That 70s Show actor Ashton Kutcher broke down in tears over moment brother flatlined in Paramount Plus' The Checkup With Dr David Agus.
Ashton Kutcher has shared a deeply emotional insight into his twin brother's cerebral palsy condition and traumatic near-death experience – details.
Vasculitis is an inflammation of blood vessels that can cause organ and tissue damage. Kutcher's flareups, which cleared up roughly two years ago, also saw the ...
Actor says he no longer feels 'sorry' for his twin brother, Michael, who was born with cerebral palsy.
Los Angeles: Actor Ashton Kutcher was desperate to “reclaim his health” after losing his vision when he was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease.
Ashton Kutcher detailed his battle with a rare form of vasculitis, an autoimmune disease that caused vision and hearing loss and left him largely immobile.
Ashton Kutcher became emotional as he recalled the moment he almost lost his twin brother Michael in a new interview. During his first joint interview with ...
In a rare interview, twin brothers Ashton and Michael Kutcher talked about both their bond and their rift.
Ashton Kutcher said during the interview that he was not aware that his brother had been keeping it a secret. “That kind of drove me down to a place where I was jealous.” “He said ‘This is the only life I’ve ever known, so stop feeling sorry for the only thing I have.’ And that then created an entire shift back to where I think we are today, which is straight up equals again.” “I go in the room and I’m like ‘Whoa,’” Ashton Kutcher said, fighting back tears. He later had to have open heart surgery after a blood clot was discovered. Michael Kutcher did receive a donor heart in 24 hours.
The actor first spoke about his health condition in August.
“I was unable to walk and I was like, wait a second, if I can go from not being able to walk to running a marathon in a three-year span, then I can let that be a part of the past and be like: ‘I’m back. You start surfing on top of your problems instead of living underneath them.” “You don’t really appreciate it until it’s gone,” he said. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) “There’s a standard you become accustomed to in your life, like being able to see clearly,” he said. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. “I woke up one day and was having vision issues, could hardly see,” he explained. During the episode, Agus shared that Kunis was there for Kutcher throughout That ‘70s Show star’s health scare. The pair recalled that in November 2019, Kutcher was first diagnosed with vasculitis. And then, you’re like: ‘Why are you not f***ing talking louder, because I can’t hear you?’ You want to reclaim the health that you once had.” “Part of it is this mental thing I have around achieving a full comeback from waking up at the hospital,” Kutcher said. By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our
Ashton and Michael Kutcher just had a brutally honest conversation about their differing lives amid Ashton's fame and Michael's health issues.
“Once I took all of the fame and everything out of it, I was able to come back to him.” On a clip of the interview, one person commented: “The introspection that these two gentlemen have within their own feelings is amazing.” “I really struggled for a lot of my early adulthood, trying to figure out who Michael was. Agus said of this moment in Ashton and Michael’s lives: “Ashton went to his parents and said, ‘Take my heart.’ He said it truthfully. I might as well be an advocate,” Michael said. “Mike came out to visit and stay and he looked at me and he said, ‘Every time you feel sorry for me, you make me less. The world may view him differently, but I know him.” This is the only life I’ve ever known, so stop feeling sorry for the only thing I have,’” Ashton recalled. Frankly, I was just an asshole for a while.” “That then created an entire shift back to where I think we are today, which is we're straight-up equals again. You're like, This balcony looks far enough to take things.” Michael was diagnosed with cerebral palsy — a lifelong disorder that impacts movement and coordination — when he was a child, and on the show Ashton recalled the extreme measures that he was willing to go to for his brother’s well-being.