Ashton Kutcher net worth and earnings

How much money does Ashton Kutcher have?

Ashton Kutcher is considered one of the most famous actors in Hollywood. This pays off for the Cedar Rapids-born Kutcher because it is estimated that he has one Assets of almost 180 million euros. But that’s not all, because research by Forbes shows that Kutcher earns around 20 million US dollars every year. At $ 750,000 per episode of Two and a Half Men, Ash was the highest paid TV actor in the world.

Success as a model and actor

Kutcher owes his high income not only to his acting career, the American is also successful in the modeling business. He has already carried out campaigns for numerous well-known fashion designers and is considered one of the most sought-after personalities on the market for male models. In his work as an actor, Kutcher presented himself in the last two years mainly in his new role in Two and a Half Men, which he took on after Charlie Sheen left. Other than that, Kutcher only appeared in one Hollywood movie. He plays the leading role in the film adaptation of the life of Steve Jobs, in the film JOBS. Still, his work as a TV star is more lucrative, because according to the consensus, the American receives up to 800,000 US dollars for every Two and a Half Men episode. Accordingly, Kutcher has already earned over $ 50 million for his 69 appearances on the series to date – a fortune!

From series star to film star and back

Ashton Kutcher’s career didn’t start as early as that of many other actors. So he first completed a degree in biochemistry and also worked as a cleaner to finance his time at the university. He was discovered by a model agency, which ultimately brought him big. Numerous other shoots with well-known fashion designers were to fly. The 1.89 meter tall American first appeared on television when he was 20 years old when he played a role in the popular show “the wild seventies“Took over. Due to Kutcher’s great success, he kept the role until 2006, but on the side he continued to work on his career and tried his hand at acting in various films for the first time. However, he only made his big break in Hollywood after his role in the well-known TV series.

Films like Love Vegas, Toy Boy, Kiss & Kill and Happy New Year also brought Kutcher great notoriety in the film business. This was only increased when it was announced in 2011 that Kutcher would take on the role of Charlie Sheen in the hit TV series Two and a Half Men. Although it was initially criticized, Kutcher is now an integral part of the series. Accordingly, the producer Chuck Lorre and the producing television station CBS announced that more episodes of the hit series will be shot. However, the end was announced in May 2014 and the series will find its finale with the twelfth season.

Video teaser for Two and a Half Men Season 9 (first season with Ashton Kutcher):

Promotional deals with Nikon and Lenovo

Ashton Kutcher has also found sources of income outside of his work as an actor and model. The American works as an advertising figure for various companies. In recent years, Kutcher has signed with GAP, Pizza Hut and Nikon, among others, and promoted a wide variety of products. The deal with the Japanese camera manufacturer Nikon is said to have been particularly lucrative. For this, Kutcher is said to have received several million US dollars per year. Nevertheless, the collaboration ended in 2013, rumor has it that Kutcher insisted on doubling his salary. For the actor, however, it was not a big blow, because only a little later, the computer manufacturer Lenovo announced that Kutcher would be the new face of its advertising campaign. The wages for this: ten million US dollars a year.

$ 3.6 million for his home

In contrast to many other Hollywood stars, Kutcher has been very cautious on the real estate market for years. He lived for rent in the Hollywood Hills until 2012, but at that time already in a luxury property for which he pays 50,000 US dollars a month in rent. This house with 900 square meters of living space, gym, cinema, pools and other amenities, bought Kutcher in 2012 for $ 3.6 million. Before separating from Demi Moore, Kutcher lived in another luxury estate in Beverly Hills. This, however, belonged to his ex-wife, who kept the house even after the separation. Finally, Kutcher still has a “mobile home” that he lives in while filming Two and a Half Men. This, too, offers all the amenities a Hollywood actor could wish for.

Three cars, motorcycles and trucks

Ashton Kutcher’s passion for motorized vehicles doesn’t stop with cars. Next to one Ferrari California, a Fisker Karma and a Lexus LS Hybrid, the actor still has several motorcycles from the well-known manufacturer Harley Davidson and even a truck, which is also the world’s most powerful truck for the transport of goods. Even with this one NaviStar CXT The well-known American likes to take a tour of Los Angeles.

