In reality, Leo's temporary departure from the series was due to actor Tommy Chong's real-life arrest and court battles in the early 2000s. This has never been elaborated on by the showrunners or Wilmer Valderrama. "It's actually ironic that the amount is $70," Chilton said. Originally introduced as Hyde's absentminded hippie employer, the show bumped Leo up to main cast member status by Season 4. He becomes the subject of a Season 5 manhunt that produces only a good-bye note and eventually turns up near the end of Season 7. So, if youre wondering why they seem to be in high school longer than usual, you just have to remember that each season doesnt represent a full year. In real life, Kutcher is now married to Kunis, who played his "That '70s Show" love interest, Jackie. If you were a fan of Jackie and Kelsos relationship on the show, you probably lost your mind when they started dating in real life. Grace only reappeared for the show's finale, and whilethat doesn't seem like a big deal, it's notable when onetakes into consideration Grace's absence from other show-related events. That love triangle really framed the show to have some crazy scenarios and wonderful tension, but it wasnt the love triangle the writers originally intended. However, all good things must come to an end, including That '70s Show. The Theme Songs Co-Writer Got Paid $70 Every Time The Show Was On Topher Grace Left The Show To Film 'Spider-Man 3', At the end of season seven, Topher Graces character (Eric) left Point Place, Wisconsin in efforts to get a fully paid tuition after completing a year of teaching in Africa. He said that being back on set was initially jarring. I don't even know you anymore. Prepon stands at 510, towering over Kunis petite frame of 54. But the romantic feelings didnt start until they met at an awards show later on. "Basically, if 'The Loop' wasn't going to get picked up as a full series, then I would have been on 'That 70s Show' for the whole year. Speaking of names on the show, Jackie is the only character who calls everyone by their actual first name (besides Fez, of course). Debuting on Fox on August 23, 1998,That '70s Showfollowed the Forman family, chiefly through the eyes of theirStar Wars-loving son Eric and his group of teenage friends. They met in 2010, when she was 17 and he was pushing 30. It makes you so nostalgic. On an episode of PeopleTV's "Couch Surfing," Grace revealed that he was approached to audition for the role of Eric after appearing in a high school production of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." Like Kunis, Karo came to the United States seeking fame and fortune in the entertainment industry music, specifically. The minute Kitty knocked on the door and I opened the door and it was her, it could have been yesterday. It was seamless. However, Harrison earned a starring role on the Fox series "The Loop" right around the same time. Since the details surrounding the circle were implied, the . One of the best parts about watching an episode of That 70s Show is jamming out with the rest of the cast to their theme song as the opening credits roll. I have never been charged with a crime, let alone convicted of one. Ashton Kutcher started a film career, landing early roles in movies likeThe Butterfly EffectandGuess Who. Valderrama has been keeping busy as Nicholas Torres in the "NCIS" franchise for the past seven years. The producers found their way around this by using a filming technique to shoot the characters in a circle to imitate the passing of the said blunt. Tommy Chong, 84, returns as Leo, an aging hippy. Danny Masterson had no shortage of other roles during the production ofThat '70s Show, including lead roles inToo Pure,Dirt Merchant, andPuff, Puff, Pass. Good thing platforms were stylish during the seventies! When it was presented to us, I was like, So clearly Im going to be with Fez because I remember ending the show with Wilmers character. Fox was also doing well with the second season of the scripted medical dramaHouse. Nowadays, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is something of a big screen powerhouse with flicks such asInception, The Dark Knight Rises, and Looper under his belt, but in the late '90s, he was still just a former child star whose biggest claim to fame was playing an ancient alien on 3rd Rock from the Sun. In 1998, Fox and creators Mark Brazill and Terry and Bonnie Turner sent TV viewers back two decades to a small Wisconsin town in the mid-70s. So excited for #That90sShow team, she wrote. Set in 1984, the series focuses on a group of friends in their twenties living and working in San Diego. His character often found himself in multiple on-again-off-again relationships throughout the show, with a list of love interests that included Jackie, Eric's older sister Laurie, high school classmate Pam Macy, and Brooke, who is the mother of his daughter. Grace agreed, and eventually won the part all thanks to his role in a high school play which, as Grace points out, was only his fifth time acting in anything. Kurtwood Smith, 79, is back with his snappy comebacks and resigned attitude as Red Forman, Eric's dad and Don's neighbor. Amid a heavy haze of smoke, the camera would individually focus on one of the main characters in a closeup, then quickly turn to another one, and repeat this process, suggesting the passing of a joint aseveryone suddenly seems a lot giddier than usual. Over half were male and in their 60s and 70s. The cast spent a ton of time in it, so inevitably certain actors grew more than a little attached to the car. There was nothing to do. As part of his plea, Chong was sentenced to serve nine months in prison, sharing his cell with Jordan Belfort of "The Wolf of Wall Street" fame (via New York Magazine). More often than not, you'd probably end up with a lot of giggling and some crumbs between the cushions of your couch but you might also get a pretty decent sitcom. The actress of Laurie was replaced by actress Christina Moore in season six, but she never quite captured Laurie the same way that Kelly did. Smith told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that his character has changed in the years that have passed. A show all about the seventies couldnt continue into the eighties; but producers and writers found a way around this. Though there are some slight differences between "Days Like These" and "That '70s Show" with