Dylan and Cole Sprouse
{{Short description|American twin actors (born 1992)}}
{{About|the shared career and activities of two American actors|the individuals|Cole Sprouse|and|Dylan Sprouse}}
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| image = Dylan and Cole Sprouse with Piper.jpg
| caption = Cole (left) and Dylan (right) Sprouse, with Piper Reese at the 2009 Power of Youth event
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| birth_name = Cole Mitchell Sprouse
Dylan Thomas Sprouse
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|8|4}}
| birth_place = Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy
| nationality = American
| alma_mater = New York University
| occupation = Actors
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Dylan Thomas Sprouse and Cole Mitchell Sprouse (born August 4, 1992){{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/dylan-sprouse/bio/194767 |title=Dylan Sprouse: Biography |work=TV Guide |access-date=December 3, 2013}} are American actors. They are twins and are sometimes 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 television film I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus and straight-to-DVD 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.{{cite news |author=James M. Klatell |date=July 6, 2006 |work=The Early Show |title=The 'Suite Life' Of The Sprouse Twins |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-suite-life-of-the-sprouse-twins/ |access-date=March 1, 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061231002727/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/06/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main1781268.shtml |archive-date=December 31, 2006}}{{cite web |author=Diane Werts |date=March 19, 2006 |work=Newsday.com |title=Cashing in on tween viewers |url=http://newsday.com/entertainment/ny-fftv4663642mar19,0,2560485.story?coll=ny-entertainment-bigpix |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508123209/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-fftv4663642mar19%2C0%2C2560485.story?coll=ny-entertainment-bigpix |archive-date=May 8, 2006 |access-date=March 1, 2009 |url-status=dead }} 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 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 Disney television child actors, earning $40,000 per episode combined.{{cite web |date=July 23, 2007 |work=People |title=Richest children |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20061420,00.html |access-date=March 28, 2018}}{{cite web |date=May 10, 2010 |work=Popeater.com |title=TV's Highest-Paid Kid Actors (Surprise! Miley Cyrus Isn't No. 1) |url=http://www.popeater.com/2010/05/10/tvs-richest-kids/ |access-date=March 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512135745/http://www.popeater.com/2010/05/10/tvs-richest-kids/ |archive-date=May 12, 2010 }} MSN reported by the end of the 2000s that the twin brothers became the richest young twins in the world.{{cite web |work=MSN Money |title=The Sprouse Twins, 17 - Young and minted: teens who struck it big |url=http://money.uk.msn.com/your-cash/salary-centre/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=153707371&page=9 |access-date=October 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720143427/http://money.uk.msn.com/your-cash/salary-centre/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=153707371&page=9 |archive-date=July 20, 2011}} 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 confirmed they wish to pursue acting post-university.
As of 2018, Cole appears as Jughead Jones on the television series Riverdale,{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2016/02/riverdale-betty-cooper-lili-reinhart-jughead-jones-cole-sprouse-archie-comics-the-cw-pilot-1201699204/ |title='Riverdale' Archie Comics CW Pilot Casts Its Betty Cooper & Jughead Jones |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=February 9, 2016 |access-date=February 3, 2017}} and Dylan is a co-owner and brewmaster of the All-Wise Meadery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.{{cite news |last=Disser |first=Nicole |date=January 13, 2017 |title=Prepare to Get Buzzed With a Former Child Star at All-Wise Meadery |website=Bedford & Bowery |url=http://bedfordandbowery.com/2017/01/prepare-to-get-buzzed-with-a-former-child-star-at-all-wise-meadery/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119215605/https://bedfordandbowery.com/2017/01/prepare-to-get-buzzed-with-a-former-child-star-at-all-wise-meadery/ |archive-date=January 19, 2017}}
Early lives
