Line #1 Creator/MilaKunis


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9	[[caption-width-right:300:''[[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Shut up, Mila.]]'']]
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11	->''"I love playing different characters and I love doing fun things and I love to entertain people, whether that be in a comedy or a drama. If I get you to laugh or I get you to cry I'm super stoked, as morbid as that might sound."''
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13	Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis Kutcher (born August 14, 1983 in Chernivtsi, Ukraine) is an American actress.
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15	She was born in UsefulNotes/{{Ukraine}}, then part of the [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union]], to a family of Russian-speaking Jews. Her family moved to the U.S. after the fall of communism. In the '90s, she appeared in small roles in TV series (''Series/{{Baywatch}}'', ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'', ''Series/SeventhHeaven'') and films (''Film/{{Piranha}}'', ''Film/SantaWithMuscles'', ''Film/{{Gia}}''). Her breakout role was of Jackie Burkhart on ''Series/That70sShow'', which ran from 1998 to 2006. In 2001 she had a minor role in the romantic-comedy ''Film/GetOverIt''. Kunis is now known as the voice of Meg Griffin on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', [[TheOtherDarrin replacing]] the original voice actress Creator/LaceyChabert.[[note]]While Chabert voiced Meg in the show's first season, some leftover episodes cropped up in season 2, making the change between Chabert and Kunis awkward as the leftover season 1 episodes that were in season 2 aired mixed with the season 2 production line. "Da Boom," the episode in which The Griffins try to survive in a Quahog that has been ravaged by the [[MillenniumBug [=Y2K=]]] disaster, was the first aired episode to have Kunis as Meg. The lone exception is "There's Something About Paulie," an episode produced for the first season, but aired so late in the second season (and Meg had so few lines) that Kunis re-dubbed Meg's lines.[[/note]]
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17	She appeared in films during her run on ''That '70s Show'', but her career only took off after the series ended. In 2008, she starred in the RomanticComedy ''Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall'', co-produced by Creator/JuddApatow. In 2009, she appeared in the film adaptation of ''Film/MaxPayne'', and Creator/MikeJudge's comedy film ''Film/{{Extract}}''. In 2010, she starred in the post-apocalyptic action film ''Film/TheBookOfEli'' alongside Creator/DenzelWashington and had a small role in the comedy ''Film/DateNight''. Her next film was Creator/DarrenAronofsky's ballet drama ''Film/BlackSwan'', where she played Creator/NataliePortman's rival. In 2011, she starred in the romantic comedy ''Film/FriendsWithBenefits'' along with Music/JustinTimberlake. In 2012, she appeared in Creator/SethMacFarlane's directorial debut, ''Film/{{Ted}}''. In 2013, she appeared in the fantasy film ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'', Creator/SamRaimi's take on a prequel to ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' lore.
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19	In 2015, she appeared in ''Film/JupiterAscending'', a ScienceFiction film directed by Creator/TheWachowskis and co-starring Creator/ChanningTatum. In 2016, she starred in the comedy ''Film/BadMoms''; in 2017, she appeared in its sequel, ''Film/ABadMomsChristmas''. In 2018 she costarred with Creator/KateMcKinnon in ''Film/TheSpyWhoDumpedMe''. In 2019, she had a voice role in the animated film ''WesternAnimation/WonderPark''. In 2020, she appeared in the drama ''Film/FourGoodDays'', alongside Creator/GlennClose. In 2023, she reprised her role as Jackie in a guest capacity in ''Series/That90sShow''.
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21	She has also appeared in a few music videos (most notably "Jaded" for Music/{{Aerosmith}}), voiced Tanya Winters in the video game ''VideoGame/SaintsRow1'', and serves as a commercial spokesperson for Jim Beam bourbon.
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23	She's married to former ''That '70s Show'' costar Creator/AshtonKutcher and they have two children together.
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25	She also agreed to go out with a [[SemperFi Marine]] [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/14119721 who asked her out via]] Website/YouTube.
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27	!!Partial filmography:
28	* ''Film/SantaWithMuscles'' (1996)
29	* ''Film/HoneyWeShrunkOurselves'' (1997)
30	* ''Film/KrippendorfsTribe'' (1998)
31	* ''Film/{{Gia}}'' (1998)
32	* ''Series/That70sShow'' (1998-2006)
33	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' (1999-present)
34	* ''Film/GetOverIt'' (2001)
35	* ''Film/AmericanPsycho2AllAmericanGirl'' (2002)
36	* ''Film/{{Boot Camp\|2008}}'' (2008)
37	* ''Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall'' (2008)
38	* ''Film/MaxPayne'' (2009)
39	* ''Film/{{Extract}}'' (2009)
40	* ''Film/TheBookOfEli'' (2010)
41	* ''Film/DateNight'' (2010)
42	* ''Film/BlackSwan'' (2010)
43	* ''Film/FriendsWithBenefits'' (2011)
44	* ''Film/{{Ted}}'' (2012)
45	* ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'' (2013)
46	* ''Film/{{Annie\|2014}}'' (2014)
47	* ''Film/JupiterAscending'' (2015)
48	* ''Film/BadMoms'' (2016)
49	* ''Film/ABadMomsChristmas'' (2017)
50	* ''Film/TheSpyWhoDumpedMe'' (2018)
51	* ''WesternAnimation/WonderPark'' (2019)
52	* ''Film/FourGoodDays'' (2020)
53	* ''Film/BreakingNewsInYubaCounty'' (2021)
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55	!!Kunis and her work provide examples of:
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61	* ActingInTheDark:[[invoked]] She confesses to not knowing a lot of what she was filming in ''Film/BlackSwan''.
