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Will Netflix's The Ranch, which reunites That '70s Show stars Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson, become a Fez dispenser, delivering cameos of other 70s alumni, including Topher Grace (Eric), Laura Prepon (Donna), Mila Kunis (Jackie) and Wilmer Valderrama (Fez)?

“Let’s just say that’s highly probable,” Kutcher says without naming names, including that of his wife, Kunis, whom he met on the Fox comedy, which ended its eight-season run in 2006.

 USA TODAY looks at the teens growing up in in fictional Point Place, Wisconsin, and what the actors who played them have been up to since. 

Ashton Kutcher

Kutcher played the none-too-sharp Kelso, who dated Jackie (Kunis). Kutcher and Kunis are now married and have a 1 1/2-year-old daughter. Since '70s, Kutcher, a tech-savvy investor, played Apple visionary Steve Jobs in Jobs and replaced Charlie Sheen on the hit CBS sitcom, Two and a Half Men.

TV: Two and a Half Men. Film: Jobs; No Strings Attached; Valentine's Day;The Guardian.

Danny Masterson

While Kutcher was an acting newbie on '70s, Masterson had an impressive list of credits, including Roseanne, NYPD Blue and Cybill and films Beethoven's 2nd and Face/Off. Masterson's Hyde was a smart, sarcastic member of '70s' basement club who eventually moved into the Forman household. He also dated Jackie.

TV: Men at Work. Films: UrgeThe Bridge to NowhereYes ManThe Chicago EightCalifornia SoloAlter Egos

Topher Grace

Grace played the decent but uncertain Eric Forman, whose family's basement became headquarters for his group of friends. He has a long relationship with neighbor Donna Pinciotti (Prepon). Early in '70s' run, Grace started a film career in 2000's Traffic and later moved on to the Spider-Man franchise. He will next appear in War Machine, which stars Brad Pitt. 

Films: TruthAmerican UltraTake Me Home TonightSpider-Man 3In Good CompanyTrafficValentine’s Day (which also included Kutcher). Upcoming film: War Machine .


Mila Kunis

Kunis, born in what is now Ukraine, was the youngest member of the cast. Her Jackie Burkhart started off pretty and spoiled, but the character matured over the course of the series.  Kunis moved on to film work, and scored a Golden Globe nomination for Black Swan.

Films: Black Swan; Forgetting Sarah MarshallJupiter Ascending; Friends with Benefits; Oz the Great and Powerful; Ted; The Book of Eli. Upcoming film: Bad Moms.  

Laura Prepon

Prepon played smart Donna, who was in a relationship with Eric for most of the show's run. Prepon moved on to ABC drama October Road before signing on to Netflix's Orange Is the New Black as Alex Vause, a convicted drug smuggler and onetime girlfriend of Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling). . Orange returns for Season 4 on June 17.

TV: Orange Is the New BlackOctober Road. Upcoming film: The Girl on the Train with Emily Blunt.

Wilmer Valderrama

Valderrama played Fez, a good-natured foreign-exchange student whose unidentified country of origin is a source of humor. He has gone on to work in films and TV, include series regular roles in El Rey's From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series and Fox's short-lived Minority Report.

TV: Minority Report; From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series; Awake. Film: The Adderall Diaries; This Girl Is in Trouble.

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