The Sprouses were born at Clinica Tanganelli, a small hospital in Arezzo, Italy, to American parents Matthew Sprouse and Melanie Wright, while they were teaching at an English language school in Tuscany.{{cite web |publisher=Official Sprouse Bros Website |title=Official Sprouse Bros Website About Page |url=http://www.sprousebros.com/fans/about.php |access-date=April 5, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716122933/http://www.sprousebros.com/fans/about.php |archive-date=July 16, 2011}} Dylan was named after Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, and Cole is named after jazz singer and pianist Nat King Cole.{{cite journal |author=James Brady |title=In Step with Dylan & Cole Sprouse |journal=Parade Magazine |date=August 19, 2007 |page=22 |url=http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2007/edition_08-19-2007/In_Step_With...Dylan_and_Cole |access-date=March 1, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220181556/http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2007/edition_08-19-2007/In_Step_With...Dylan_and_Cole |archive-date=February 20, 2009}}{{cite journal |author=Popstar |title=Dylan & Cole take over the world!: House of Sprouse! |journal=Popstar Special! |date=June 2006 |page=90}} Dylan is 15 minutes older than Cole.{{cite journal |author=Mad Kids |title=The Mad Kids Chatroom: This Month: Dylan & Cole Sprouse |journal=Mad Kids |date=May 2006 |volume=1 |issue=#3 |pages=26–28}} They have German ancestry.{{cite web |last=Sprouse |first=Dylan |title=In regards to my pictures... |url=http://bausprouse.tumblr.com/post/70207643377/in-regards-to-my-pictures |publisher=bausprouse |access-date=December 16, 2013 |date=December 16, 2013 |quote=I'm German by blood, so I feel you on that. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220074420/http://bausprouse.tumblr.com/post/70207643377/in-regards-to-my-pictures |archive-date=December 20, 2013 }} The boys moved back to the United States four months after their birth to their parents' native Long Beach, California.{{cite journal |date=May 20, 2009 |title=Little Sprouses |journal=People |issue=Special Collector's Edition: Dylan and Cole: Zack & Cody |page=14 |access-date=March 28, 2018 |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20277227,00.html}} Some of the money Dylan and Cole earned by acting was used to buy a house in Calabasas, California, where their family still lived {{as of|2012|6|19|alt=as of summer 2012}}.{{cite interview |last=Sprouse |first=Dylan |interviewer=Gil Dominguez-Letelier |title=The Mutant Season #34: Dylan Sprouse |url=http://www.nerdist.com/2012/06/the-mutant-season-34-dylan-sprouse/ |work=The Mutant Season |date=June 19, 2012 |at=7:22 minutes in |access-date=July 8, 2012 |quote=Our family used a lot of our money to buy... a house in Calabasas... and we actually still are around that area, which is good |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704172900/http://www.nerdist.com/2012/06/the-mutant-season-34-dylan-sprouse/ |archive-date=July 4, 2012 |url-status=dead }}
Acting
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The brothers began acting at the age of eight months following a suggestion from their grandmother, Jonine Booth Wright, who was a drama teacher and actress.{{cite video |last=Sprouse |first=Cole |date=November 6, 2012 |title=Let's see if this audio file works. |url=http://coletureconcept.tumblr.com/post/35113120750 |medium=Audio file |publisher=Coleture Concept |archive-url=http://coletureconceptarchive.tumblr.com/post/35937781211/lets-see-if-this-audio-file-works-i-thought-it |archive-date=November 17, 2012 |access-date=November 6, 2012 |time=02:16 |quote=And I think the final thing that really contributed to my change—the biggest—was that... my brother and I were put into acting when we were eight months old by our mother because we needed money.}} They first appeared in a commercial for diapers, switching on-screen time every few seconds.{{cite interview |last=Sprouse |first=Dylan |last2=Sprouse |first2=Cole |title=Dylan & Cole Sprouse Interview for CTA in London on January 29, 2011 in aid of Starlight Children's Foundation |url=http://www.sprousebros.com/videos/view/?mid=26150_video_84 |location=London |date=January 29, 2011 |at=Approx. 40 seconds in |access-date=December 5, 2011 |quote=Our first job in the acting business was a diaper commercial, so we don't remember much, but we remember that it was very physically demanding. |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228235958/http://www.sprousebros.com/videos/view/?mid=26150_video_84 |archive-date=December 28, 2011}} As with many twins, the two have often played the same role, due to child labor laws in California restricting the amount of time children can be filmed in a day. Casting twins in a single role thus allows more time for the character to be filmed.{{cite web |url=http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/ChildLaborPamphlet2000.html#50 |title=Child Labor Law Pamphlet |year=2013 |work=California Department of Industrial Relations |publisher=State of California |access-date=March 28, 2018}} Beginning at eight months old, the two played a single character, Patrick Kelly, on the ABC series Grace Under Fire.{{Cite journal |title=TV Flashback |journal=Life Story:Dylan and Cole Scrapbook |year=2007 |pages=20–23 }}{{Cite journal |title=Before They Were Zack & Cody |journal=People |date=May 20, 2009 |pages=46–47 |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20277217,00.html |access-date=March 28, 2018}}
