Ashton Kutcher Is Role Model For Demi Moore's Kids 5/7/08

Ashton Kutcher is happy to be a role model for his wife Demi Moore's children - as he was a troubled teen but managed to turn his life around.

The 30-year-old star insists he was often in trouble with the police as a kid, but is proud he put his problems behind him to carve out a successful Hollywood career. And the actor hopes that his step-daughters Rumer, 19, Scout, 17, and Tallulah, 14, will be able to follow his example and grow out of their teen angst.

He says, "I tell them I was just like them. I broke into my high school - I wanted some money fast and I thought the easy out was the best way."

I was the guy that sat in the police cell, the guy that walked around town with my baseball cap down because I was ashamed of myself. "Now the whole world's accepted me as a successful person. Kids are often told, 'You are a bad person.' But you can turn your life around."