VIDEO: ‘Don’t vote’ PSA with Leonardo DiCaprio, E. Iowa native Ashton Kutcher viewed over 1,000,000 times at YouTube October 3, 2008
Posted by John in Political.Tags: Actors, Actresses, Ashton Kutcher, Courteney Cox, Demi Moore, Dustin Hoffman, Ellen DeGeneres, Eva Longoria Parker, Forest Whitaker, Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Aniston, Jonah Hill, Kyra Sedgwick, Laura Linney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Natalie Portman, public service announcements (PSA), Sarah Silverman, Tobey Maguire, Usher, video, will.i.am, YouTube
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From YouTube. Includes some objectionable language.
Dude, our U.S. Senator just quoted you; Grassley uses Ashton Kutcher’s words and visual aid in floor speech (see pic/video) September 24, 2008
Posted by John in Energy, Entertainers, Political.Tags: Actors, Ashton Kutcher, Cedar Rapids (Iowa), chuck grassley, Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon
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[P]erhaps unwittingly, Grassley was on a roll with the stoner allusions, including a glance at the 2000 movie “Dude, Where’s My Car?” starring Iowa native Ashton Kutcher, which follows the travails of two potheads who can’t remember where, um, they left their car. After finishing with the [Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon] prism analogy, Grassley went on to talk about energy conservation, noting that many public officials have air-conditioned cars idling while waiting for them at curbs, wasting gas. Grassley proudly noted that he drives his own car, thank you very much, including a Ford Taurus he keeps in Iowa.
“If you do see anyone else driving my car, please call the police, because someone has stolen my car,” he said. “I’d like to refer to Ashton Kutcher here, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, saying ‘dude, where’s my car?’” …
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Police: DNA links man to slaying of Ashton Kutcher’s ex-girlfriend September 1, 2008
Posted by John in Crime/Courts, Entertainers.Tags: air conditioning, Ashley Ellerin, Ashton Kutcher, Cedar Rapids (Iowa), DNA, Homestead (Iowa), homicide, HVAC repair, murder
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From Associated Press via Yahoo! News:
DNA evidence has linked an air conditioning repairman to the stabbing deaths of three women, including [the February 2001 death of 22-year-old Ashley Ellerin] a former girlfriend of actor Ashton Kutcher, police said Friday. …
[Ashton] Kutcher…told police he went to pick up the fashion student-model for a post-Grammy Awards party, but she did not answer the door. He checked a back window and spotted what he thought were red wine stains on the carpet and then left. Her body was discovered the next day by a friend. …
(Actor Ashton Kutcher is an Eastern Iowa native, with ties to Homestead and Cedar Rapids.)
TechCrunch: ‘Ashton Kutcher’s Katalyst Media To Release Interactive Web Content’ May 31, 2008
Posted by John in Entertainers.Tags: Actors, Ashton Kutcher, Chad Hurley, Jason Goldberg, Katalyst Media, YouTube
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As you all surely know, Ashton Kutcher is an Eastern Iowa native.
From TechCrunch:
Katalyst Media founders Ashton Kutcher [PHOTO] and Jason Goldberg were in Silicon Valley today. They stopped by TechCrunch HQ (aka my house) before heading off to more important meetings with Dan Rosensweig at Quadrangle Group (and the former COO of Yahoo) and YouTube cofounder Chad Hurley. …
Kutcher won’t be trying to lock people into interacting with content under their rules. “If people steal our stuff, it’s fantastic” he said.
Suddenly Katalyst Media is doing more than producing video, they’re now building software. …
Latest photos of E. Iowa native Ashton Kutcher promoting film ‘What Happens in Vegas’ May 6, 2008
Posted by John in Entertainers.Tags: Actors, Ashton Kutcher, Cameron Diaz, Cedar Rapids (Iowa), Films, Homestead (Iowa), Las Vegas, Movies, What Happens in Vegas
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From Yahoo! News Photos:
Actor Ashton Kutcher and actress Cameron Diaz appear onstage during MTV‘s ‘Total Request Live‘ at the MTV Times Square Studios Monday, May 5, 2008 in New York. Kutcher and Diaz star in the new film ‘What Happens In Vegas’ which opens nationwide on Friday.