62	* ActorInspiredElement:[[invoked]] She didn't want to do ''Film/FriendsWithBenefits'' initially, since she found the script very dated. She was however persuaded to come on board and they would rewrite it for her; she and Justin Timberlake would improv scenes and they would then transcribe what they came up with.
63	* BilingualBonus: She lived in Ukraine until the age of 7, and speaks Russian and English equally well.
64	* TheCastShowOff: Downplayed. She's fluent in Russian and speaks a couple of sentences of it in ''Film/JupiterAscending''.
65	* DeathGlare: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCCypss2HDc Shown on Conan]].
66	* DyeingForYourArt:[[invoked]] For her role as an addict in ''Film/FourGoodDays'', she lost 20 lbs and got her hair bleached rather than wearing a wig.
67	* EvenTheGirlsWantHer:
68	** After filming ''Film/BlackSwan'', Mila got quite a large female fanbase.
69	** Creator/CameronDiaz admits to having a girl crush on her.
70	* LearntEnglishFromWatchingTelevision: She learned English by watching ''Series/ThePriceIsRight''. She thanked Bob Barker for talking slowly enough for her to understand.
71	* LoopholeAbuse: How she got her role on ''Series/That70sShow'' in the first place. She told the producers she was going to be 18 "on my birthday", but didn't specify that ''particular'' birthday was four years away.
72	* MoneyDearBoy:[[invoked]] Admits that a lot of her roles in the 2000s were "because I had a house I needed to make payments for".
73	* OneHeadTaller: She's 5'3". She played Ashton Kutcher's (6'2") girlfriend on ''Series/That70sShow'', and Creator/JasonSegel's (6'4") on ''Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall''.
74	* PlaysGreatEthnics: Even though she is a Jewish-American immigrant from the former USSR, her olive brown skin is unusual amongst Ukrainians and Russian Jews. Because of her appearance, this means that many of her roles either have an unspecified ethnicity or ethnic backgrounds very dissimilar from her actual ethnicity.
75	* PlayingWithCharacterType: ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'' has her start out as Theodora, a NiceGirl seemingly within her type. Then [[spoiler: she turns into the Wicked Witch of the West!]]
76	* RealLifeRelative: In ''Film/FriendsWithBenefits'' Mila's father dubs the voice of the taxi driver for the scene where she changes in the backseat. This was apparently because producers felt the original actor didn't sound New York enough.
77	* ReallySeventeenYearsOld: She was 14 when she first joined ''Series/That70sShow'', even though she told the casting directors she was 18. They eventually figured it out but still let Mila stay as they thought she was the best fit for the role of Jackie.
78	* ScullyBox: She often had to wear platform shoes when filming scenes with Creator/LauraPrepon on ''Series/That70sShow'', due to the six-inch height difference.
79	* SesameStreetCred: She [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bTXzYX0rrPE appeared]] on ''Series/SesameStreet'' in 2011 to teach kids about the word "include".
80	* TomHanksSyndrome:[[invoked]] She got fame for sitcoms and romantic comedies, but the 2010s saw her occasionally going into more dramatic roles like ''Film/BlackSwan'' or ''Film/FourGoodDays''.
81	* VacationDearBoy:[[invoked]] She signed on to ''Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall'' as a chance to visit Hawaii.
82	* WagTheDirector: Meg's makeover in ''Family Guy'' was because she kept asking Seth [=McFarlane=] to "give her something".
83	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
84	** She auditioned for ''Film/KnockedUp'' and while she didn't get it, she was asked to be part of a table read[[note]]Not an audition; merely a readthrough for the crew to hear how the dialogue sounds when read aloud.[[/note]] for ''Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall'' and was later offered the role of Rachel based on it.
85	** The break-up scene in ''Film/FriendsWithBenefits'' was originally scripted to have both characters naked. Deciding that was "just wrong", they scrapped the idea.
86	** ''{{Film/Ted}}'' was in pre-production for two years, and she recalls Seth [=McFarlane=] asking her for potential actresses she thought were funny to play the role of Lori. By the time it actually got off the ground, he felt she was now old enough to offer the role to her.
87	* YouDidntAsk: All who auditioned for her role in ''That '70s Show'' [[DawsonCasting were required to be at least 18 years old]]; she was 14 at the time, so she told the casting directors she’d be 18 on her birthday, [[ExactWords but didn't say which one]]. Though they eventually figured it out, the producers still thought she was the best fit for the role.
88	* YourCostumeNeedsWork: She mentioned in an interview that she auditioned for the part of a Russian Jewish girl in the 1995 film ''Make a Wish, Molly'', but she didn't get it, because "they didn't think I looked Russian or Jewish enough - and, mind you, I am both Russian and Jewish". Instead, she was [[PlaysGreatEthnics cast as a Mexican]].

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