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MonarC · 03-27-2003, 04:06 PM

found this article about Kelso at tvguide.com

Ignorance is bliss for That '70s Show star Ashton Kutcher.
While most sitcom players typically sit on the edge of their seats this time of year awaiting word on renewal, the actor who plays goofy Michael Kelso says he just presumed that all shows would return to the network schedules next fall. He presumed right in the case of his own sitcom, which Fox has just renewed for an impressive two seasons.

"I really didn't know anything about the business so I kind of assumed that if they were making a TV show, and spending that much money to make a TV show, that it was gonna be on for a while," says Kutcher, 22. "I didn't know that some shows only go a couple of episodes and get canned because I never really paid attention. The shows that I watched were good shows, and they stick around for a while. So I didn't really realize that shows get canceled."

Kutcher's not alone in his showbiz naïveté. That '70s Show co-star Laura Prepon (Donna Pinciotti) says she's also learning a thing or two about what it takes to make it in the business.

"I had no idea there was so much to even getting picked up on the air," says the 20-year-old actress. "We did our pilot, then we had to get picked up, and keep the ratings and all that stuff. I had no idea about any of that. This is the first big TV thing I've ever been on."

"We're all really flattered," Prepon says on behalf of the show's ensemble cast. "It's like, amazing!" — Rich Brown

Bad_Company · 03-27-2003, 07:14 PM

Well i am glad that the show got picked up. Because it is one of my all time favorite shows.

I

ThaT 70s ShoW

MonarC · 03-27-2003, 11:57 PM

LOVE IT

I don't know what Im gonna do once it's off the air

THAT 70'S SHOW IS # 1

dlemond · 03-28-2003, 12:05 PM

That article is from 2 or 3 years ago - Ashton Kutcher is now 25, not 22.

MonarC · 04-01-2003, 11:05 AM

Yeah I know it's a little old just though it was funny...

Here is some cool info on Ashton

Having acquired legions of loyal female followers with his portrayal of the ever-horny and dimwitted Kelso in the popular television comedy series That 70s Show, it may come as a surprise that male model-turned-actor Ashton Kutcher ironically majored in biochemical engineering at the University of Iowa before his "discovery" in an Iowa bar and subsequent stint on the catwalk for such fashion industry luminaries as Versace and Calvin Klein.

Born in Cedar Rapids, IA, along with a fraternal twin named Michael, Kutcher was bitten by the acting bug in high school. Balancing his love for the stage with his talent for wrestling before gravitating toward the former in such high school productions as Annie, Kutcher worked numerous odd jobs during his tenure at the University of Iowa before winning the Fresh Faces of Iowa contest in 1997 and heading for New York. Competing in that same year's International Model and Talent Agency competition before being signed to the next agency, Kutcher relocated to Los Angeles the following year and soon landed his breakthrough role on That 70s Show. Though he has small roles in film with Down to You and Reindeer Games (both 2000), Kutcher's first major screen role in Dude, Where's My Car? (also 2000) brought his airheaded goofiness to the big screen alongside American Pie's Sean William Scott. Breaking out of the mold with a more serious turn alongside James Van Der Beek in 2001's Texas Rangers, a return to comedy wasn't far behind with a role in The Guest later that same year...

03-27-2003, 04:06 PM	#1
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	Ignorance is Bliss- a Kelso thread found this article about Kelso at tvguide.com Ignorance is bliss for That '70s Show star Ashton Kutcher. While most sitcom players typically sit on the edge of their seats this time of year awaiting word on renewal, the actor who plays goofy Michael Kelso says he just presumed that all shows would return to the network schedules next fall. He presumed right in the case of his own sitcom, which Fox has just renewed for an impressive two seasons. "I really didn't know anything about the business so I kind of assumed that if they were making a TV show, and spending that much money to make a TV show, that it was gonna be on for a while," says Kutcher, 22. "I didn't know that some shows only go a couple of episodes and get canned because I never really paid attention. The shows that I watched were good shows, and they stick around for a while. So I didn't really realize that shows get canceled." Kutcher's not alone in his showbiz naïveté. That '70s Show co-star Laura Prepon (Donna Pinciotti) says she's also learning a thing or two about what it takes to make it in the business. "I had no idea there was so much to even getting picked up on the air," says the 20-year-old actress. "We did our pilot, then we had to get picked up, and keep the ratings and all that stuff. I had no idea about any of that. This is the first big TV thing I've ever been on." "We're all really flattered," Prepon says on behalf of the show's ensemble cast. "It's like, amazing!" — Rich Brown

03-27-2003, 07:14 PM	#2
Bad_Company 70s Freak Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: Drinkin' a Lone Star in the Lone Star State Posts: 523	Well i am glad that the show got picked up. Because it is one of my all time favorite shows. I ThaT 70s ShoW
	__________________ "They wanna kill rock n' roll because they know it makes us horny man!" "The three real branches of the government are Military, Corporate, and Hollywood." --------Hyde from That 70s Show ****************************

03-27-2003, 11:57 PM	#3
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	me 2 LOVE IT I don't know what Im gonna do once it's off the air THAT 70'S SHOW IS # 1

04-01-2003, 11:05 AM	#5
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	hummmm Yeah I know it's a little old just though it was funny... Here is some cool info on Ashton Having acquired legions of loyal female followers with his portrayal of the ever-horny and dimwitted Kelso in the popular television comedy series That 70s Show, it may come as a surprise that male model-turned-actor Ashton Kutcher ironically majored in biochemical engineering at the University of Iowa before his "discovery" in an Iowa bar and subsequent stint on the catwalk for such fashion industry luminaries as Versace and Calvin Klein. Born in Cedar Rapids, IA, along with a fraternal twin named Michael, Kutcher was bitten by the acting bug in high school. Balancing his love for the stage with his talent for wrestling before gravitating toward the former in such high school productions as Annie, Kutcher worked numerous odd jobs during his tenure at the University of Iowa before winning the Fresh Faces of Iowa contest in 1997 and heading for New York. Competing in that same year's International Model and Talent Agency competition before being signed to the next agency, Kutcher relocated to Los Angeles the following year and soon landed his breakthrough role on That 70s Show. Though he has small roles in film with Down to You and Reindeer Games (both 2000), Kutcher's first major screen role in Dude, Where's My Car? (also 2000) brought his airheaded goofiness to the big screen alongside American Pie's Sean William Scott. Breaking out of the mold with a more serious turn alongside James Van Der Beek in 2001's Texas Rangers, a return to comedy wasn't far behind with a role in The Guest later that same year...

03-28-2003, 12:05 PM	#4
dlemond Hey, I know you. Moderator Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 03, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,751	That article is from 2 or 3 years ago - Ashton Kutcher is now 25, not 22.