Biographic - Sunday November 5, 2017 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Born on August 14, 1983 in Chernivtsi, in what's 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 at the age of 7, she was a veteran of numerous TV commercials by the time she was 10. Early TV work included the lies of "The John Larroquette Show" "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 TV Movie" Gia". When 14-year old Mila tried out for the role of Jackie Burkhart on the new sitcom "That 70's 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 had already landed the role. She stayed with the show throughout its entire eight-season run. In 1999, Mila was also cast as the voice of teenager Meg on the animated series "Family Guy" a role she continues to play to this day. She has appeared in a number of music videos, including Aerosmith's "Jaded" and tracks by the Strokes and Kiss. 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 Whalberg action pic "Max Payne" raised her profile significantly. By 2010, she was starring opposite Denzel Washington in "The Book of Eli" and earning acclaim for her Golden Globe-nominated work opposite Natalie Portman in "Black Swan." Subsequent hits included "Friends with Benefits" and "Ted" She has since juggled her career with marriage and motherhood- she and Ashton Kutcher have two children together- and has starred in such movies as "Blood Ties" and "Jupiter ascending." This month sees her reprise her 2016 "Bad Moms" role in "A Bad Moms Christmas"

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