He is considered as one of the most good looking actors of Hollywood and somewhat one of the most smartest actors as well for his multiple investments in tech, food and entertainment ventures. But there are a few things that even his most loyal fans don’t know about the birthday boy, Ashton Kutcher. On his 40th birthday let’s check out some surprising facts about him;

An inspiring journey: Ashton was not always among the richest celebs of Hollywood. He came from a poor family and didn’t have sufficient funds to cover his daily needs. Once he donated his blood for money so that he can complete his education in Iowa.

Ashton’s twin: Not many know that the No Strings Attached actor has a twin brother, whom he is really close to. His twin brother Michael was born with a septal heart defect and has cerebral palsy. Ashton is so close to his brother that as child he considered to volunteer for a heart transplant.

Bad influence: Desperate times call for desperate measures. Ashton was once arrested for breaking into his school for trying to steal money and was charged with third degree burglary during senior year

Entrepreneurship: Besides being a successful actor Ashton is a successful entrepreneur by investing in numerous tech ventures like Spotify, Uber and Path. He also appeared on few episodes of Shark Tank, where he successfully collaborated with few startups by granting them loans as part of the format.

Celeb crush: Ashton has a huge crush on one of the leading actors of popular sitcom F.R.I.E.N.D.S, yes you heard it right. The actor once confessed to having a huge crush on Hollywood diva, Jennifer Anniston.

Mila Kunis and his breakthrough: We all know Ashton’s love story with Mila Kunis. But do you know the two actors got their breakthrough with the same show a decade prior to their wedding. The ’70s Show  featuring Ashton and his wife Mila was one of the biggest period sitcom back in 2006, which launched many actors like Topher Grace, Mila and Ashton himself.

Net worth: Ashton is one of the most successful actors of Hollywood and the richest too. Ashton’s net worth is estimated at $140 mn back in 2015. Interestingly, Two and a half men solidified his career as the leading man of the industry and he used to charge $750 thousand per episode!

Advocate of child welfare: Ashton is very vocal about social problems and has set up various NGOs in an effort to help resolve them. When married to Demi Moore Ashton and his ex-wife started ‘The Demi and Ashton Foundation’ to eliminate child sex slavery worldwide.

‘Pearl Harbour’: According to various reports, Ashton auditioned for the role of Danny Walker in 2001 for Pearl Harbour and he nailed his audition. But due to some unknown reasons the part went to Josh Hartnett.

His real name: We left the best for the last. Ashton Kutcher was born as Christopher Ashton Kutcher in Iowa. Yes, imagine if we have to remember Christoper Ashton Kutcher for the hunk, quite a weird name. After moving to New York, he began using his middle name Ashton after he realised there is already model by the name of Chris in the same modeling agency.

We wish the heartthrob of Hollywood a very happy birthday as he grows one year older today.