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Ashton Kutcher and his twin brother, Michael, have always been there for each other. Ashton Kutcher and his brother, Michael, are twins, but they had different life experiences growing up.

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As the siblings grew up, Michael was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age 3 and dealt with major health complications in his youth, including heart failure that required a transplant at 13 years old and open-heart surgery after a blood clot was discovered a few years later. Fast forward to , Ashton was a biochemical engineering student at the University of Iowa when a modeling scout suggested he enter a competition — and he won, leading to his signing with an agent, per the Los Angeles Times.

In , Ashton recalled feeling guilty for his early success while Michael was struggling on an episode of The Checkup with Dr. David Agus. According to Ashton, it was Michael who helped him to overcome that mindset. The experiences brought the brothers closer, with Michael calling his twin his most trusted pal. Paul Pioneer Press.

Ashton, in turn, has called Michael his hero.

Ashton kutcher twin brother story

Though the two brothers arrived several minutes apart, Ashton was bigger, weighing Meanwhile, Michael weighed only 4 lbs. Ashton and Michael also have an older sister, Tausha Kutcher Kordisch, who was born three years before them. Today, she lives with her own family in Louisiana, where she runs her own business as a culture consultant, helping companies build positive atmospheres, per her LinkedIn.

In May , Michael shared with Today that he was bullied for his cerebral palsy as a child and that his twin defended him. He remembered one incident in which a group of kids began to call him a slur while he and Ashton were riding bikes.