defending Joe Paterno|last=Nudd|first=Tim|work=People|date=November 10, 2011|access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref> Kutcher subsequently turned over management of his Twitter account to his team at the Katalyst Media company.<ref>{{cite web|author=Shira, Dahvi|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20544312,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111140624/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20544312,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 11, 2011|title=Ashton Kutcher Giving Up Management of His Twitter Feed|work=People|date=November 10, 2011|access-date=June 9, 2013}}</ref>

In April 2011, Kutcher and then-wife Demi Moore began a public service announcement campaign to end [[child sex trafficking]].<ref name="CNN">{{cite news|url=https://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/14/moore-kutcher-join-our-crusade-to-end-child-sex-trafficking/|title=Moore, Kutcher: Join our crusade to end child sex trafficking|publisher=CNN|date=April 14, 2011|access-date=December 12, 2020|archive-date=November 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129084924/https://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/14/moore-kutcher-join-our-crusade-to-end-child-sex-trafficking/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kutcher claimed that 100,000 to 300,000 American children were sold into sexual slavery. The number was criticized by newspaper ''[[The Village Voice]]''. Kutcher and others including ''The New York Times'', [[C-SPAN]], and CNN used a peer-reviewed study referring to minors at risk for sexual exploitation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sp2.upenn.edu/~restes/CSEC_Files/Exec_Sum_020220.pdf |title=SP2.upenn.edu |access-date=March 22, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002000344/http://www.sp2.upenn.edu/~restes/CSEC_Files/Exec_Sum_020220.pdf |archive-date=October 2, 2008}}</ref> ''The Village Voice'', from their research, said it was only hundreds of children.<ref name="Village Voice">{{cite news|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-06-29/news/real-men-get-their-facts-straight-sex-trafficking-ashton-kutcher-demi-moore|title=Real Men Get Their Facts Straight|work=The Village Voice|location=New York |date=April 14, 2011|access-date=July 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701215931/http://www.villagevoice.com/2011-06-29/news/real-men-get-their-facts-straight-sex-trafficking-ashton-kutcher-demi-moore|archive-date=July 1, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Kutcher claimed the criticism by the ''Village Voice'' promoted [[child prostitution]] and used Twitter to request that ''Village Voice'' advertisers withdraw their advertising from publications owned by its parent company.<ref name="Gawker">{{cite news|url=http://gawker.com/5817554/ashton-kutcher-will-destroy-newspaper-over-sex-slavery-article|title=Ashton Kutcher Will Destroy Newspaper Over Sex Slavery Article|work=Gawker|date=July 1, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703075138/http://gawker.com/5817554/ashton-kutcher-will-destroy-newspaper-over-sex-slavery-article|archive-date=July 3, 2011}}</ref><ref name="BoingBoing">{{cite web|author=Xeni Jardin|url=http://www.boingboing.net/2011/07/01/ashton-kutcher-bulli.html|title=Ashton Kutcher bullies Village Voice over sex slavery hype-debunking cover story|publisher=Boing Boing|date=July 1, 2011|access-date=August 18, 2013}}</ref><!-- RESULTS?? -->

=== Health ===
In August 2022, Kutcher revealed that two years earlier he had been diagnosed with [[vasculitis]], which had impaired his hearing, vision, and mobility during the course of a year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://cnn.com/cnn/2022/08/08/health/ashton-kutcher-vasculitis-wellness/index.html|title=Ashton Kutcher says he battled the debilitating disease 'vasculitis.' Here's what it is|publisher=CNN|first=Sandee|last=LaMotte|date=August 8, 2022|access-date=August 8, 2022}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Danny Masterson trial===
