It's probably going to be the best show on the air - no, 'probably' is an understatement." That's what Ashton Kutcher said about That '70s Show a few days before it premiered. Kutcher plays the lovable bell- bottomed Kelso.
Whether or not it's the best show on the air is debatable, but it's definitely a hit. In fact, the network has renewed the show's contract through to 2002. Kelso is evidently a lot smarter in real life.
And like a lot of his TV contemporaries, Kutcher is adding movie-making to his résumé, appearing in no less than four films before next summer.
All this from someone who went from Homestead, Iowa to New York to Europe to Los Angeles, in a little over one year.
Basics
o Full Name - Christopher Ashton Kutcher
o Birthdate - February 7, 1978
o Birthplace - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
o Height - 190 cm (6 ft. 3 in.)
o Kin - Has a twin brother, Michael, and an older sister, Tausha, both students
o Marital Status - Unattached
Fact Check
o Once had a summer job vacuuming cereal dust from around the Cheerios assembly line at a General Mills cereal factory
o Travelled Europe as a fashion runway model
o Was a Calvin Klein jeans model
o Pastimes - fishing, golf, chess
o Movie star twin - a young John Travolta
o Graduated high school in Amana, Iowa; studied bio-chemical engineering at the University of Iowa
Upcoming Films
o Down to You - In this comedy/ romance, Kutcher plays a character called Jim Morrison. No word yet on whether or not it's the late rock singer. Stars Freddie Prinze Jr. and Selma Blair.
o Deception - Shot in Prince George, B.C. and Vancouver, this is about an ex-con (Ben Affleck) who tries to go straight but falls in with the wrong crowd. Also stars Charlize Theron.
o Coming Soon - Another comedy/ romance about wealthy, private-school New Yorkers. Also stars Gaby Hoffmann and Ryan Reynolds.
o Texas Rangers - A western about the young men who cleaned up a lawless, wild west following the American civil war. Shot mostly in Alberta, this also stars James Van Der Beek and Rachael Leigh Cook.
Quotables
ON MAKING MOVIES:
"It's about finding the right script, and finding the time to do it."
ON FUTURE ROLES:
"I definitely don't want to be stuck in the Pretty Boy category because that means you'll only
get romantic leads and I want to go beyond that. I want to be a great character actor."
ON OVERNIGHT SUCCESS:
"I don't believe that good things come to those who wait. I think good things come to those who want something so bad they
can't sit still."