Finding his way! Ashton Kutcher hit it out of the park when he made his acting debut in 1998 — and decades later, Hollywood is still enthralled by his life.
Kutcher, whose full name is Christopher Ashton Kutcher, found instant success when he began his career as Michael Kelso on That ’70s Show. In addition to the show launching him into super stardom, the comedy is responsible for introducing the Midwest native to his now-wife, Mila Kunis.
The pair played love interests Kelso and Jackie until 2006. While Kutcher was Kunis’ first kiss, their real-life romance didn’t begin until 2012 following a failed marriage to Demi Moore and a cheating scandal in the months prior to their breakup.
“It was a hard process when their marriage ended, and he was very much aware of it. But they both needed to move on and find their way separately,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly in September 2019 after Moore released her Inside Out memoir, which detailed her rocky end with Kutcher. “It’s a chapter of his life that he has moved on from.”
The Open Season actor, who wed Kunis in the summer of 2015, was not “mad or disappointed” that the Ghost actress aired their dirty laundry, including tales of infidelity in the book, per the insider.
“He’s in a very different place now. But he knows without that experience and relationship he wouldn’t be where he is or who he is,” the source added. “He had to go through it to get to this place and he’s grateful for it.”
Following his split from Moore, the Punk’d creator found happiness with Kunis, with whom he shares two children. His life, however, hasn’t been without its ups and downs, including a hospitalization in 2013 amid filming Jobs.
“I was like doubled over in pain, and my pancreas levels were completely out of whack, which was completely terrifying, considering everything,” Kutcher told the Associated Press at the Sundance Film Festival premiere in January 2013, revealing he copied Steve Jobs’ “fruitarian diet,” which caused health problems.
Seven years later, the Stoner Cats alum again faced a health scare when he was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder called vasculitis. Kutcher spoke out about the scary ordeal in an August 2022 teaser for Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge, saying, “[It] knocked out my vision, it knocked out my hearing, it knocked out, like, all my equilibrium.”
Scroll Down for all of Kutcher’s ups and downs through the years:
After modeling for Next modeling agency in New York, Kutcher made the move to acting in 1998. He rose to fame that year when he began playing Michael Kelso on That ‘70s Show. The series ran for eight seasons until its 2006 finale. Robert Sebree/20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock
In 2000, the actor found big screen success starring in Dude, Where’s My Car?. He followed up the movie with leading roles in 2001’s Just Married, 2004’s The Butterfly Effect, 2008’s What Happens in Vegas, 2011’s No Strings Attached and 2013’s Jobs. 20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock
Kutcher created MTV’s hit series Punk’d in 2003. He hosted the show, wrote the episodes and worked as an executive producer until 2012. Matt Sayles/AP/Shutterstock
The Killers actor wed Moore in September 2005 after dating for nearly two years. The pair first got together after Kutcher split from Brittany Murphy in 2003. (Murphy died at age 32 after suffering cardiac arrest six years later.) Alex Berliner/BEI/Shutterstock
The Iowa native cofounded A-Grade Investments in 2010 alongside Guy Oseary and Ron Burkle. The venture capital firm focuses on investing in and helping technology start-up companies. Tracey Nearmy/EPA/Shutterstock
Sara Leal exclusively told Us in October 2011 about her brief affair with Kutcher, which she claimed took place one month prior. "He was a good lover," Leal told Us at the time, saying they had sex twice. "But if I had known from the beginning he was married, none of this would have happened." AMI/MEGA
After starring in multiple hit films in the early 2000s, Kutcher found his way back to the small screen in 2011, replacing Charlie Sheen as the second lead on Two and a Half Men. He played Walden Schmidt until 2015 alongside OG stars Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones. Warner Bros Tv/Chuck Lorre Prod/Kobal/Shutterstock
Moore announced in November 2011 that she and Kutcher split amid infidelity rumors. The pair finalized their divorce two years later. Dave Allocca/Starpix/Shutterstock
The New Year’s Eve actor began dating his former That ‘70s Show costar Kunis in 2012 amid his divorce from Moore. Don Wright/AP/Shutterstock
