- 2003
Movie Marriage
Kutcher and Brittany Murphy enjoy box office success with their romantic comedy Just Married. Off-screen, the two stars wear their movie wedding bands but deny engagement rumors. After five months, Kutcher and Murphy call it quits. Before the break, Kutcher tells PEOPLE that "Brittany will forever be my first wife."
Pulling a Hat Trick
Kutcher takes a crack at fellow celebrities (including Justin Timberlake, left) with Punk'd, the MTV version of the old hidden camera trick. For the series, the actor tries on all three hats as cocreator, coproducer and host, but it's his trucker hats that ignite a fashion trend. After two successful seasons, the jokester abruptly ends Punk'd, but the joke is on the fans. The show's third season is announced on April Fools 2004.
La Dolce Vita
Kutcher invests in an Italian restaurant, Dolce Enoteca, which opens up in West Hollywood. Other celebrity partners include Danny Masterson and Jamie Kennedy. The star power and modern Italian cuisine combination proves successful and leads to several more locations in Atlanta and Reno.
Moore to Love
From Ashton's eatery in L.A. to Diddy's yacht in Miami, onlookers take notice of Kutcher and a new woman in his life – Demi Moore, who is 15 years his senior. A witness tells PEOPLE that the two stars shared a "very romantic" kiss outside a Miami restaurant.
- 2004
A Thrilling Effect
The actor surprises unfriendly critics with the success of his sci-fi thriller The Butterfly Effect, costarring Amy Smart (left). Making nearly $58 million at the box office, the film portrays Kutcher as a college student who keeps going back in time to fix his friends' lives.
- 2005
Goodbye to the '70s
The 2005/2006 season of That '70s Show goes on without regulars Kutcher and costar Topher Grace. After seven seasons, the two decide to pursue their film careers but make guest appearances on the show.
Matchmaker for the Geeks
The actor moves up the ladder to executive producer in his new WB show Beauty and the Geek, a reality series that matches beautiful women with intelligent but awkward men.
A Quick To-Do
After months of rumors, Kutcher and Moore tie the knot. The high profile couple marries in a Kabbalah ceremony at their home in Beverly Hills. Kutcher takes on the role of step-dad to Moore's three daughters from her earlier marriage to Bruce Willis. The girls nickname their new parent "MOD," short for "My Other Dad."
- 2006
A Swimming Team
Kutcher teams up with Kevin Costner in the Coast Guard action drama The Guardian (left). When the film opens, Kutcher nabs the two top spots at the box office with The Guardian and the animated movie Open Season, in which he voices an one-horned mule deer.
- 2008
Ashton Gets "Sexy" for Details
Kutcher shows off his ''super sexy'' side in the latest issue of Details, where he discusses his decision to marry Demi Moore at age 27: "I've literally just been voted the world's most eligible bachelor and I'm like, I'm going off the market. I've found the one. If I had thought about it I would have been like, 'Nah, nah.' But what can you do? When you're in that deep, you can't think." The 30-year-old actor also stars with Cameron Diaz in the romantic comedy, What Happens in Vegas, which opens at No. 3.
Photo Credits
BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): JEFF VESPA/WIREIMAGE; MTV; MATT BARON/BEIMAGES; New Line Cinema; Warner Bros./Everett; ERIC CHARBONNEAU/BEIMAGES; Touchstone
- Name
- Ashton Kutcher
- Real Name
- Christopher Ashton Kutcher
- Birth Date
- February 07, 1978
- Birth Place
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Heart Monitor
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Demi Moore, wife (2003 to present)
Brittany Murphy, ex-girlfriend (Oct. 2002 to April 2003)
Ashley Scott, ex-girlfriend (2001 to 2002)
January Jones, ex-girlfriend (1998 to 2001)
