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Comedian-actor-prankster Ashton Kutcher has been slated to play Apple CEO Steve Jobs in an upcoming indie film, . Production is slated to start in May after Kutcher鈥檚 show 鈥�Two and a Half Men鈥� goes on hiatus.

The film 鈥渨ill chronicle Steve Jobs from wayward hippie to co-founder of Apple, where he became one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of our time,鈥�.
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Kutcher is famous (or infamous) for the MTV show 鈥淧unk鈥檇,鈥� which documented celebrities getting pranked by Kutcher and his band of merry helpers. The ex-model had already gained a cult following after the 2000 release of 鈥淒ude Where鈥檚 My Car?鈥�, in which he plays an absent-minded oaf alongside Sean William Scott. Just last May, Kutcher replaced Charlie Sheen in the hit comedy series 鈥淭wo and a Half Men,鈥� bringing him back under the spotlight.

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Initially, the choice of Kutcher for the role of Steve Jobs seems surprising, considering his resum茅. But while this might be an elaborate April Fools joke 鈥� TheWrap published the breaking news on April 1, but several outlets have corroborated the report 鈥� it鈥檚 not too far fetched, given the list of actors that have played business tycoons before.
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Justin Timberlake was applauded for his role in David Fincher鈥檚 鈥淭he Social Network鈥� as Napster founder Sean Parker. (The real Sean Parker said the film was 鈥渁 complete work of fiction鈥� at a 2011 conference in Munich.) Although Timberlake has appeared in a number of films following 鈥淭he Social Network,鈥� he rose to fame as the leader of boy band 鈥�N Sync and was a surprise choice for the part of Parker.
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Leonardo DiCaprio, renowned for playing Jack Dawson in one of the biggest blockbusters of all time, 鈥�Titanic,鈥� traded romanticism for delusional paranoia in Martin Scorsese鈥檚 鈥淭he Aviator.鈥� DiCaprio鈥檚 acting chops have rarely been called into question, but some wondered if he鈥檇 be able to ditch the boyish charm in this unflattering portrait of the obsessive-compulsive millionaire Howard Hughes.
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And in 1999 鈥� when Apple began to regain its previous relevance with a line of candy-colored iMacs 鈥� the made-for-TV movie 鈥淧irates of Silicon Valley鈥� starred Noah Wyle as Mr. Jobs. (Directed by Martyn Burke, the movie highlights the relationship between Apple co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and their rivalry with Microsoft founder Bill Gates.) Wyle is famous for joining 鈥�ER鈥� from 1994 to 2009 as Dr. John Carter, one of the most compassionate and empathetic characters on the show. This was a far cry from the Jobs role, which required Wyle to play 鈥� well 鈥� a brilliant jerk.
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Considering the long list of actors who surpassed audience鈥檚 expectations, it鈥檚 possible that Kutcher might not be a bad choice for Jobs鈥� latest biopic. But there鈥檚 always the possibility that we鈥檙e going to get 鈥淧unk鈥檇.鈥�

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