In 1999, the boys appeared in their first major feature film, Big Daddy, in which they shared the role of a five-year-old boy named Julian who is adopted by Adam Sandler's character, Sonny Koufax. Though the film received mixed reviews, the two were nominated for multiple awards for their role in the film.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/big_daddy |title=Big Daddy |work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Flixster |access-date=December 5, 2011}} However, they did not win any. The same year, the boys also had a minor role in the thriller The Astronaut's Wife.{{cite web |url=http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3135038&type=dsprouse |title=The Suite Life Movie - Dylan Sprouse Bio |year=2011 |access-date=December 17, 2011 |work=Disney Channel Medianet |publisher=Disney - ABC Television Group |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001194848/http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3135038&type=dsprouse |archive-date=October 1, 2012 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/astronauts_wife/# |title=The Astronaut's Wife |work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Flixster |access-date=December 3, 2011}} The Sprouses have noted that after Big Daddy's release, they entered a slow period in their careers and were not cast in any major roles for a time. During the early 2000s, the twins appeared in episodes of The Nightmare Room and That '70s Show, as well as in Mad TV and portrayed roles in the feature films The Master of Disguise and Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights.{{Cite episode |title=Scareful What You Wish For |episode-link=The Nightmare Room#ep2 |series=The Nightmare Room |series-link=The Nightmare Room |credits="Guest starring: Dylan and Cole Sprouse as Buddy" |airdate=2001-08-01 |season=1 |number=2 |minutes=19:46}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/master_of_disguise/# |title=The Master of Disguise |work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Flixster |access-date=December 7, 2011}}{{Cite episode |title=Episode 322 |episode-link=Mad TV (season 3) |series=MADtv |series-link=MADtv |network=Fox |airdate=April 25, 1998 |season=3 |number=22 |time=01:29 minutes into the "Kids Say the Stupidest Things" sketch}} Cole began appearing in episodes of the television show Friends as Ross Geller's son Ben in 2001; this role was not shared with Dylan.
They both appeared in I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus and Just for Kicks, both of which were family films that received a direct-to-video release. David Nusair of Reel Film Reviews said of their acting in Just for Kicks that the brothers "aren't the worst child actors I've ever seen,... but they certainly leave a lot to be desired."{{cite web |url=http://www.reelfilm.com/justkick.htm |title=Just for Kicks (2003) - A Review by David Nusair |first=David |last=Nusair |date=September 28, 2003 |work=Reel Film Reviews |publisher=David Nusair |access-date=March 16, 2012}} Dylan and Cole were later cast in the Disney Channel original series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, where they portrayed identical twins Zack and Cody Martin, respectively. The series, which debuted in March 2005, became a ratings success. As part of their involvement with Disney, the brothers also became part of the 11-member group, the Disney Channel Circle of Stars, and sang the song "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" along with the members of the group, for a video that was released as bonus material in the special edition version of the Disney film Cinderella.{{cite interview |last=Sprouse |first=Cole |last2=Sprouse |first2=Dylan |interviewer1=Johnson, Mike|interviewer2-link=Alyson Stoner |interviewer2=Stoner, Alyson (credited as Sally) |title=Behind the Scenes: "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" |work=Mike's Super Short Show |publisher=Disney Channel |at=02:09 minutes in}} They also participated in the Disney Channel Games.{{Cite episode |title=Event 1: Opening Ceremony/Obstacle Course |episode-link=Disney Channel Games#Competitions |series=Disney Channel Games |series-link=Disney Channel Games |network=Disney Channel |airdate=2006-06-10 |season=1 |number=1 |time=1:45 (Dylan) and 2:43 (Cole) |quote=He puts the 'suite' in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody; it's Dylan Sprouse!"; "Next up, from The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, it's Cole Sprouse!