Michael Kelso
| Michael Kelso | |
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| That '70s Show character | |
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| First appearance | "That '70s Pilot" (episode 1.01) |
| Last appearance | "Misfire" (episode 8.04) (as a regular cast member) "That '70s Finale" (episode 8.22) (guest appearance) |
| Created by | Mark Brazill |
| Portrayed by | Ashton Kutcher, Joey Hiott (Kelso at 7), Ethan Peck (Kelso at 14) |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | Kelsmo, Kelslow, Kelslchmo, Kettlehead, Cadet Mike, Mike, Michelle, Dumbass, Dillhole, Tater Nuts, Big Chief Brown Bottom, The King, Crap Shoes, Jughead, Patchy, Mr. Clip On, The Head Dummy, Don Juan El Trado, Prettyboy Moron, Trigger, Cool Hand Luke |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation |
High school student Male underwear model Assistant chef Waiter Police officer Security guard |
| Family | John Kelso (father) Mrs. Kelso (mother) Casey Kelso (brother) Unnamed sister 4 other brothers and sisters (unnamed) Betsy (Grandmother) Betsy (Daughter) |
| Significant other(s) |
Jackie Burkhart (ex-girlfriend) Pam Macey (affair) Laurie Forman (ex-girlfriend) Annette (ex-girlfriend) Brooke (ex-girlfriend) Angie (ex-girlfriend) |
| Children | Betsy Kelso (daughter, with Brooke; b. 1979) |
| Nationality | American |
Michael Christopher Kelso (born August 28, 1959), is a fictional character, known simply as Kelso by his friends, is one of the five male leads on Fox Network's That '70s Show, portrayed by Ashton Kutcher. Tall, lanky and long-haired, Kelso had been accepted as the local idiot until he moved to Chicago for the eighth season. His behavior is very much in line with a stereotypical oversexed lunkhead or a male-bimbo who gets through life on his good looks. He spends most of the series in a mutually parasitic relationship with the equally vapid Jackie Burkhart, whom he continues to obsess over following their numerous breakups.
In spite of his stupidity, Kelso is shown on several occasions not to be immature, simply unmotivated; when he is either forced to or chooses to, Kelso displays startling intelligence unbecoming of his usual personality or hi-jinks. Near the end of the series, Kelso becomes one of the first characters to completely break away from adolescence and into adulthood when he impregnates a girl with whom he had a one-night stand; to his friends' surprise, Kelso took responsibility for the child, moving to Chicago to take a job to support and be near his newborn daughter.
Michael Kelso was first introduced in 'That 70s Pilot' as Eric Forman's lesser-intelligent, loudly obnoxious friend who is dating a preppy, younger student Jackie Burkhart. But later during the season the couple goes through multiple breakups.
Much to his friends' annoyance, he frequently claims to be breaking up with Jackie but does not go through with it, in hopes she'll 'put out' eventually. Because of her, he misses out on a Todd Rundgren concert, instead spending the evening making out in the back of the Vista Cruiser. As the series progresses, it is later revealed that Michael cheats on his girlfriend (most notably with Pam Macy). At one point, Jackie finds out and banned Kelso from coming to her ski trip, though Michael still attempts to find a way there. Kelso also unwittingly gets his friends into trouble after driving them around in an apparently stolen car. They were arrested, though Eric's connections with his father got them out of trouble. Eventually, Kelso loses his virginity to Jackie, though they go through a scare that she may be pregnant, which turns out to be a false alarm.
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