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'''Milena "Mila" Kunis'''<ref name="filmr" /> ([[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: Мілена Марківна Куніс, [[Russian language|Russian]]: Милена Маркοвна Кунис; born August 14, 1983) is an American actress.<!--- U.S. citizen; see [[WP:MOSBIO]], only country of citizenship when person became notable should be in opening (the U.S.) ---> Her television work includes the role of [[Jackie Burkhart]] on ''[[That '70s Show]]'' and the voice of [[Meg Griffin]] on the [[List of animated television series|animated series]] ''[[Family Guy]]''. She has also played roles in film, such as Rachel Jansen in ''[[Forgetting Sarah Marshall]]'' and as Mona Sax in ''[[Max Payne (film)|Max Payne]]''.
'''Milena "Mila" Kunis'''<ref name="filmr" /> ([[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: Мілена Марківна Куніс; born August 14, 1983) is an American actress.<!--- U.S. citizen; see [[WP:MOSBIO]], only country of citizenship when person became notable should be in opening (the U.S.) ---> Her television work includes the role of [[Jackie Burkhart]] on ''[[That '70s Show]]'' and the voice of [[Meg Griffin]] on the [[List of animated television series|animated series]] ''[[Family Guy]]''. She has also played roles in film, such as Rachel Jansen in ''[[Forgetting Sarah Marshall]]'' and as Mona Sax in ''[[Max Payne (film)|Max Payne]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 20:52, 4 November 2009

Mila Kunis
Mila Kunis at the 2009 Comic Con in San Diego for Family Guy.
Occupationactress
Years active1994–present
PartnerMacaulay Culkin (2002–present)

Milena "Mila" Kunis[1] (Ukrainian: Мілена Марківна Куніс; born August 14, 1983) is an American actress. Her television work includes the role of Jackie Burkhart on That '70s Show and the voice of Meg Griffin on the animated series Family Guy. She has also played roles in film, such as Rachel Jansen in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and as Mona Sax in Max Payne.

Early life

Kunis was born in Chernivtsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union to a Jewish family.[2][3] Her mother, Elvira, is a physics teacher and drug store manager, and her father, Mark Kunis, is a mechanical engineer and cab company executive.[1] She also has an older brother. Her family moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1991.[1][4] Despite reports to the contrary, Kunis did not learn English from watching The Price Is Right.[5] In Los Angeles, she attended Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle School. She was mostly taught by an on-set tutor for her high school years while taping That '70s Show. When not on the set, she attended Fairfax Senior High School. She briefly attended Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.[6]

Career

Early career

At age nine, Kunis took acting classes after school at the Beverly Hills Studios, where she met her first and current manager Susan Curtis. She began appearing in print-ads, catalogs, and TV commercials for children's products like Lisa Frank products, Mattel's Barbie, and Payless Shoes. She also modeled for a Guess girls' clothing campaign. Her first TV role was as the young Hope Williams on an episode of the popular soap opera Days of our Lives.[7] She had a minor role on 7th Heaven as Lucy's nemesis and supporting roles in Santa with Muscles, Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves, and the Angelina Jolie film Gia, as Gia Carangi's younger self, prior to her breakthrough role on That '70s Show.

Kunis was cast as Jackie Burkhart in the television series That '70s Show in 1998. During the auditions, all people auditioning for the roles in the show were required to be at least 18 years old, so Kunis told the casting staff at the audition that she was going to be 18 "on her birthday" not specifying to which birthday she was referring. She was actually 14 at the time of the audition and after receiving the part, she was able to continue in the role despite having misled the directors. She had been considered the best fit for the character and was thought to have been creative in her way of gaining the audition despite her age.[7]

Family Guy

Meg Griffin is voiced by Kunis

Kunis went in to the casting of an animated television sitcom called Family Guy created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series plot centers on a family called the Griffins, a dysfunctional family. The series strated MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green and Mike Henry. She auditioned for the character Meg Griffin, the teenage daughter of the three childs from the series, she is frequently the butt of the family's jokes due to her homeliness and lack of popularity. Kunis won the role after auditions and a slight rewrite of the character, in part due to her performance on That '70s Show.[8] MacFarlane called Kunis back after her first audition, instructing her to speak slower, and then told her to come back another time and enunciate more. Once she claimed that she had it under control, MacFarlane hired her.[8] Kunis described her character as "the scapegoat." She further explained, "Meg gets picked on a lot. But it's funny. It's like the middle child. She is constantly in the state of being an awkward 14-year-old, when you're kind of going through puberty and what-not. She's just in perpetual mode of humiliation. And it's fun."[9] She replaced Lacy Chabert, Chabert voiced Meg Griffin for the first production season (15 episodes), but, because of a contractual agreement, was never credited.[10] Chabert left the series due to time constraints with her acting role in Party of Five, as well as schoolwork.[11]

