Actor Ashton Kutcher is known for his roles in romantic comedies as well as the TV shows like That 70s Show and Punk’D. The actor has also ventured into the dramatic territory with films like The Butterfly Effect and Jobs. He is also an entrepreneur and has started multiple investment firms, which have invested in many companies such as Skype, Airbnb, and Duolingo.
For all the hats that Kutcher dons, he seems to be very ignorant about pop culture trends. He has confessed that he will never know what the number one song of the week is, despite being in the entertainment industry. He once revealed that he could not recognize One Direction singer and pop sensation Harry Styles when he had attended a birthday party.
The Many Careers Of Ashton Kutcher
Ashton Kutcher has had his hands on many things in his life. Before he became an actor, Kutcher joined college with a major in biochemical engineering. His motivation to do so was to cure his twin brother Michael’s heart disease. However, while trying to earn his tuition fee, he entered the Fresh Faces of Iowa competition that was conducted by a modeling agency. He won a trip to New York, where he was signed by an agency and he started his career in modeling.
Kutcher has mentioned that he always had a passion for acting and after his modeling career, he auditioned for the role of Michael Kelso in the TV show That 70s Show. The series lasted for eight seasons and made Kutcher a household name. He then starred in many comedies such as Dude, Where’s My Car?, Just Married, and Guess Who.
Kutcher then produced and starred in the reality prank show Punk’d. The show saw Ashton Kutcher pranking celebrities and capturing them via a hidden camera. The show featured celebrities such as Justin Timberlake and Frankie Muniz. It lasted eleven seasons and was also rebooted twice. The phrase ‘Punked’ became a common term.
Kutcher also starred in Two and a Half Men as well as Netflix’s The Ranch. He ventured into dramatic territory with The Butterfly Effect and Jobs, where he played Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Kutcher has also invested in multiple tech startups and businesses. He set up two venture capital firms, A-Grade Investments and Sound Ventures. He has invested in companies such as Skype, Neighborly, ResearchGate, and Duolingo. He is also invested in an Italian restaurant called ‘Dolce’ and the shoe brand Veldskoen Shoes.
Ashton Kutcher Did Not Recognize Harry Styles At A Party
Ashton Kutcher has been in the entertainment industry for more than twenty years. He has been part of many pop culture markers such as Punk’d and That 70s Show. However, the actor seems to be unaware of most things that are happening in the current age.
In an interview with Jimmy Fallon, while promoting his romantic comedy Your Place or Mine, Kutcher spoke about an incident where he and his wife Mila Kunis attended a birthday party of a neighbor,
“…they had a Karaoke party. We’re sitting there, and this guy gets up and he starts singing this ABBA song. And he was unbelievable. I was like, ‘This guy’s like – he’s really good’. Then we turn to our friend and we’re like, ‘Man, that guy is really good.’ And they’re like, ‘That’s Harry Styles’…But I didn’t know who that was. I’m so pop culture anemic in my life.”
The actor also went on to say that the incident occurred eight years ago, back when Styles was still a part of One Direction, which Kutcher hilariously referred to as ‘a D12 band’. The actor says that he now knows who the Grammy award-winning musician is, talking about the singer’s Watermelon Sugar
Source: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
