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joi, 23 decembrie 2010

Article nr.8 (Dylan Sprouse and Cole Sprouse)

 
Cool boys!Man i like this boys!These boys are cool,simpatics,can play a role in a movie and know how to play a ,,game".Omg!Yea right i talk about this famouses guys nameds Dylan Sprouse  and Cole Sprouse!The complete names are Dylan Thomas Sprouse and Dylan Mitchell Cole (born August, 4 1992 in Tuscany, Italy).This boys are American actors.They are twins and are collectively referred to as Dylan and Cole Sprouse or Sprouse Bros.....!Their first prominent major theatrical film role was in Big Daddy, where they starred alongside Adam Sandler.They later appeared in several television sitcoms and starred in the straight-to-DVD family films, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus and Just for Kicks.
 In 2005, they became international household names by starring in the Disney Channel sitcom The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. As a result of series' success,they have become "heartthrobs"[1] and "overwhelming draws"[2] among pre-teen and teen audiences. In 2006, the brothers launched a franchise known as the "Sprouse Bros" brand, which included a clothing line, book series and magazine. The majority of the Sprouse's franchise ended in 2008, except for their clothing line. They have been subsequently described as "arguably the two best-known child stars in recent years" by the media and were two of the wealthiest children alive in 2007.[3][4] Since 2008, they have starred in The Suite Life on Deck, the sequel to The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.The Suite Life on Deck went on to become the most-watched tween/children's television show in 2008 and 2009.[1] In April 2009, they appeared on the cover of People Magazine, in a sixty-page special edition issue devoted to The Suite Life on Deck. In 2010, the Sprouse brothers were the highest paid teenage Disney television actors, earning $40,000 per episode combined.[5] They began cultivating an adult image by starring in the independent theatrical suspense film, The Kings of Appletown in 2009. The brothers became the faces of Nintendo DS in August 2010.[6] MSN reported by the end of the 2000s, the twin brothers became the richest teenage twins in the world.[7]
EARLY LIVES

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,[8] is 15 minutes older than Cole,[9] who is named for jazz singer and pianist Nat King Cole.[10] The boys moved back to the United States, four months after their birth. They grew up in their parents' native Long Beach, California. Their parents divorced in 1997.[11]

ACTING

After a suggestion by their grandmother, Jonine Booth Wright, who was a drama teacher and actress, the Sprouses began acting at the age of six months. The twosome first appeared in a commercial for toilet paper switching on-screen time every few seconds. As with many twin actors, the two have often played the same role, allowing more time for the character to be filmed. At eight months old, the two appeared on the ABC-TV series Grace Under Fire from 1993 to 1998, playing one character, Patrick Kelly."Sprouse Bros" brand

In 2005, the Sprouse brothers signed a licensing agreement with Dualstar Entertainment to produce "Sprouse Bros" branded merchandise for the preteen and teenage market, the Sprouse Bros brand includes a clothing line, comics series and magazine.[19] In 2006 Dualstar and Leisure Publishing LLC launched a magazine called "Sprouse Bros. Code", targeting boys.[20] In 2007 Simon & Schuster Inc. published the 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.[21][22] In 2008, the brothers ended their association with the Olsens' Dualstar and continued their clothing line which is 'on hold', the items in their clothing lines are sold exclusively online.[23][24][25]