Claim: The Suite Life Movie stars two actors with the same birthday.

Dylan Thomas Sprouse and Cole Mitchell Sprouse -LRB- born August 4 , 1992 -RRB- are American actors . They are twins and are referred to as the Sprouse brothers or Sprouse Bros. . Their first major theatrical film role was in the 1999 comedy , Big Daddy , in which they co-starred with Adam Sandler . They later appeared in several television sitcoms and starred in the straight-to-DVD films I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus and Just for Kicks .   From 2005 until 2008 , they starred in the Disney Channel sitcom The Suite Life of Zack & Cody . As a result of the series ' success , the media has termed them `` heartthrobs '' and `` overwhelming draws '' among preteen and teen audiences . The following year , the brothers launched a franchise known as the Sprouse Bros brand , which included a clothing line , book series and magazine . The majority of the Sprouses ' franchise ended in 2008 , except for their clothing line . The Suite Life of Zack & Cody was retooled in 2008 as The Suite Life on Deck , in which the brothers reprised their roles as Zack and Cody . The Suite Life on Deck went on to become the most-watched tween/children 's television show in 2008 and 2009 . The show ended in May 2011 . They also starred in The Suite Life Movie , which aired in March of the same year . They began cultivating an adult image by starring in the independent theatrical suspense film The Kings of Appletown in 2009 .   Dylan and Cole were two of the wealthiest children alive in 2007 , and in 2010 , the Sprouse brothers were the highest-paid teenage Disney television actors , earning $ 40,000 per episode combined . MSN reported by the end of the 2000s that the twin brothers became the richest teenage twins in the world . In 2010 , the brothers were accepted to New York University . They deferred admission for one year , and attended the university from 2011 to 2015 .  Both Cole and Dylan have confirmed they wish to pursue acting post-university .