Punk'd was not Ashton Kutcher's first gig hosting a show based on practical jokes. His first MTV series (Harassment), however, was cancelled after a single episode. The problem? The victims (a married couple) sued MTV for invasion of privacy (among other things) -- after Kutcher spied on them as they discovered a fake mutilated corpse in their hotel bathroom!
[Among Kutcher's high school jobs? Skinning deer for a local butcher.]