Dylan and Cole Sprouse

**Dylan Thomas Sprouse** and **Cole Mitchell Sprouse** (born August 4, 1992) are American actors. They are twins. Together, they are called _Dylan and Cole Sprouse_ or the _Sprouse Bros._ Their first major movie role was in _Big Daddy_, where they acted with Adam Sandler. Later, they acted in many television sitcoms. They also acted in the straight-to-DVD family movies, _I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus_ and _Just for Kicks_.

In 2005, they started acting in the Disney Channel sitcom _The Suite Life of Zack and Cody._ In 2006, the brothers started a franchise known as the "Sprouse Bros" brand. The franchise had a clothing line, a book series, and a magazine. Most of the franchise ended in 2008, except for their clothing line. They were two of the richest children alive in 2007. In 2008, they started acting in _The Suite Life on Deck_, which was the sequel to _The Suite Life of Zack & Cody_. Later, _The Suite Life on Deck_ became the most-watched television show for children and tweens (9-12 year olds) in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, the Sprouse brothers were the highest paid teenage Disney television actors. They earned $40,000 for each episode together.  _The Suite Life on Deck_ ended in May 2011. In 2011, they acted in _The Suite Life Movie._They started working on an adult image by starring in the independent suspense movie, _The Kings of Appletown_ in 2009. MSN reported by the end of the 2000s, the twin brothers became the richest teenage twins in the world. In 2010, the brothers were accepted to New York University. They delayed admission for one year. They started going to the university in the fall of 2011. In the middle of 2010, Dylan started a website for his art called Sprouse Arts. In the middle of 2011, Cole started a website for his photography called Cole Sprouse Photography. Their favorite food is sushi that  they love to eat together.

## Early lives

The Sprouses were born in Arezzo, Italy. Their parents are Matthew Sprouse and Melanie Wright. Their parents are American, but they were teaching at an English language school in Tuscany when Dylan and Cole were born. Dylan is named after the poet Dylan Thomas. Dylan is 15 minutes older than Cole. Cole is named after jazz singer and pianist Nat King Cole. The boys moved back to the United States four months after their birth. They grew up in Long Beach, California, where their parents had lived. Their parents divorced in 1997.

## Acting

The Sprouses started acting at the age of eight months. The twins first acted in a commercial for diapers. They switched on-screen time every few seconds. Like many twin actors, the two have often played the same role. This is so there is more time for the character to be filmed. Starting at eight months old, they acted on the ABC-TV series _Grace Under Fire_ from 1993 to 1998. They played one character, Patrick Kelly.

In 1999, the boys acted in their first major movie, _Big Daddy_. They shared the role of a five-year old boy named 'Julian' who is adopted by Adam Sandler's character, 'Sonny Koufax'. That year, the boys worked with Sandler to make the second and third versions of _The Chanukah Song_. The boys also had a small role in the scary movie _The Astronaut's Wife_. After _Big Daddy**s release, the two started a slow period in their careers. They were not cast in any big roles for a time. During the early 2000s, the twins acted in episodes of _The Nightmare Room_ and _That '70s Show_. They also acted in _MADtv_ (season four, episode #425) and the movie _The Master of Disguise._ They also had a voice-over role in _Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights_. In 2001, Cole started acting in episodes of the television show _Friends_ as Ross Geller's son Ben. He did not share this role with Dylan.

Between the years of 2002 and 2003, they both acted in _I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus_ and _Just for Kicks_. Both movies were released direct-to-video. After that, the Sprouses started acting in the Disney Channel original series _The Suite Life of Zack and Cody_, where they portrayed identical twins Zack (Dylan) and Cody (Cole) Martin. The series started in March 2005. It became a ratings success. The twins have become very well known among pre-teen (9 to 12 year old) and teen audiences. As part of their work with Disney, the brothers also became part of the 11-member group, the Disney Channel Circle of Stars. They sang the song "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" with the members of the group. The music video was released as a special feature in the special edition version of the Disney movie _Cinderella_. They also played in the Disney Channel Games from 2006 to 2008.