certain characters' names being changed in the British version the show retains many of the same storylines found in the earlier Fox series. At the height of his career, I was like, 'Ugh, I don't like you. Their second child, a boy named Dimitri was born in November 2016. Topher Grace was one such actor, having had absolutely zero professional acting experience before joining "That '70s Show." Before "That '80s Show," there was another, more obscure spinoff attempt that producers tried in the form of "Days Like These," an almost direct British remake of "That '70s Show" released around the same time as the first season of "That '70s Show.". No, were not crying - you are! The co-creators of the show, Bonnie and Terry Turner, were attending their daughters high school production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Topher Grace, the plays lead, caught their eye. One of the most famous and well-known bits of trivia related to "That '70s Show" is the fact that Mila Kunis lied about her age in order to land her role on the series. More recently, Valderrama dated Demi Lovato. They formed a boys crew during the heyday of That 70s Show, without Grace. Charlie, played by Brett Harrison, was established as one of the new members of the teenaged friend group with the eventual goal of phasing Eric out and replacing him with Charlie, as actor Brett Harrison told PopEntertainment.comin a 2006 interview. In addition to offering breakout roles to actors who remain recognizable today, like Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher, the show also featureda steady stream of cameos from figures who were famous during the '70s, like Betty White, Mary Tyler Moore, and Don Knotts. In aninterview with Howard Stern,Kutcher revealed theirfirst onscreen kiss was not very romantic or enjoyable, as Kutcher understandably felt uncomfortable about Kunis' age at the time. We see Wilmer Valderrama, the actor of Fez, saying a long name, but its actually just him Pref Magazine tells ushe's just listing the shows characters names. This often was a dilemma on the set of That '70s Show when Mila Kunis and Laura Prepon were in a scene together. True Hollywood Story on the show's cast and crew, the actors and actresses weren't all as close as the on-screen gang. The sibling rivalry between Eric and Laurie was especially amusing to the shows fans. In 2015, Karo sued Kunis for $5,000 to cover therapy bills racked up over the emotional distress the alleged theft caused. In real life, Chong disappeared because he was doing time. memorable running gags on "That '70s Show. Kutcher's time as a model began while he was enrolled at the University of Iowa. Kunis immigrated with her family from the Ukraine to Los Angeles when she was seven. While bothTopherGrace and AshtonKutcher both announced that they would not return for the eighth and final season ofThat '70s Show,Kutcher did come back for a couple of episodes to wrap up some plot threads. "That '70s Show" premiered in August 1998 and lasted for eight seasons before ending in May 2006. We just went back and had fun for a week. The show tackled problems that are universal to teens of any decade: relationship drama, issues with school, difficult domestic situations, and so forth. It's because Laura Helene Prepon had to go blonde for another movie. In an ironic twist, Kunis and Kutcher got married some years after "That '70s Show" came to a conclusion. I was convinced I was going to get fired. Vogue declared "There are no rules of the fashion game now. "That '90s Show" is set in his basement, just like the old days. I think for the first time ever, he took my breath awayI was like f, hes good-looking. The couple began dating in 2012, making their first public debut as a couple on September 23, 2012. Kunis really wanted the role, so she didnt exactly say she was a minor. "When I turned 18 we started dating," she said in the documentary Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated (via People). Additionally, the film careers of the cast affected the cast in other ways than just stealing them away. Who says high school productions mean nothing? There was another lingering haze on That '70s Show, however the lingering haze of drama. Ashton Kutcher (Michael Kelso) (Everett Collection, Netflix) Ashton KutcherAshton Kutcher, 44, played Michel Kelso and appears in. Still, it was both surprising and abrupt when Mr. and Mrs. Pinciotti got a divorce and Bob started dating Jackie's mom, Pam (portrayed by Brooke Shields.) ", Chong is best known for his major role in the buddy comedy "Cheech &Chong.". Whether the combinations made any sense was another matter. The classic sitcom, which made stars out of previously unknown actors such as Topher Grace, Ashton Kutcher, Laura Prepon, and Mila Kunis, depicted the lives of teens (and then young adults) in the small town of Point Place, Wis. as they did timeless teen stuff like hanging out in a basement, driving around listening to Cheap Trick, trying to score beers, trying to score with each other, and feeling "all alright" in those notorious smoke circles. We all looked at her and said, 'You're right.'". Were they actually high in That 70s Show? But I didn't tell them when I was going to be 18!" The show kind of ended up naming itself after all those legal issues, and we cant imagine a more perfect name. Laura Prepon starred inLightning Bug, and Wilmer Valderrama had roles inFour Corners, Summer Catch,andThe Sopranos. By casting someone as hyper-masculine as Norris, the producers hoped to establish a clear contrast between the macho Norris and his onscreen son, a bookish nerd who held zero interest in conventionally masculine activities. The circle was the best way to bypass the censorship and still accurately depict bored teens living in the '70s. This character who would eventually become Randy combined some of the main characteristics of Eric and Kelso, with Meyers acting as a successor to both roles after Kutcher left the show near the start of Season 8, while also serving as a prospective love interest for Donna. He did come back during the eighth season as a regular cast mate, though. Considering how much the showrunners strived for authenticity when it came to their 1970s settings, it's no surprise that the theme song played over the show's intro similarly originated from the '70s. 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