}}{{Cite press release |url=http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/DNR/2007/doc/DISNEYCHANNELGAMES2007PREMIEREDATE.doc |title=Disney Channel's Most Popular Stars Take to the Field in Fun Summer Sports Challenges, Competing for Charity in "Disney Channel Games 2007" Beginning Friday, June 15 |publisher=Disney Channel |date=May 10, 2007 |access-date=January 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011105909/http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/DNR/2007/doc/DISNEYCHANNELGAMES2007PREMIEREDATE.doc |archive-date=October 11, 2012 }}{{Cite press release |url=http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/DNR/2008/doc/DC_GAMES_PREMIERE_ANNOUNCEMENT.doc |title=Disney Channel Stars From Around the World Team Up for Fun Sports Challenges in "Disney Channel Games," Five Half-hour Special Telecasts Presented This Summer, Beginning Sunday, July 27 on Disney Channel |publisher=Disney Channel |date=June 16, 2008 |access-date=December 3, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011105847/http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/DNR/2008/doc/DC_GAMES_PREMIERE_ANNOUNCEMENT.doc |archive-date=October 11, 2012 }}
File:Cole Sprouse 2010.jpg at the 2010 White House Easter Egg roll]]
The Sprouses played one character, Jeremiah, in the independent film The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things. The film was produced in 2004 but not given a theatrical release until March 2006, when it played at three theatres in the United States, ultimately grossing $29,000 domestically.{{cite web |publisher=Box Office Mojo.com |title=The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=heartisdeceitfulaboveallthings.htm |access-date=March 1, 2009}} Harvey Karten praised their acting, stating that "acting is superlative all around", and Tamara Straus of the San Francisco Chronicle called them "the movie's only saving grace".{{cite web |url=http://community.compuserve.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=ws-showbiz&tid=20594&redirCnt=1 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707183024/http://community.compuserve.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=ws-showbiz&tid=20594&redirCnt=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |title=The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things |last1=Karten |first1=Harvey |access-date=March 16, 2012}}{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/24/DDGORHSGGR1.DTL&type=movies |title=This boy's life is so full of pain, you'd think it was all made up |last1=Straus |first1=Tamara |work=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=March 16, 2012 |date=March 24, 2006}} In 2007, the two filmed A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper. Carrie R. Wheadon of Common Sense Media said the film was a "slow story for Zack and Cody fans only".{{cite web |url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/prince-and-pauper |title=The Prince and the Pauper - Movie Review |last1=Wheadon |first1=Carrie R. |work=Common Sense Media |access-date=January 23, 2012}} The Sprouse brothers both had voice roles in the animated film Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen alongside Brenda Song and Emily Osment.{{cite web |publisher=Dylan-Sprouse.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731132147/http://www.dylan-sprouse.org/ |archive-date=July 31, 2008 |title=Dylan Sprouse and Cole Sprouse "Holidaze" Trailer |url=http://www.dylan-sprouse.org |access-date=November 30, 2006}} Dylan played the voice of Shasta in Disney's "Snow Buddies". The brothers both starred in the theatrical film The Kings of Appletown, which is based on the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The film was directed by Bobby Moresco and written by Amanda Moresco.{{cite web |work=Dylan and Coles Movie Site |title=Sprouse Twins' Movies |url=http://www.sprousemovies.com/SprouseMovies/Home.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212073811/http://www.sprousemovies.com/SprouseMovies/Home.html |archive-date=February 12, 2008 |access-date=December 3, 2007}} Shot in New Braunfels, Texas, the film was originally estimated to be released in the winter of 2008.{{cite web |author=Jeff Walker |date=November 8, 2007 |work=San Marcos Daily Record |title=Hollywood Crew filming in New Braunfels |url=http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/features/local_story_312120303.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212013447/http://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/features/local_story_312120303.html |archive-date=December 12, 2007 |access-date=March 1, 2009}} Kings of Appletown had a limited theatrical release on December 12, 2009, and was officially released at the Newport Beach Film Festival in April 2010.{{cite web |url=http://newportbeach.bside.com/2010/films/thekingsofappletown_newportbeach2010;jsessionid=DD161FE20484EE22FBF718C2D46E089A |title=Newport Beach Film Festival 2010 : The Kings of Appletown |publisher=Newport Beach Film Festival |year=2010 |access-date=December 3, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530051610/http://newportbeach.bside.com/2010/films/thekingsofappletown_newportbeach2010%3Bjsessionid%3DDD161FE20484EE22FBF718C2D46E089A |archive-date=May 30, 2010 }}
