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Hot Gallery: These Stars Have Made Headlines—and Played Real-Life Newsmakers, Too
They’re newsmakers without even trying. We’re talking about the innovators, politicians, activists, heroes and, yes, villains who inspire headlines. We know their stories; but that just makes casting them that much harder. Here they are: Newsmakers and the stars who have tackled their stories onscreen. By Nina Hämmerling Smith
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Ashton Kutcher Will Star in Jobs; Apple Founder Steve Jobs
Dude, where’s my … space bar? Ashton Kutcher, the star of Two and a Half Men, That ’70s Show and No Strings Attached, has been tapped to play Steve Jobs, the guy who brought us Macintosh computers, iTunes and iPhones. Though it may seem an odd choice—Kutcher isn’t exactly known for his lofty intellect—at least we know that he’s a technology fiend (just ask his impressive number of followers on Twitter and Facebook). Kutcher has received one important endorsement: Jobs’ partner in founding Apple, Steve Wozniak, has given his blessing to the casting. “I’m glad that he’s onboard,” Woz told TMZ. “I think he’ll put a lot into it and that he cares about this particular subject.” Plus—come on, doesn’t he look an awful lot like the young Jobs?
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