The Sprouses played one character, Jeremiah, in the independent movie _The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things_. The movie was produced in 2004. It was not shown in theaters until March 2006. Then it played at three theaters in the United States. It earned $29,000. In 2007, the boys filmed _A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper_. The Sprouse brothers both had voice roles in the animated movie, _Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen_ along with Brenda Song and Emily Osment. Dylan played the voice of Shasta in Disney's "Snow Buddies." The brothers both acted in the movie, _The Kings of Appletown_. It is based on the book _The Adventures of Tom Sawyer_. Bobby Moresco directed the movie. Amanda Moresco wrote it. The movie was filmed in New Braunfels, Texas. It was originally estimated to be released in the winter 2008.

In April 2009, they were on the cover of _People Magazine_, in an eighty-page special edition issue about _The Suite Life on Deck_. The twin brothers began filming another Modern Twain Story movie in the summer of 2009. The movie was titled _Sivilized_. It was a modern version of _Huckleberry Finn_. However, in the middle of 2010, Dylan said that they would not be doing the movie. Part of the reason they did not do it was because they became too old for the movie. In March 2009, they started advertising for Dannon Danimals. In August 2010, the twin brothers started making advertisements for Nintendo DS.

, Dylan and Cole are not acting in any shows or movies. They are paying attention to college. Also, Dylan is paying attention to art. Cole is paying attention to photography. Dylan has said that they would both like to continue acting while in college. Cole's celebrity crush was always his brother Dylan Sprouse**._'

## "Sprouse Bros" brand

In 2005, the Sprouse brothers joined Dualstar Entertainment to produce "Sprouse Bros" products for preteens (9 to 12 year olds) and teenagers.  The Sprouse Bros brand has a clothing line, a comics series, and a magazine. In 2006 Dualstar and Leisure Publishing LLC started a magazine called "Sprouse Bros. Code" for boys. In 2007 Simon & Schuster Inc. published the two volumes of a book series named _Sprouse Bros. 47 R.O.N.I.N._, about two young spies. In 2008, the brothers ended their association with Dualstar. They continued their clothing line which is 'on hold'. The things in their clothing lines are only sold online.

## Personal lives

Dylan Sprouse has said that the experience of becoming famous after the success of _The Suite Life of Zack & Cody_ is "kind of scary, how fast everything is moving. Just a year ago none of this was happening, it was just doing _Suite Life_, and now I can't wait for what's in store..." While filming _The Suite Life of Zack & Cody_, the two went to school on-set for three hours each day. They said they were getting "straight A's and honors."

The twins' family has three dogs. Bubba is Dylan and Cole’s dog. Pinky is their father's dog. Curry is their stepmother's dog. Their favorite actor and co-star is Adam Sandler.

In 2010, the twin brothers were both accepted to New York University. At first, they planned to go to the university in the fall of 2010. They delayed going for one year. They are both in the Gallatin program. Students in this program make their own major.

## Filmography

- _Background color_ <span style="background:lightblue; width:50px; border:1px solid #aaa;">     </span> _shows shared roles_
- _Italic type shows voice roles_
|Year|Title|Dylan's role|Cole's role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|1999|_The Astronaut's Wife_|Twin|Twin||
|_Big Daddy _|style="background:lightblue;" colspan="2"|||||
|rowspan="2"|2001|_Diary of a Sex Addict_|style="background:lightblue;" colspan="2"||Direct-to-video film|
|_I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus_|style="background:lightblue;" colspan="2"|||||
|rowspan="2"|2002|_The Master of Disguise_|style="background:lightblue;" colspan="2"|||
|_Eight Crazy Nights_|style="background:lightblue;" colspan="2"|||||
|rowspan="2"|2003|_Apple Jack_|style="background:lightblue;" colspan="2"|||
|_Just for Kicks_|Dylan Martin|Cole Martin|Direct-to-video film|||
|2004|_The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things_|style="background:lightblue;" colspan="2"||||
|2005|_Piggy Banks_|Young John||||
|2006|_Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen_|style="background:lightblue;" colspan="2"||Direct-to-video film||
|2007|_A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper_|Tom Canty|Eddie Tudor|||
|2008|_Snow Buddies_|_Shasta_||Direct-to-video film||
|2009|_The Kings of Appletown_|Will|Clayton|||
|2010|_Kung Fu Magoo_|_Justin Magoo_|_Brad Landry_|Direct-to-video film||
|2011|_The Suite Life Movie_|Zack Martin|Cody Martin|Disney Channel Original Movie||