They appeared on the cover of the May 2009 issue People Magazine, in an eighty-page special edition issue devoted to The Suite Life on Deck.{{Cite journal |date=May 20, 2009 |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/issue/0,,7566090520,00.html |title=Dylan & Cole : Zack & Cody |journal=People |issue=Special Collector's Edition |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110330014309/http://www.people.com/people/archive/issue/0,,7566090520,00.html |archive-date=March 30, 2011 |access-date=March 28, 2018}} The twin brothers began filming another Modern Twain Story film in the summer of 2009. The film was tentatively titled "Sivilized" and was a modern version of Huckleberry Finn. However, in mid-2010, Dylan stated that they would not be doing the film, in part because they "outgrew" the film.{{cite web |url=http://www.sprousebros.com/message_center.php?page=1&type_filter=star_posts |title=Official Sprouse Bros Website Message Center - Posting by Dylan Sprouse June 3, 2010 - 6:31 pm PDT |publisher=Official Sprouse Bros Website |date=July 3, 2010 |access-date=December 3, 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716123258/http://www.sprousebros.com/message_center.php?page=1&type_filter=star_posts |archive-date=July 16, 2011}} They became the new face of the children's yogurt, Danimals, in 2009; their endorsement deal was renewed in 2010. The twin brothers signed an endorsement deal with Nintendo DS in August 2010.{{cite web |work=IGN |title=From Disney to Danimals to Nintendo DS |date=August 12, 2010 |url=http://ds.ign.com/articles/111/1111964p1.html |access-date=August 30, 2010}}
{{As of|2011|9|alt=As of early to mid-2011}}, Dylan and Cole were not in any acting projects and were focusing instead on college as well as art and photography, respectively.{{cite web |url=http://www.colesprousephotography.com/2011/09/first-day-of-the-rest-of-my-life/ |title=First day of the rest of my life. |date=September 5, 2011 |access-date=October 3, 2011 |work=Cole Sprouse Photography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812201910/http://www.colesprousephotography.com/2011/09/first-day-of-the-rest-of-my-life/ |archive-date=August 12, 2012 |url-status=dead }} However, Dylan has stated that they would both like to continue acting while in college.{{cite web |url=http://www.sprousebros.com/message_center.php?page=1&type_filter=star_posts |title=Official Sprouse Bros Website Message Center - Posting by Dylan Sprouse June 6, 2010 - 4:23 pm PDT |publisher=Official Sprouse Bros Website |date=June 6, 2010 |access-date=December 3, 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716123258/http://www.sprousebros.com/message_center.php?page=1&type_filter=star_posts |archive-date=July 16, 2011}} Dylan and Cole are represented by William Morris Endeavor {{as of|2011|lc=yes}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.sprousebros.com/rx/representation.php |title=Representation |access-date=October 3, 2011 |work=Official Sprouse Bros Website |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716122744/http://www.sprousebros.com/rx/representation.php |archive-date=July 16, 2011}}
In February 2016, Cole was cast as Jughead Jones in The CW's drama series Riverdale, based on Archie.
Sprouse Bros brand
In 2005, the Sprouse brothers signed a licensing agreement with Dualstar Entertainment to produce Sprouse Bros branded merchandise for the preadolescent market, the Sprouse Bros brand included a clothing line, comics series and a magazine, as well as personal hygiene line and a line of sportswear.{{cite news |author=Anna Bahney |date=April 30, 2006 |work=The New York Times |title=Boys Just Want to Be ... Olsens |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/30/fashion/sundaystyles/30TWINS.html |access-date=March 1, 2009}} Dylan said of the brand that they wanted to "reach out to the nerd group and the cool group" and "appeal to everybody". A magazine targeting boys was launched by Dualstar and Leisure Publishing LLC in 2006 called Sprouse Bros. Code.{{cite web |work=TeenPeople |title=Get Ready for the Sprouse Twins |url=http://www.people.com/people?xid=teenpeople |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429022533/http://www.people.com/people?xid=teenpeople |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 29, 2007 |access-date=April 28, 2006}} Simon & Schuster Inc. published two volumes of a book series titled Sprouse Bros. 47 R.O.N.I.N., which was described as featuring the Sprouse twins as "young James Bonds or undercover agents"; the book series continued.{{cite news |work=The Book Standard |title=14-Year-Old Celebrity Twin Actors Looking Forward to Providing Interesting Book Content}}{{cite web |work=Official Sprouse Bros Website |title=47 R.O.N.I.N. |url=http://www.sprousebros.com/projects/47ronin.php |access-date=October 3, 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716123000/http://www.sprousebros.com/projects/47ronin.php |archive-date=July 16, 2011}} In 2008, the brothers ended their association with the Olsens' Dualstar, but they continued to sell their clothing line. The items in their clothing lines were sold exclusively online {{as of|2012|3|17|alt=until mid-March 2012}}, when the online store could no longer be accessed.