After two episodes of the second season, Family Guy was taken off the network's permanent schedule and shown irregularly thereafter. The show returned in March 2000 to finish airing the second season which contained 21 episodes, all the cast came back for the series return. The third season contained 21 episodes and began airing from July  11, 2001 to February  14, 2002. During its second and third-season runs, Fox publicly announced that the show had been canceled at the end of the second season in 2002.[12] In spite of the announced cancellation, in 2003 Fox decided to make the third season.[13] During the third season, Fox announced that the show was canceled for good.[14][15] The series was renewed later in 2005 for its fourth season due to strong DVD sales and its syndication on basic-cable networks.[16][17] Once again Kunis and the rest of the cast came back for thier voice works. Kunis was nominated for an Annie Award in the catagory of Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production in 2007. [18] She voiced Meg in the Family Guy Videogame, The game received lower-average reviews. The review collation site Metacritic gave the Xbox version a score of 53%[19], the PSP version 52%,[20] and the PlayStation 2 version 51%.[21] X-Play gave the game 3 out of 5, mentioning Brian's levels as a weak point, and suggesting that there is little to recommend in the game beyond its humor.[22] The Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine gave it a 3 out of 10 score, the main problems being broken AI, frustration and repetitive objectives. Another UK based PlayStation magazine, PSM3, gave it a 48 out of 100, with criticism toward uninspired levels, restrictive controls, and obscure references being the main reason for panning it. Game site IGN gave the game a 4.1 out of 10. However, it did win the "Best Cast" Award in 2006 on Spike TV's Video Game Awards.

Further career

She appeared in Get Over It opposite Kirsten Dunst. She starred in the straight-to-DVD horror film American Psycho 2 alongside William Shatner which was a sequel to the 2000 film American Psycho starring Christian Bale. She appeared in After Sex alongside Zoe Saldana as well as in Boot Camp and Moving McAllister alongside Jon Heder. Kunis' breakout movie performance was in the role of Rachel Jansen in the 2008 movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The performance won her rave reviews and a Teen Choice Award nomination. Also in 2008, she starred alongside Mark Wahlberg in the action movie Max Payne, portraying character Mona Sax. The film is based on the popular video game of the same name. In December 2008, Kunis was featured in Gap's "Shine Your Own Star" Christmas campaign with other celebrities such as Jennifer Hudson, Jason Bateman, Mary-Louise Parker, Jon Heder, and others.[23]

In 2009, she starred alongside Ben Affleck and Jason Bateman in the comedy Extract. She has been confirmed to star alongside Denzel Washington in the action film The Book of Eli. She has also been confirmed to join the comedy Date Night starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell.[24] She will also play Lilly, Natalie Portman's enemy, in Black Swan in late 2010.

Kunis was ranked #54 in Stuff's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002); Maxim named her #47 on its 2006 Hot 100 list.[25] In 2008, she was ranked #81 on the Maxim Hot 100 list. She was also ranked #81 on the FHM U.S 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2008, although she is unranked in other FHM magazines from different nations. She is ranked #5 on Maxim's 2009 Hot 100 list. Kunis was also accredited to be one of the "most attractive geeks" in 2008 by Wired.com due to her much-publicized affinity for World of Warcraft.[26]

Personal life

Kunis has been dating actor Macaulay Culkin since 2002. Although there have been rumors of the couple getting married, Kunis has denied this several times:

"I've been engaged. I think I've already been married. And I'm sure I have a child somewhere. I'm waiting to have something else happen. No, I'm not married. And no, I'm not engaged. And no, I do not have a child. No one seems to listen. And next week I'll be engaged again. I think, at one point, they were like, 'Seen shopping in Beverly Hills for engagement rings.' We were in Japan working. What is wrong with these people? Half the time you can say they misconstrued facts. But, more often than not, they just make stuff up."[27]

