Biographic - Sunday March 13, 2011 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Born on August 14, 1983, In Chernivtsi, in what is now Ukraine, Mila Kunis moved with her family to Los Angeles in 1991. Incredibly, for a child who did not speak a word of English hat the age of 7, she was a veteran of numerous TV commercials by the time she was 10. Early tv work included the likes of "The John Larroquette Show" and "Baywatch" and the 1995 made-for-tv movie "Piranha." more tv work followed, including recurring roles on "Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher" and "7th Heaven" and she played the young Gia in the acclaimed TV movie "GIA" as well as appeared in the feature films "Santa With Muscles" and "Krippendorf's Tribe." In 1998, when 14-year-old Mila tried out for the role of Jackie Burkhart on the new sitcom "That 70s Show" the minimum age to audition was 18. She told the producers that she would be 18 on her birthday- but didn't specify which birthday! By the time her real age came to light, she was already considered perfect for the role. The following year, Mila was also cast as the voice of teenager Meg on the animated series "Family Guy" a role she still plays to this day. She stayed with "That '70s Show" throughout its entire eight-season run. She has appeared in a number of music videos including Aerosmith's "Jaded" and tracks by Kiss and The Strokes. Her movie career limped along in clunkers such as "Get Over IT" "American Psycho 2" and "Boot Camp" until 2008's hit comedy "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and the Mark Wahlberg action pic "Max Payne" raised her profile significantly. By 2010, she was starring opposite Denzel Washington in "The Book Of Eli" and earning huge acclaim for her Golden Globe-nominated work opposite Natalie Portman in "Black Swan."

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