{{cite web |url=http://www.sprousebros.com/message_center.php?type_filter=star_posts |title=Posting by Dylan Sprouse on the Official Sprouse Bros. Message Board on April 22, 2009 - 11:21 am PDT |publisher=Official Sprouse Bros Website |date=April 22, 2009 |access-date=December 3, 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716123258/http://www.sprousebros.com/message_center.php?page=1&type_filter=star_posts |archive-date=July 16, 2011}}{{cite web |work=People Magazine |title=6 Degrees of Sprouse |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20277219,00.html |date=December 18, 2009 |access-date=December 18, 2009 |archive-date=June 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627031457/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20277219,00.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |work=Missinginkshop.com |title=Category: Sprouse Brothers |url=https://missinginkshop.com/sprousebrothers/store |date=December 18, 2009 |access-date=December 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719184718/https://missinginkshop.com/sprousebrothers/store |archive-date=July 19, 2011}}
File:Dylan Sprouse 2010 2.jpg at the 2010 White House Easter Egg roll]]
Personal lives
Dylan Sprouse has stated that the experience of coming to fame after the success of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is "kind of scary, how fast everything is moving" and that a year prior "none of this was happening, it was just doing Suite Life", and that he was excited for the future. While filming The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, the both of them received on-set tutoring for three hours each day for school, and said they were getting "straight A's and honors". In their last year of high school, the brothers both took Advanced Placement classes. Dylan took AP Psychology and AP Spanish, and Cole took AP Psychology and AP Government.{{cite web |url=http://www.sprousebros.com/message_center.php?page=3&type_filter=star_posts |title=Official Sprouse Bros Website Message Center - Posting by Dylan Sprouse September 19, 2009 - 9:15 pm PDT |publisher=Official Sprouse Bros Website |date=September 19, 2009 |access-date=August 13, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716123227/http://www.sprousebros.com/message_center.php?page=3&type_filter=star_posts |archive-date=July 16, 2011}}
The twins' family has three dogs: Bubba, which belongs to Dylan and Cole; Pinky, who is their father's; and Curry, their stepmother's.{{cite web |url=http://www.sprousebros.com/message_center.php?page=6&type_filter=star_posts |title=Posting by Dylan Sprouse on the Official Sprouse Bros. Message Board on May 6, 2009 - 10:50 am PDT |publisher=Official Sprouse Bros Website |date=May 6, 2009 |access-date=December 3, 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716123258/http://www.sprousebros.com/message_center.php?page=1&type_filter=star_posts |archive-date=July 16, 2011}} Their favorite actor and co-star is Adam Sandler. Dylan has said that Adam is "a role model in acting" and that they learned a lot about comedy from him.{{cite web |url=http://www.sprousebros.com/message_center.php?page=5&type_filter=star_posts |title=Official Sprouse Bros Website Message Center - Posting by Dylan Sprouse May 24, 2009 - 11:14 am PDT |publisher=Official Sprouse Bros Website |date=May 24, 2009 |access-date=August 13, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716123227/http://www.sprousebros.com/message_center.php?page=5&type_filter=star_posts |archive-date=July 16, 2011}} In mid-2010, Dylan launched a site for his art called Sprouse Arts, and in mid-2011, Cole launched a site for his photography called Cole Sprouse Photography.{{cite web |url=http://www.sprousearts.com/?page_id=4 |title=About |year=2011 |access-date=October 3, 2011 |work=Sprouse Arts - Dylan Sprouse |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830234929/http://www.sprousearts.com/?page_id=4 |archive-date=August 30, 2011}}{{cite web |url=http://www.colesprousephotography.com/2011/08/site-launched/ |title=Site Launched |date=August 26, 2011 |access-date=October 3, 2011 |work=Cole Sprouse Photography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812201421/http://www.colesprousephotography.com/2011/08/site-launched/ |archive-date=August 12, 2012 |url-status=dead }}