Kutcher revealed in January 2013 that he was hospitalized for two days after adapting a “fruitarian” diet while playing Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs in Jobs. Kunis later explained that her husband was “downplaying” how serious the hospitalization was. “He was dumb. He also only ate grapes at one point. It’s so stupid,” the Bad Moms actress said during an October 2021 episode of “Hot Ones” when speaking of Kutcher’s movie diet. “We ended up in the hospital, twice, with pancreatitis. So, fact check, yes, it was really dumb.” Open Road Films/Kobal/Shutterstock
Kutcher and Kunis welcomed daughter Wyatt in October 2014, eight months after he proposed to the Black Swan actress. Patrick B Kraemer/EPA/Shutterstock
The lovebirds tied the knot in July 2015. Peter Barreras/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
The businessman and the Friends With Benefits actress welcomed their second child, son Dimitri, in November 2016. David J Phillip/AP/Shutterstock
The actor reconnected with That ‘70s Show costar Danny Masterson in 2016 for Netflix’s The Ranch. Kutcher played Cole Bennett and served as an executive producer on the project until its end in 2020. Masterson, for his part, was fired from the series in December 2017 after being accused of rape by multiple women. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges in January 2021 and is set to go on trial in August 2022. Saeed Adyani/Netflix/Kobal/Shutterstock
After his No Strings Attached costar Natalie Portman came forward in January 2017 about him allegedly making “three time as much” as she did on the 2011 film, Kutcher applauded her via Twitter. “So proud of Natalie and all women who stand up for closing the gender pay gap!” he wrote at the time, linking to her Marie Claire UK cover story. Matt Sayles/AP/Shutterstock
In May 2019, the Texas Rangers actor testified in the trial of suspected serial killer Michael Gargiulo. Gargiulo was accused of killing Kutcher’s friend Ashley Ellerin in 2001 on the night that the Numbnuts producer was supposed to take Ellerin to a post-Grammy party in Hollywood. Kutcher testified that he was “running late” that evening to pick her up and when he arrived at her home she didn’t answer the door. He recalled looking through a back window and seeing what he thought was “red wine spilled on the carpet” before leaving the property. “I figured I screwed up by showing up too late and she [had already] left,” Kutcher explained. Gargiulo was convicted in 2019 of two counts of murder — including that of Ellerin — and one count of attempted murder. He was sentenced to death in 2021. GENARO MOLINA/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Moore claimed in her 2019 memoir, Inside Out, that threesomes with Kutcher contributed to their 2011 split. The G.I. Jane actress alleged that when she confronted Kutcher about cheating on her amid their marriage, he tried to “deflect blame” and point to their past threesomes as the catalyst to his infidelity. She also detailed her 2003 miscarriage with the Cheaper by the Dozen actor’s baby. (Moore revealed that she was six months pregnant with a baby girl when she lost the baby.) Kutcher seemingly commented on the book’s claims, tweeting in September 2019. “I was about to push the button on a really snarky tweet. Then I saw my son, daughter, and wife and I deleted it. ❤️.” Four years after Moore’s book was released, the No Strings Attached actor revealed to Esquire he “was f–king pissed” about his ex’s tell-all. He also addressed the miscarriage for the first time. “Losing a kid that you think you’re going to have, and that close to thinking you’re going to have a kid, is really, really painful,” he recalled. “Everyone deals with that in different ways.” Broadimage/Shutterstock
In February 2022, the Valentine’s Day actor backed his wife Kunis amid unrest in Ukraine as Russia prepared to invade his wife’s home country. “I stand with Ukraine,” Kutcher wrote via Twitter at the time. The couple later launched a GoFundMe to help earn $30 million to assist in refugee and humanitarian efforts in Ukraine amid the war. Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock
Kutcher broke his silence on his That ‘70s Show costar’s sexual assault allegations during a January 2023 interview with Esquire. “Ultimately, I can’t know. I’m not the judge. I’m not the jury. I’m not the DA. I’m not the victim. And I’m not the accused,” Kutcher, who confirmed he is still in touch with Masterson, said at the time. “And so, in that case, I don’t have a space to comment. I just don’t know.” Shutterstock (2)
The Your Place or Mine star shared he hadn’t “done a drug in 10 years” after having a bad experience with a THC edible at a friend’s wedding. Kutcher recalled while he was under the influence, he felt like his vasectomy caused him to lose all feeling below the waist. Eric Charbonneau/Shutterstock
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