All kinds of reviews will surely show up at this Movie Review Query Engine page.
Today’s London photos of E. Iowa native Ashton Kutcher at world premiere of ‘What Happens in Vegas’ April 22, 2008
Posted by John in Entertainers.Tags: Ashton Kutcher, Films, What Happens in Vegas
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Image via WikipediaFrom Yahoo! News photos.
Actor Ashton Kutcher who stars in the film arrives for the World film premiere of What Happens in Vegas in Leicester Square, London, Tuesday, April 22, 2008.
Actress Lake Bell and actor Ashton Kutcher who star in the film arrive for the World film premiere of What Happens in Vegas in Leicester Square, London, Tuesday, April 22, 2008.
Us magazine: ‘What It Was Like Being Ashton Kutcher’s Twin’ April 14, 2008
Posted by John in Entertainers.Tags: Ashton Kutcher, Cedar Rapids (Iowa), celebrities, Cerebral palsy, Homestead (Iowa), Michael Kutcher
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From Us magazine today:
It was Ashton to the rescue, his twin brother, Michael Kutcher, says of their childhood in the cornfields of Iowa.
Diagnosed at birth with cerebral palsy, Michael tells the new issue of Details, “there was a lot of teasing, a lot of the normal mean stuff.”
Adds Michael (who still lives in Iowa, selling retirement plans), “I was the kid with the big Coke-bottle glasses, the hearing aid.”
Even Ashton admits “a big part of my life [was] kind of looking out for my twin.”
The experience helped give the actor an “understanding of what it’s like to be the other guy,” his pal and business partner, Jason Goldberg, says. “That’s a big strength of his.” …
- Paris’ Guru Date: Kutcher’s Paparazzi Ploy [via Zemanta]
- Kutcher’s Katalyst Films Gets $10 Million Funding [via Zemanta]
E. Iowa native Ashton Kutcher on stage at Kids’ Choice Awards April 1, 2008
Posted by John in Children, Entertainers.Tags: 2008 Kids' Choice Awards, Actors, Ashton Kutcher, Cameron Diaz, Models, Nickelodeon, Ramblin with Rasdal, Television
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Sample caption from Reuters and Associated Press photos via Yahoo! News:
Actor Ashton Kutcher (L) jumps with actress Cameron Diaz [PHOTO] after presenting her with the Wannabe award at the 2008 Kids’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles March 29, 2008 …
Also, check out Dave Rasdal’s recent posts, Ashton and Demi in CR? and Why Ashton and Demi Visited CR
E. Iowa native Ashton Kutcher stars in new Nikon ads March 24, 2008
Posted by John in Advertising, Business, Entertainers.Tags: Actors, Ashton Kutcher, Cameras, Models, Nikon
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Advertisements to begin appearing Tuesday, March 25. Here’s a link to the Ashton Kutcher video ad. Guess you’ll have to sit through a shorter ad before the featured ad. USA Today description:
Ad Track: Nikon Coolpix S550
Mar. 24- Ashton Kutcher stars in new Nikon ads that start Tuesday. The actor’s digital camera is taken for a spin around the department store as he tries on clothes.
Actor from E. Iowa to create online educational series for youth interested in show biz March 14, 2008
Posted by John in Children, Education, Entertainers, Teenagers.Tags: Academy of Cinema and Television (A.C.T.), Acting, Actors, Alburnett (Iowa), Alburnett High School, Ashton Kutcher, Cedar Rapids (Iowa), International Modeling and Talent Association, Models
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From Academy of Cinema and Television (A.C.T.) release:
The Academy of Cinema and Television (A.C.T.) announced today a collaboration with Riley Smith to create an online specialized educational series for kids and teens interested in the Entertainment Industry. …
[Riley] Smith was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and was exposed to horses at an early age due to his parents’ horse ranch…In his senior year of high school, he was discovered by a talent scout in a local mall, and went on to New York City to compete at an International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA) convention. …
Gazette archives show that Riley Smith is a 1997 graduate of Alburnett High School.
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