Ashton Kutcher and his twin brother, Michael Kutcher, sit down for their first joint interview on Paramount+’s ‘The Checkup With Dr. David Agus.’ The actor has an emotional discussion with his twin brother, who was born with cerebral palsy and had a heart transplant. The first three episodes of ‘The Checkup With Dr. David Agus’ will debut on Dec. 12.
Who is Christopher Ashton Kutcher?
(born February 7, 1978) is an American actor, producer, entrepreneur, and former model. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a People’s Choice Award, and nominations for two Young Artist Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Critics’ Choice Movie Award.
He began his acting career portraying Michael Kelso in the Fox sitcom That ’70s Show (1998–2006). He made his film debut in the romantic comedy Coming Soon (1999), followed by the comedy film Dude, Where’s My Car? (2000), which was a box office hit. In 2003, Kutcher moved into romantic comedies, appearing in that year’s Just Married and My Boss’s Daughter. In 2003, he created and produced the television series Punk’d, also serving as host for the first eight of its ten seasons. In 2004, Kutcher starred in the lead role in the psychological film The Butterfly Effect.
Kutcher subsequently appeared in more romantic comedies, including Guess Who (2005), A Lot Like Love (2005), What Happens in Vegas (2008), and No Strings Attached (2011). He starred as Walden Schmidt on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men (2011–2015). In 2013, Kutcher portrayed Steve Jobs in the biographical film Jobs. He also starred as Colt Bennett in the Netflix series The Ranch (2016–2020). Kutcher provided the voice of Elliot in Open Season(2006). Kutcher later starred in the comedy thriller 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 successfully invested in several high-technology startups. Kutcher has investments in over 60 companies, the most prominent of which include Skype, Foursquare, Airbnb, Path, and Fab.com. Kutcher has invested in five startups as of August 2017: Neighborly, Zenreach, ResearchGate, Kopari Beauty, and Lemonade.