After the conviction of ''That '70s Show'' and ''The Ranch'' castmate, [[Danny Masterson]], for rape, Kutcher, along with Mila Kunis, wrote letters to the judge in support of Masterson.<ref name="usatoday apology">{{cite web| url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/09/10/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-apologize-danny-masterson-letters/70816307007/| title = Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis address 'pain' caused by Danny Masterson letters: 'We support victims'| last = Willis| first = Kim| date = 10 September 2023| work= [[USA Today]]| access-date = 11 September 2023| quote = }}</ref> The letters stated that Masterson was a good person and that he treated people with "decency, equality, and generosity."<ref name="ap apology">{{cite web| url = https://apnews.com/article/ashton-kutcher-mila-kunis-danny-masterson-rape-962edb0f437fe93a28724a5339176daf| title = Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis apologize for 'pain' their letters on behalf of Danny Masterson caused| last = | first = | date = 9 September 2023| publisher=AP News| access-date = 11 September 2023| quote = }}</ref> After the letters were made public, Kutcher and Kunis received immediate backlash and criticism for their support of Masterson, especially due to Kutcher and Kunis' involvement in Thorn, a charity to expose the sexual exploitation of children. After the backlash, Kutcher and Kunis apologized in a video, in which the two claimed that the letters were only intended for the judge and not for the public. The apology was similarly criticized as "performative and insincere."<ref name="BuzzFeed News Apology">{{cite web| url = https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/leylamohammed/mila-kunis-ashton-kutcher-backlash-danny-masterson-apology| title = Ashton Kutcher Turned Off the Comments Under His and Mila Kunis's 'Apology' Video After They Were Slammed for Writing Glowing Character Letters on Behalf of Danny Masterson| last = Mohammed| first = Leyla| date = 11 September 2023| website = [[BuzzFeed News]]| publisher = [[BuzzFeed]]| access-date = 11 September 2023| quote = }}</ref> In response to the further backlash, Kutcher stepped down as chairman of the board of Thorn.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Luscombe |first1=Belinda |title=Ashton Kutcher Steps Down as Board Chair of Anti-Child-Sex-Abuse Organization |url=https://time.com/6314436/ashton-kutcher-steps-down-thorn-danny-masterson/ |magazine=Time|date=September 15, 2023 |access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
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|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
|Denotes works that have not yet been released
|}

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! Year
! Title
! Role
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|1999
|''[[Coming Soon (1999 film)|Coming Soon]]''
|Louie
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|-
|2000
|''[[Down to You]]''
|[[Jim Morrison]]
|
|-
|2000
|''[[Reindeer Games]]''
|College Kid
|
|-
|2000
|''[[Dude, Where's My Car?]]''
|Jesse Montgomery III
|
|-
|2001
|''[[Texas Rangers (film)|Texas Rangers]]''
|George Durham
|
|-
|2003
|''[[Just Married]]''
|Tom Leezak
|
|-
|2003
|''[[My Boss's Daughter]]''
|Tom Stansfield
|
|-
|2003
|''[[Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)|Cheaper by the Dozen]]''
|Hank
|Uncredited<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/Cheaper-by-Dozen-58.html|title=Cheapter by the Dozen|website=Cinema Blend|first=Matt|last=Norris|date=May 27, 2016|access-date=August 15, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|2004
|''[[The Butterfly Effect]]''
|Evan Treborn
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Guess Who (film)|Guess Who]]''
|Simon Green
|
|-
|2005
|''[[A Lot like Love]]''
|Oliver Martin
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]''
|Fisher
|
|-
|2006
|''[[The Guardian (2006 film)|The Guardian]]''
|Jake Fischer
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Open Season (2006 film)|Open Season]]''
|Elliot (voice)
|
|-
|2008
|''[[What Happens in Vegas]]''
|Jack Fuller
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Spread (film)|Spread]]''
|Nikki
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Personal Effects (2008 film)|Personal Effects]]''
|Walter
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Brother's Justice]]''
|Himself
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Valentine's Day (2010 film)|Valentine's Day]]''
|Reed Bennet
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Killers (2010 film)|Killers]]''
|Spencer Aimes
|
|-
|2011
|''[[No Strings Attached (2011 film)|No Strings Attached]]''
|Adam Franklin
|
|-
|2011
|''[[New Year's Eve (2011 film)|New Year's Eve]]''
|Randy
|Segment: "Elevator Story"
|-
|2013
|''[[Jobs (film)|Jobs]]''
|[[Steve Jobs]]
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Annie (2014 film)|Annie]]''
|Simon Goodspeed
|Cameo
|-
|2014
|''[[The Man Who Saved the World]]''
|Himself
|Documentary
|-
| 2022
|''[[Vengeance (2022 film)|Vengeance]]'' 
|Quinten Sellers
|
|-
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Your Place or Mine (film)|Your Place or Mine]]''
| Peter
| 
|-
|{{TableTBA}}
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''[[The Long Home]]'' {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
| Nathan Winer Sr.