In 2010, the brothers were both accepted to New York University.{{cite news |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/finishing_school_3SiSvpr7geGIMxzql441OM |work=New York Post |first=Maxine |last=Shen |title=Teen stars must choose college vs. careers - NYPOST.com |date=October 20, 2010}} They had initial plans to attend the university in the fall of 2010; however, they deferred for one year.{{cite interview |last=Sprouse |first=Dylan |last2=Sprouse |first2=Cole |interviewer=MomGenerations |title=The Sprouse Brothers Unveil Their Milk Mustache Ad |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfm-8ZJmDAQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/mfm-8ZJmDAQ| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|date=August 24, 2010 |access-date=January 22, 2012 |quote=Next fall; we deferred one year.}}{{cbignore}} Dylan initially planned on majoring in fine/studio arts and minoring in economics while Cole planned on majoring in film and television production and minoring in drama.{{cite web |url=http://www.sprousebros.com/message_center.php?type_filter=star_posts |title=Postings by Dylan Sprouse on the Official Sprouse Bros. Message Board on June 3, 2010 - 05:37 pm PDT |publisher=Official Sprouse Bros Website |date=June 3, 2010 |access-date=December 3, 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716123258/http://www.sprousebros.com/message_center.php?page=1&type_filter=star_posts |archive-date=July 16, 2011}} Instead, they both enrolled in the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, which allows students to plan their own curriculum.{{cite web |url=http://www.colesprousephotography.com/2011/10/new-digs/ |title=New Digs |last1=Sprouse |first1=Cole |date=October 17, 2011 |work=Cole Sprouse Photography |access-date=December 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515125436/http://www.colesprousephotography.com/2011/10/new-digs/ |archive-date=May 15, 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://nyunews.com/news/2011/09/26/26presidents/ |title=New residence hall presidents reflect on wins |last1=Maguire |first1=Elizabeth |last2=Benson |first2=Eric |date=September 25, 2011 |work=Washington Square News |access-date=December 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526094032/http://nyunews.com/news/2011/09/26/26presidents/ |archive-date=May 26, 2012}} Cole focused his curriculum on the humanities and archaeology while Dylan focused on video game design.{{cite web |url=http://www.colesprousephotography.com/2011/11/567/ |title=Big Guns |last1=Sprouse |first1=Cole |date=November 9, 2011 |work=Cole Sprouse Photography |access-date=March 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515125502/http://www.colesprousephotography.com/2011/11/567/ |archive-date=May 15, 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{cite tweet |user=dylansprouse |author=Dylan Sprouse |number=172361219318091776 |date=February 22, 2012 |title=@notch Dear Markus, I am taking Video game design as a major and would love to shadow you this summer for EXP, sincerely, Dylan Sprouse.}} In 2011, Dylan was elected president of the Third Avenue North residence hall at New York University. Both brothers graduated in May 2015; they told Entertainment magazine that they had walked away with each other's diplomas at the graduation ceremony.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2165134/dylan-and-cole-sprouse-graduate-college/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521035130/http://www.mtv.com/news/2165134/dylan-and-cole-sprouse-graduate-college/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 21, 2015 |title=Dylan And Cole Sprouse Just Graduated From NYU And Our Childhood Is Over |first=Crystal |last=Bell |date=May 20, 2015 |publisher=MTV News |access-date=May 20, 2015}}
In 2012, Dylan and Cole were officially appointed as the International Ambassadors of the Koyamada International Foundation.{{cite web |url=http://koyamada.org/who/ambassadors/ |title=The Ambassadors |publisher=Koyamada Foundation}} They traveled to Japan with Shin Koyamada to empower the youth of Japan to better themselves and rebuild Japan as a society as well as to deepen the friendly relations and brotherhood between the youth of Japan and America in August 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.koyamada.org/what/ae/discovery/ |title=US-Japan Discovery Tour by the SKF's International Ambassadors Dylan and Cole Sprouse |access-date=September 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002055431/http://www.koyamada.org/what/ae/discovery/ |archive-date=October 2, 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://the-filmfiles.com/featured-article/shin-koyamadasprouse-twins-ground-breaking-us-japan-tour-of-goodwill |title=SHIN KOYAMADA/SPROUSE TWINS: Ground Breaking US-Japan Tour of Goodwill}}{{cite tweet |user=dylansprouse |author=Dylan Sprouse |number=366847284291457024 |date=August 12, 2013 |title=Just lookin' like traditional gents in Japan with @shinkoyamada and @colesprouse #japantour #skf Okayama tomorrow!}}
