Ashton Kutcher
Before Kutcher started working as an actor, he was an engineering student at the University of Iowa. He was approached by a modeling scout on campus. The agent talked Kutcher into auditioning to enter a modeling competition and he somehow won despite having no prior experience.
Life Be Like That
Young Ashton Kutcher started modeling full time, along with going to school. He kept getting gig after gig, signing with Calvin Klein, and eventually working his way up to getting a role on That '70s Show. This opportunity gave him his "big break," so to speak.