|Post-production
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1998–2006
|''[[That '70s Show]]''
|[[Michael Kelso]]
|Main role (seasons 1–7); recurring (season 8)
|-
|2001
|''[[Just Shoot Me]]''
|Dean Cassidy
|Episode: "Mayas and Tigers and Deans, Oh My"
|-
|2002
|''[[Grounded for Life]]''
|Cousin Scott
|Episode: "Dust in the Wind"
|-
|2003–2007; 2012
|''[[Punk'd]]''
|Himself
|Creator, host, producer
|-
|2005
|''[[Robot Chicken]]''
|Michael Kelso<br />Michael Knight<br />Templeton 'Faceman' Peck<br />TiVo Addict (voices)
|3 episodes
|-
|2008
|''[[Miss Guided]]''
|Beaux
|Episode: "Hot Sub"
|-
|2011–2015
|''[[Two and a Half Men]]''
|[[Walden Schmidt]]
|Lead role (seasons 9–12)
|-
|2013
|''[[Men at Work (TV series)|Men at Work]]''
|Eric
|Episode: "Long Distance Tyler", uncredited
|-
|2016
|''[[Family Guy]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "[[Candy, Quahog Marshmallow]]"
|-
|2016–2020
|''[[The Ranch (TV series)|The Ranch]]''
|Colt Bennett
|Main role
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Bachelorette (season 13)|The Bachelorette]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Season 13, 139 overall"
|-
| 2022
| ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Herogasm"; cameo
|-
| 2023
| ''[[That '90s Show]]''
| Michael Kelso
| Episode: "That '90s Pilot"
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+Producer
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2003–2007; 2012
|''[[Punk'd]]''
|Executive producer
|
|-
|2003
|''[[My Boss's Daughter]]''
|Co-producer
|
|-
|2004
|''[[The Butterfly Effect]]''
|Executive producer
|
|-
|2004
|''[[You've Got a Friend (TV program)|You've Got a Friend]]''
|Executive producer
|8 episodes
|-
|2005–2008
|''[[Beauty and the Geek]]''
|Executive producer
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Adventures in Hollyhood]]''
|Executive producer
|8 episodes
|-
|2007
|''[[Miss Guided]]''
|Executive producer
|7 episodes
|-
|2007
|''[[Game Show in My Head]]''
|Executive producer
|8 episodes
|-
|2007
|''[[The Real Wedding Crashers]]''
|Executive producer
|7 episodes
|-
|2007
|''[[Room 401]]''
|Executive producer
|8 episodes
|-
|2008
|''[[Pop Fiction (TV series)|Pop Fiction]]''
|Executive producer
|1 episode
|-
|2008–2009
|''[[Opportunity Knocks (game show)|Opportunity Knocks]]''
|Executive producer
|
|-
|2009
|''[[True Beauty (American TV series)|True Beauty]]''
|Executive producer
|4 episodes
|-
|2009
|''[[The Beautiful Life]]''
|Executive producer
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Spread (film)|Spread]]''
|
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Killers (2010 film)|Killers]]''
|Executive producer
|
|-
|2012–2013
|''Rituals''
|Executive producer
|3 episodes
|-
|2013
|''[[Forever Young (American TV series)|Forever Young]]''
| Executive producer
|
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Ashton Kutcher}}
Since he started acting, Kutcher has been nominated by the [[Teen Choice Awards]] the most. He has also won awards for his romantic comedies ''A Lot like Love,'' ''What Happens in Vegas'' and ''No Strings Attached.'' In 1999, he was nominated by the [[Young Artist Award]] for Best Performance in a TV Series by a Supporting Young Actor as [[Michael Kelso]] in ''That '70s Show''. He has also been nominated by the [[Kid's Choice Awards]], [[MTV Movie Awards]], [[People's Choice Awards]], and the [[Golden Raspberry Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ashton Kutcher Awards|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005110/awards|publisher=IMDb|access-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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