|Year|Title|Dylan's role|Cole's role|class="unsortable"|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1993-1998|_Grace Under Fire_|style="background:lightblue;" colspan="2"||112 episodes|||
|1998|_MADtv_|style="background:lightblue;" colspan="2"||"Episode #3.22" "Episode #4.1"|||
|2000-2002|_Friends_||Ben Geller|Seven episodes|||
|rowspan="2"|2001|_The Nightmare Room_|style="background:lightblue;" colspan="2"||"Scareful What You Wish For" (Season one, episode two)||
|_That '70s Show_|Bobby|Billy|"Eric's Depression" (Season four, episode two)||||
|2005-2008|_The Suite Life of Zack and Cody_|Zack Martin|Cody Martin|All 88 episodes; Lead Role|||
|rowspan="2"|2006|_The Emperor's New School_|_Zam_|_Zim_|"Oops, All Doodles/Chipmunky Business" (Season one, episode 13)||
|_That's So Raven_|Zack Martin|Cody Martin|"Checkin' Out" (Season four, episode 11)||||
|2008|_According to Jim_|Himself|Himself|Guest performance|||
|2008-2011|_The Suite Life on Deck_|rowspan="4"|Zack Martin|rowspan="4"|Cody Martin|All 71 episodes; Lead Role|
|rowspan="2"|2009|_Wizards of Waverly Place_|"Cast-Away (To Another Show)" (Season two, episode 25)||||
|_Hannah Montana_|"Super(stitious Girl)" (Season three, episode 19)||||||
|2010|_I'm in the Band_|"Weasels on Deck" (Season two, episode one)|||||

## Awards and nominations

|Year|Award|Work|Category|Cole|Dylan||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1999|YoungStar Awards|rowspan="4"|_Big Daddy_|"Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film"|||
|rowspan="3"|2000|MTV Movie Awards|"Best On-Screen Duo"||||
|Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|"Favorite Supporting Actor - Comedy"||||||
|rowspan="2"|Young Artist Awards|"Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Under"|||||
|2006|rowspan="7"|_The Suite Life of Zack and Cody_|"Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor"||||
|rowspan="3"|2007|Kids' Choice Awards|"Favorite Television Actor"||||
|Young Artist Awards|"Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor"||||||
|Popstar Magazine's Poptastic Awards|rowspan="2"|"Favorite Television Actor"|||||
|rowspan="2"|2008|Kids' Choice Awards|||||
|Popstar Magazine's Poptastic Awards|rowspan="2"|"Favorite Television Actor"|||||
|rowspan="2"|2009|Kids' Choice Awards|||||
|Popstar Magazine's Poptastic Awards|rowspan="3"|_The Suite Life on Deck_|"Favorite Television Actor"||||
|2010|rowspan="2"|Kids' Choice Awards|rowspan="2"|"Favorite TV Actor"|||
|2011|||||||

## Discography

- 2005 – "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" in _DisneyMania 4_
- 2008 – "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" in _Princess DisneyMania_

## Infobox (person)

- **image**: Dylan and Cole Sprouse with Piper.jpg
- **caption**: Cole (left) and Dylan (right), with Piper Reese at the 2009 Power of Youth event
- **birth name**: Cole Mitchell Sprouse
Dylan Thomas Sprouse
- **birth place**: Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy
- **occupation**: Actors
- **yearsactive**: 1993–present
- **website**: moohttp://www.sprousebros.com/
[http://www.sprousearts.com/ Dylan's art website]
[http://www.colesprousephotography.com/ Cole's photography website]