As of 2013, Dylan was working as a host at a New York City restaurant, which he explained was a result of his desire to try a new experience, as he said, "working somewhat below the means I'm used to, as well as a way to socialize and get out of the house."{{cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/dylan-sprouse-defends-restaurant-host-job-former-disney-star-financially-secure-2013269 |title=Disney's Dylan Sprouse Working as Restaurant Host, Financially Secure - Us Weekly |date=September 26, 2013 |work=usmagazine.com}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tmz.com/2013/09/27/dylan-sprouse-living-suite-life-as-restaurant-host/ |title=Dylan Sprouse -- Working In a Restaurant But Far From Broke |work=TMZ|date=September 27, 2013 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/27/disney-dylan-sprouse-restaurant_n_4002260.html |title=Disney's Dylan Sprouse Defends Working At A Restaurant |work=The Huffington Post |date=September 27, 2013}}
Since 2014, Dylan has commentated a few Super Smash Bros. tournaments.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9WxM8L750c |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/P9WxM8L750c| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Prog and Dylan Sprouse Join the Stream! |publisher=YouTube |date=August 4, 2014 |access-date=August 8, 2014}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/2bwcdi/hi_im_dylan_sprouse_interested_in_commentating_ama/ |title=Hi I'm Dylan Sprouse, interested in commentating. AMA : smashbros |publisher=Reddit |date=July 27, 2014 |access-date=August 8, 2014}}
In early 2017, Dylan announced that with two partners he was preparing to open All-Wise Meadery in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York; he is the brewmaster. He disclosed that he has been a Heathen since he was 15.
Filmography
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Awards and nominations
{{See also|Dylan Sprouse#Awards and nominations|Cole Sprouse#Awards and nominations}}
| class="wikitable" | |||||
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Cole | Dylan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999
|YoungStar Awards | Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film | |||||
| rowspan="3"| 2000
|Big Daddy | Best On-Screen Duo | |||||
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
|Big Daddy | Favorite Supporting Actor – Comedy | |||||
| Young Artist Awards
|Big Daddy | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actor Age Ten or Under | |||||
| 2006
|Young Artist Awards |The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor | |||||
| rowspan="3"|2007
|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Favorite Television Actor | {{n/a}} | |||||
| Young Artist Awards
|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor | |||||
| Popstar Magazine's Poptastic Awards
|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody |Favorite Television Actor | {{nom}}Popstar! Magazine. May 2007. Print. | |||||
| rowspan="2"|2008
|Kids' Choice Awards |The Suite Life of Zack & Cody |Favorite Television Actor | |||||
| Popstar Magazine's Poptastic Awards
|The Suite Life of Zack & Cody |Favorite Television Actor | {{nom}}Popstar! Magazine. May 2008. Print. | |||||
| rowspan="2"|2009
|Kids' Choice Awards |The Suite Life of Zack & Cody |Favorite Television Actor | |||||
| Popstar Magazine's Poptastic Awards
|Favorite Television Actor | {{nom}}{{cite AV media |author=Popstar! |author-link=Popstar! |date=March 26, 2009 |title=Popstar! Awards Nominees: TV! |medium=Video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CihR3zkCSV4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/CihR3zkCSV4| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|access-date=September 15, 2017 |time=0:20 |publisher=YouTube |quote=Poptastic TV Actor ... Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse}}{{cbignore}} | |||||
| 2010
|Kids' Choice Awards |The Suite Life on Deck |Favorite Television Actor | |||||
| 2011
|Kids' Choice Awards |The Suite Life on Deck |Favorite Television Actor |
Discography
- 2005 – "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" in Disneymania 4{{cite video |people=Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse (singers in the Disney Channel Circle of Stars) |year=2006 |title=Disneymania 4 |chapter=A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes |chapter-url=http://disney.go.com/disneyrecords/Song-Albums/disneymania4/ |medium=CD |publisher=Walt Disney Records |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329234539/http://disney.go.com/disneyrecords/Song-Albums/disneymania4/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 29, 2009 |access-date=December 27, 2011 |time=Track 1 }}
- 2008 – "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" in Princess Disneymania{{cite video |people=Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse (singers in the Disney Channel Circle of Stars) |year=2008 |title=Princess Disneymania |chapter=A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes |chapter-url=http://music.disney.com/princess-disneymania |medium=CD |publisher=Walt Disney Records |access-date=March 28, 2018 |time=Track 14 }}
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|0819850|Cole Sprouse}}
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- {{Twitter|dylansprouse|Dylan Sprouse}}
- {{Twitter|colesprouse|Cole Sprouse}}
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