There are a number of social media sites through which you can earn fan following. YouTube being a major contender to those sites gives chances to a lot of people to carve out a career for themselves. A lot of people have gained a huge amount of attention by producing their own videos on YouTube.
There is an endless list of people who fall under this umbrella such as PewDiePie, Smosh, Rosanna Pasino and many more. This was not the case with the hunk who is known for his roles in the sitcom ‘That 70’s show’. And he goes by the name of Christopher Ashton Kutcher.
Aston’s early life
Ashton was born on 7th February 1978. Before he turned towards the global stage i.e. modelling and acting he faced a major setback. This setback involved his other brother. His twin brother had to undergo a heart surgery because of a certain virus that affected his heart. Ashton was so attached to him that he pursued biochemical engineering at the University of Iowa but then later left for modelling.
Ashton’s roles in modelling and acting
Even Ashton did not have an idea how modelling would turn out for him. Nobody stormed into the modelling industry like he did. He started his modelling career for the top-designers i.e. Calvin Klein and the Abercrombie & Fitch. Right after one year in modelling career he was asked for a role in the highly significant sitcom ‘That 70’s show’. He starred in this show for 8 seasons. Ashton also performed on the show ‘Two and a half men’ for 3 seasons.
His latest contribution towards movies is his role in the ‘Jobs’ in which he portrayed the character of the co-founder of Apple.
Ashton connection with YouTube
In 2003, Ashton started a prank based reality series on YouTube. Ashton being the producer of this show picked up his celebrity guests that were his friends as well, and performed pranks on them. The famous actors that were pranked are: Hugh Jackman, Seth Green, Justin Timberlake and many more.
His total worth
According to a survey, Ashton Kutcher’s net worth is somewhat near to $160 million. He charged a mind-boggling $750,000 per episode of his performance. This makes his yearly earnings only through acting to be about $18 million. No wonder these numbers shows that he is the top paid actors in America right now.
Ashton’s charitable work
Even from a very young age he had a kind heart. At one moment, he even stepped up to donate his heart for the surgery of his twin brother. In 2009, when Ashton was crowned as the first Twitter user to have a million followers. He then gave $100,000 to charity for the cause of fighting malaria.
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