Snakkle Celebrates Ashton Kutcher’s Surprisingly Diverse Career as the Actor Turns 36

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Ashton (Chris) Kutcher Singing His Junior Year at Clear Creek-Amana High School, Tiffin, Iowa (1995)

Ashton (Chris) Kutcher began showing the world his versatility by singing in a quartet during his junior year of high school at Clear Creek-Amana High School in Tiffin, IA.

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Ashton Kutcher Acting During His Junior Year at Clear Creek-Amana High School, Tiffin, Iowa (1995)

We're guessing from the silly face that Kutcher's making in this photo, he was already showing his comedic prowess in his high school years.

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Ashton Kutcher, Junior Year at Clear Creek-Amana High School, Tiffin, Iowa (1995)

Ashton revealed he had a rough teen life, often stressed by his fraternal brother Michael’s dire cardiomyopathy. Kutcher’s parents then split when he was 16, and he admits to spiraling into petty crime, including a conviction for third-degree burglary after robbing his school.

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Ashton Kutcher’s First Modeling Portfolio Shots (1995)

Kutcher says his brush with the law calmed him down, and he then looked for outlets to keep him busy, including modeling. This image was from his first modeling portfolio shoot right out of high school. He enrolled soon after at the University of Iowa and was recruited for the "Fresh Faces of Iowa" modeling competition. He eventually dropped out of college to pursue a modeling career and then acting in Los Angeles.

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Ashton Kutcher as Kelso with Mila Kunis in That '70s Show (1998)

After moving to Los Angeles and modeling for Calvin Klein, Kutcher decided to give acting a try and on his first audition landed the role of himbo teen Michael Kelso on the sitcom That '70s Show. The series was hit for Fox and made Kutcher a household name.

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Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott Star in Dude, Where’s My Car? (2000)

Two years into his TV gig, Kutcher got his first big screen movie role in the stoner comedy Dude, Where's My Car? Already adept at playing stupid, Kutcher got to show off his talents on a global scale, and the dumb comedy became a box-office hit, opening new avenues for him.

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Ashton Kutcher’s Reality Hit Punk’d (2003)

A notorious prankster, Kutcher developed a show that would allow him to set up his celebrity friends and acquaintances in elaborate hoaxes that he would catch on camera. MTV picked up Kutcher’s reality show Punk’d and let him host and set up the bits. It became a huge hit for the network, lasting four seasons, and being “punk’d” is now pop-culture vocabulary.

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Ashton Kutcher and the Late Brittany Murphy Star in Just Married (2003)

Ashton graduated into the world of rom-coms as a leading man playing a frustrated newlywed opposite Brittany Murphy in Just Married. The film wasn’t a critical success, but it opened the door for Kutcher to merge his comedic skills with his leading-man looks.

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Ashton Kutcher Plays Zoe Saldana’s Fiancé in Guess Who (2005)

Kutcher had better critical success in Guess Who, the updated version of the classic film that explored race and romance, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.

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Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz Mix It Up in What Happens in Vegas (2008)

Ashton and Cameron played two opposites who drunkenly get married during a wild night in Las Vegas. They wake up with immediate regrets, but when they win $3 million, their quickie divorce gets complicated. While it was a financial hit, What Happens in Vegas earned the leads a Razzie nomination for Worst Screen Couple. Ouch.

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Ashton Kutcher Woos Jennifer Garner in Valentine’s Day (2010)

Kutcher signed up to director Garry Marshall’s old-school, celeb-filled romantic anthology film Valentine’s Day, playing one of the main characters (a florist) trying to sort out his heart on the dreaded holiday.

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Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman Get Frisky in No Strings Attached (2011)

The very handsome duo of Ashton and Natalie starred together as friends who decide to have sex but not a relationship in the romantic comedy No Strings Attached. During the filming, Kutcher, who studies Kabbalah, and Portman says they bonded over their shared faith of Judaism.

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Ashton Kutcher Takes Charlie Sheen’s Place in Two and a Half Men (2011)

After Charlie Sheen imploded personally and professionally behind the scenes of Two and a Half Men, CBS looked to hire a new leading man to keep the hit sitcom on the air. Kutcher agreed to return to television with a one-year contract on the show. His debut episode in September 2011 was seen by 28.7 million people. He's still currently starring on the show.

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Ashton Kutcher Comes Back for a New Holiday in New Year’s Eve (2011)

With the success of Valentine’s Day, Kutcher reunited with director Garry Marshall for another holiday-themed rom-com, New Year’s Eve.

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Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs in Jobs (2013)

Kutcher was cast as Steve Jobs in the 2013 biopic Jobs about the Apple genius. The film closed out the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and Kutcher also served as a producer on the film.