Clever investments and financial investments increase your wealth further

But that’s not all, because Kutcher is also well versed in the stock and investment markets. One of his key deals was an investment in the successful Flipboard social media platform, which brought him over $ 10 million in profit in 2010. The following year, the same investment is said to have brought in an additional $ 50 million. However, in addition to Kutcher, nine other investors were involved.

In 2011, Kutcher is also expected to go far together with six other investors More than $ 100 million from an Airbnb investment, also a very successful website for the brokerage of apartments. The same deal is supposed to be im the following year again generated earnings of $ 200 million. With his venture capital company A-Grade, he continues to invest very successfully in start-up companies, earning a fortune in the millions.

Startup Investments by Ashton Kutcher:

Many of the investments have already been converted into lucrative exits.

year	company	Total investment amount
2020	Life House	$ 30 million
2020	Homebound	$ 35 million
2019	Affirm	$ 300 million
2019	Untitled Labs	$ 2.8 million
2019	Lambda School	$ 30 million
2018	Higia	$ 5 million
2018	YouMechanic	$ 4.6 million
2018	Veriff	$ 7.7 million
2018	Crowd cow	$ 8 million
2017	Hooked	$ 10 million
2017	Neighborly	$ 25 million
2017	Zenreach	$ 30 million
2017	ResearchGate	$ 52.6 million
2017	Kopari Beauty	unknown
2016	Willing	$ 7 million
2016	IfOnly	$ 10.3 million
2015	Gigster	$ 10 million
2015	Neighborly	$ 5.5 million
2015	Angel.ai	$ 8 million
2015	GitLab Inc	$ 1.5 million
2015	Airtable	$ 7.6 million
2015	Duolingo	$ 45 million
2015	Airtable	$ 3 million
2014	Change.org	$ 25 million
2014	Vicarious	$ 12 million
2014	Flexport	$ 6.9 million
2014	Vicarious	$ 40 million
2014	Secret	$ 8.6 million
2014	BloomThat (exit)	$ 2.1 million
2014	Washio	$ 2.25 million
2013	ShopTap Industries	$ 5.5 million
2013	Airbnb	$ 200 million
2013	Panorama Education	$ 4 million
2013	Studio	$ 800,000
2013	InteraXon (Muse)	$ 6 million
2013	Citymaps	$ 1.5 million
2013	Propeller (exit)	$ 1.25 million
2013	invi	$ 2.25 million
2013	ShopTap Industries	$ 700,000
2013	Balanced	$ 2 million
2013	Pickwick & Weller	$ 2 million
2013	BitPay	$ 510,000
2012	Balanced	$ 1.4 million
2012	BlackJet	$ 2.14 million
2012	Clever	$ 3 million
2012	Summly	$ 1.23 million
2012	YourMechanic	$ 1.8 million
2012	Socialcam (exit)	unknown
2012	StyleSeat	$ 775,000
2012	Votes	$ 750,000
2012	Gidsy (exit)	$ 1.2 million
2011	Chloe + Isabel	$ 8.5 million
2011	Duolingo	$ 3.3 million
2011	Fab	$ 7.7 million
2011	Airbnb	$ 112 million
2011	MemSQL	$ 2.1 million
2011	GOAT	$ 1.6 million
2011	Flipboard	$ 50 million
2011	Milk (exit)	$ 1.5 million
2011	Zaarly	$ 1 million
2011	SeatGeek	unknown
2011	Tinychat	$ 1.5 million
2011	Circle Inc	$ 1 million
2011	Incredible Labs (exit)	unknown
2011	Chloe + Isabel	$ 3.25 million
2010	Airbnb	$ 7.2 million
2010	Path (exit)	$ 2.5 million
2010	Hipmunk (exit)	$ 1 million
2010	AeroFS (exit)	unknown
2010	Blekko (exit)	$ 1.2 million
2010	Flipboard	$ 10.5 million
2010	NOWBOX	unknown
2010	Optimizely	$ 1.2 million

Startup source: Crunchbase

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