She has identified herself in interviews as a fan of the online computer game World of Warcraft and has received a certain amount of attention from the game's fan community as a result. She has not released what server she is in but says she is with her close friends in the Alliance.[28] In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, she says she does not use voice chat with other players in response to claims that some people had recognized her voice.[29]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
1995 Make a Wish, Molly Melinda
Piranha Susie Grogan Television movie
1996 Santa with Muscles Sarah
1997 Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves Jill, Party Guest Direct-to-DVD
1998 Gia Gia at Age 11 Television movie
Krippendorf's Tribe Abbey Tournquist
Milo Martice Uncredited
2001 Get Over It Basin
2002 American Psycho 2 Rachael Direct-to-DVD
2004 Tony n' Tina's Wedding Tina
2005 Tom 51 Little Boy Matson also known as Tom Cool
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story Meg Griffin (Voice) Direct-to-DVD
2007 After Sex Nikki
Moving McAllister Michelle
Boot Camp Sophie
2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall Rachel Jansen
Max Payne Mona Sax
2009 Extract Cindy
2010 The Book of Eli Solara post-production
Date Night TBD post-production
2010 Black Swan Lilly pre-production, filming begins in November 2009
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1994-1995 Baywatch Anne
Bonnie 		Episodes: "Aftershock"
"Hot Stuff"
1995 The John Larroquette Show Lucy 1 episode
Hudson Street Devon 1 episode
1996 Unhappily Ever After Chloe 1 episode
1996-1997 Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher Anna-Maria Del Bono 5 episodes
7th Heaven Ashley 4 episodes
1997 Walker, Texas Ranger Pepper Episode: "Last Hope"
1998 Pensacola: Wings of Gold Jessie Kerwood 1 episode
1998-2006 That '70s Show Jackie Burkhart 200 episodes
2002 Get Real Taylor Vaughn 2 episodes
2002 MADtv Daisy 1 episode
2004 Grounded for Life Lana Episodes: "Space Camp Oddity"
"The Policy of Truth"
2000-present Family Guy Meg Griffin (Voice) 114 episodes
2005-present Robot Chicken Various (Voice) 10 episodes
2009 The Cleveland Show Meg Griffin (Voice) 1 episode
Music videos
Year Title Artist
1999 "In The Street" Cheap Trick
2000 "The Itch" Vitamin C
2001 "Rock and Roll All Nite" KISS
2002 "Jaded" Aerosmith
2003 "The End Has No End" The Strokes
2008 "LA Girls" Mams Taylor feat. Joel Madden
Video games
Year Title Role
2006 Saints Row Tanya Winters (Voice)
Family Guy Video Game! Meg Griffin (Voice)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result
1999 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series - Young Ensemble That '70s Show Nominated
YoungStar Award Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy TV Series Won
2000 Teen Choice Award TV - Choice Actress Nominated
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series - Young Ensemble Nominated
YoungStar Award Best Young Actress/Performance in a Comedy TV Series Won
2001 Teen Choice Award TV - Choice Actress Nominated
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Leading Young Actress Nominated
2002 Teen Choice Award TV - Choice Actress Nominated
Young Hollywood Award One to Watch - Female Won
2003 Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actress - Comedy Nominated
2004 Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actress - Comedy Nominated
2005 Teen Choice Award Choice - TV Actress: Comedy Nominated
2006 Teen Choice Award TV - Choice Actress: Comedy Nominated
2007 Annie Award Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production Family Guy Nominated
2008 Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Breakout Female Forgetting Sarah Marshall Nominated
2009 Guys Choice Awards Hottest Mila N/A Won
Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure Max Payne Nominated

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "Mila Kunis Biography".
  2. ^ Schmoozin' with Mila Kunis
  3. ^ Exclusive Interview : Mila Kunis
  4. ^ Caroline Kepnes (Unknown). "SCHMOOZIN' WITH MILA KUNIS". JVibe Magazine. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ http://www.nj.com/celebrity-news/index.ssf/2009/09/mila_kunis_i_dont_rely_on_bein.html
  6. ^ E. C. Gladstone (2008). "Mila". Ocean Drive Magazine. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
  7. ^ a b http://www.pxdrive.com/album/MILA+KUNIS_pictures_zbcrpic/
  8. ^ a b "Inside Media at MTR (2006): Family Guy 7". Yahoo! Video. Retrieved August 24, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ^ De Leon, Kris (September 25, 2007). "Mila Kunis Talks About Working on Family Guy and Her Upcoming Movie". BuddyTV. Retrieved September 3, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  10. ^ Epstein, Daniel Robert. "Interview with Seth MacFarlane, creator of The Family Guy". UGO Networks. Retrieved November 23, 2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  11. ^ "Sonic the Horndog". Gamespy. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  12. ^ Gilbert, Matthew (April 30, 2005). "Family Guy Returns, Just As Funny As Ever". Boston.com. Retrieved August 24, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  13. ^ "Family Guy may return". USAtoday.com. November 18, 2003. Retrieved September 27, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  14. ^ "Family Guy has finally been officially cancelled by Fox". TKtv. May 16, 2002. Retrieved August 24, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  15. ^ McKinley, Jesse (May 2, 2005). "Canceled and Resurrected, on the Air and Onstage". New York Times. Retrieved August 24, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  16. ^ James, Meg (April 13, 2005). "Fox Reuniting Itself With Family Guy". Los Angeles Times. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  17. ^ Rosenthal, Phil (November 20, 2003). "Yet another Family reunion". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 53. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  18. ^ "Mila Kunis - Awards". Internet Movie Database. 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2009-10-22. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ Metacritic: Family Guy (Xbox)
  20. ^ Metacritic: Family Guy (PSP)
  21. ^ Metacritic: Family Guy (PS2)
  22. ^ X-Play: Family Guy (PS2 and Xbox)
  23. ^ Despite tragedy, Jennifer Hudson keeps smiling
  24. ^ "Date Night" lures Liotta, Ruffalo
  25. ^ "Mila Kunis of 2006 Hot 100 on Maxim.com".
  26. ^ Sexiest Geeks of 2008, as Voted by Wired.com Readers
  27. ^ "Actress Mila Kunis Gushes About Boyfriend Macaulay Culkin". November 9, 2007. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
  28. ^ "Mila Kunis talking about World of Warcraft at Jimmy Kimmel Live 10-17-08". August 17, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2008.
  29. ^ "Mila Kunis and her WoW Confession".

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