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" . 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  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  by starring in the independent  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  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&nbsp;minutes older than Cole. Cole is named after jazz singer and  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 ed 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  movie, *Big Daddy*. They shared the role of a five-year old boy named 'Julian' who is ed by Adam Sandler's character, 'Sonny Koufax'. That year, the boys worked with Sandler to make the second and third  of *The Chanukah Song*. The boys also had a small role in the  movie ''The Astronaut's Wife*. After *Big Daddy'*s release, the two started a slow period in their s. They were not  in any big roles for a time. 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   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. 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" s for preteens (9 to 12 year olds) and teenagers.  The Sprouse Bros brand has a clothing line, a s 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 s 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 , how fast everything is moving. Just a year ago none of this was happening, it was just doing *Suite Life*, and now I  wait for what's in store..." Their  actor and co-star is Adam Sandler. Students in this program make their own .

## Filmography 
* * color* &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *shows shared roles*
* *Italic type shows voice roles*

## Awards and nominations 
## Discography 
* 2005 – "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" in *DisneyMania 4*
* 2008 – "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" in * DisneyMania*

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