Dylan Thomas Sprouse and Cole Mitchell Sprouse (born August 4, 1992) are American actors who are best known for their roles in the Disney Channel sitcoms The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Suite Life on Deck. They are identical twins and are collectively referred to as Dylan and Cole Sprouse or the Sprouse Bros.. As a result of these series' success, they have become "heartthrobs" and "overwhelming draws" among preteen and teen audiences. In A...
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Dylan Thomas Sprouse and Cole Mitchell Sprouse (born August 4, 1992) are American actors who are best known for their roles in the Disney Channel sitcoms The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Suite Life on Deck. They are identical twins and are collectively referred to as Dylan and Cole Sprouse or the Sprouse Bros.. As a result of these series' success, they have become "heartthrobs" and "overwhelming draws" among preteen and teen audiences. In April 2009, People Magazine released a sixty-page special edition issue devoted almost entirely to the brothers.
The Sprouses were born in Arezzo, Italy, to American parents Matthew Sprouse and Melanie Wright, who at the time were teaching at an English language school in Tuscany. Dylan, named after poet Dylan Thomas, is 15 minutes older than Cole, who is named for jazz singer and pianist Nat King Cole. The boys moved back to the United States, four months after their birth. They grew up in their parents' native Long Beach, California. Their...
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