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Dylan Thomas Sprouse and Cole Mitchell
Sprouse (born August 4, 1992, in Arezzo, Italy) are identical twin
brothers and actors. They are best known for their leading role in
Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
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Biography
Dylan and Cole were born in Arezzo, Italy
in 1992 to Americans Melanie and Matthew Sprouse. Dylan Sprouse was
named for the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and Cole Sprouse was named for the
jazz singer and pianist Nat King Cole. They have dual citizenship,
between America and Italy. They can speak English and Italian. When
Dylan and Cole were born, their parents were teaching at an American
School in Tuscany. Their parents moved the family back to California to
be closer to extended family. The brothers were raised in Southern
California. Their parents divorced a few months before the filming of
Big Daddy in 1999. Currently they are in 8th grade and are being
homeschooled after attending a public school in California. Dylan and
Cole Sprouse have played in many movies as well as their popular hit
series "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" which is also their most recent
appearance.
Career
Dylan and Cole began acting at the young
age of six months by suggestion of their grandmother, who was a drama
teacher and an actress. Their first commercial was for toilet paper.
They have been acting ever since. As with many identical twins, the boys
often played the same role allowing more time for the character to be
filmed. From 1993 to 1998, they both starred as Brett Butler's youngest
child, Patrick Kelly, on the ABC-TV series, Grace Under Fire. The first
movie they shot was the comedy Big Daddy (1999) with Adam Sandler where
the twins doubled as 5-year-old Julian. In the same year, their second
feature film The Astronaut's Wife was released, starring Johnny Depp and
Charlize Theron. Cole Sprouse guest-starred in several episodes of
Friends as Ross's son, Ben. They were both featured in Dana Carvey's
film The Master of Disguise, where they played the role of Young
Pistachio. In 2004 they shared the role of Older Jeremiah in the
dramatic film The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, directed by and
starring Asia Argento, taken from JT LeRoy's book. Their other film
credits include Eight Crazy Nights and Piggy Banks.
Currently they star in the Disney Channel
television series The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, co-starring Brenda
Song and Ashley Tisdale. In this original comedy they play identical
twins; Dylan plays Zack Martin and Cole plays Cody Martin.
In September 2005, they signed a licensing
agreement with Dualstar Entertainment [2], Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's
company, creating a new brand line, called "Sprouse Bros". It will
include DVD movies, CDs, clothing, sports gear, and video games targeted
towards the preteen and teen audience.
Filmography
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
(2005–present)
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things
(2004)
Piggy Banks (2004, Dylan Sprouse only)
Apple Jack (2003)
Just for Kicks (2003)
Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
The Master of Disguise (2002)
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (2001)
Diary of a Sex Addict (2001)
Friends (2000–2001 Cole Sprouse only),
various episodes
The Astronaut's Wife (1999)
Big Daddy (1999)
Grace Under Fire (1993–1998)
Trivia
Their characters' first names in the Disney
Channel Original Movie Just for Kicks are their real life names, and
their characters' last name is Martin, which is the last name of their
characters on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
Dylan and Cole are part of the 11-member
group the Disney Channel Circle of Stars, singing the song "A Dream is a
Wish Your Heart Makes" for the video, which was released as bonus
material in the special edition version of the Disney classic,
Cinderella.
Dylan and Cole are sometimes collectively
referred to as DC Sprouse or the Sprouse Twins.
Some people assume the twins played Nicky
and Alex Katsopolis in the TV series Full House in the early 1990s due
to same hair color and facial features. The Katsopolis twins were played
by Blake and Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit who are two years older than the
Sprouse twins and no longer involved in acting.
Dylan is 15 minutes older than Cole.
Among nicknames for the boys: Coley Moley
for Cole and Lumpkin and Dyl for Dylan.
The twins are good friends with actress
Alyson Stoner.
The Sprouse twins are good friends with the
child actor Dylan Patton.
Cole and Dylan have been snowboarding since
they were 4 years old.
Cole Sprouse loves to bake, and both twins
love to draw and to read comics.
Dylan's favorite subject in school is
science while Cole's is math.
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