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[[Image:cdsprouset.jpg|thumb|250px|Dylan (left) and Cole Sprouse (right) as Zack & Cody Martin in ''The Suite Life of Zack and Cody'', 2005]]
'''Dylan Thomas Sprouse''' and '''Cole Mitchell Sprouse''' (born [[August 4]], [[1992]]) are [[United States|American]] [[twin]] brother [[actors]]. They are sometimes collectively referred to as ''DC Sprouse'', Cole & Dylan, the Sprouse Bros., or the Sprouse Twins. They are perhaps best known for their roles in the film ''[[Big Daddy (film)|Big Daddy]]'', as Ross's son Ben on ''[[Friends]]'', and for portraying the title characters on the [[Disney Channel]] series ''[[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]]''. As a result of the series' success, they have become "heartthrobs"<ref name="early show">{{cite web | title=The Early Show | work=The 'Suite Life' Of The Sprouse Twins | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/06/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main1781268.shtml | accessdate=July 6 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> and "overwhelming draws" among [[tween]] audiences.<ref name="tween">{{cite web | title=Newsday.com | work=Tween shows, top ratings | url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-fftv4663642mar19,0,2560485.story?coll=ny-entertainment-bigpix | accessdate=April 15 | accessyear=2006}}</ref>
==Biography==
===Early life===
{{Infobox Celebrity
| name = Dylan Sprouse
| image = DylanSp.jpg
| imagesize = 150px
| caption = Dylan Sprouse as [[Zack Martin]] on [[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]], 2006.
| birth_date = [[August 4]], [[1992]]
| birth_place = [[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] [[Arezzo, Italy]]
| Country   = U.S.A
| height = 5' 0"
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| occupation = [[Child Actor]]
| website     =www.sprousebros.com
| footnotes   =
}}

The Sprouses were born in [[Arezzo]], [[Tuscany, Italy]] to [[United States|American]] parents Matthew Sprouse and Melanie Wright, who at the time were teaching at an American [[English language]] school in [[Italy]]; Dylan, named after poet [[Dylan Thomas]], is fifteen minutes older than Cole,<ref name="mad">{{cite journal | author=Mad Kids | title= The Mad Kids Chatroom: This Month: Dylan & Cole Sprouse | journal=Mad Kids | year=May, 2006 | volume=1 | issue=#3 | pages=26-28 | url= }}</ref> who is named for jazz singer and pianist [[Nat King Cole]].<ref name="popstar">{{cite journal | author=Popstar | title=Dylan & Cole take over the world!: House of Sprouse! | journal=Popstar Special! | year=June, 2006 | volume=- | issue=- | pages=90 | url= }}</ref> The twins moved back to the United States four months after their birth, and grew up in their parents' native [[Long Beach, California]]. Their parents divorced in 1997.

===Acting career===
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, appearing in a [[advertising|commercial]] for [[toilet paper]]. As with many identical twin actors, the two have often played the same role, allowing more time for the character to be filmed. From 1993 to 1998, the two starred on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC-TV]] series, ''[[Grace Under Fire]]'', playing one character, Patrick Kelly.

In 1999, the twins appeared in their first major feature film, the [[Adam Sandler]] vehicle ''[[Big Daddy (film)|Big Daddy]]'', in which they played a boy adopted by Sandler's character; that year, Cole collaborated with Sandler on the second version of ''[[The Chanukah Song]]'', and the twins also had a minor role in the thriller ''[[The Astronaut's Wife]]''. Dylan Sprouse has noted that after ''Big Daddy'''s release, the two entered into a "slow" period in their careers, and were not cast in any major roles for a time.<ref name="early show" /> During the early 2000s, the twins appeared in episodes of the ''[[The Nightmare Room]]'' and ''[[That 70's Show]]'', as well as in "[[MADtv: Season Four (1998-1999)]]" (episode #425) and the feature films ''[[The Master of Disguise]]'' and ''[[Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights]]'', in a voice-over role. In 2001, Cole Sprouse appeared in several episodes of the television show, ''[[Friends]]'', as [[Ross Geller]]'s son, Ben.

Between 2002 and 2003, the two starred in ''I saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus'' and ''[[Just for Kicks (film)|Just for Kicks]]'', both of which were family films that received a [[direct-to-video]] release. The Sprouses were subsequently cast in the [[Disney Channel]] television series ''[[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]]'', where they play identical twins Zack and Cody Martin. The series, which debuted in March 2005, has become a ratings success<ref name="early show" /> and the twins have become very well known among pre-teen and teen audiences. As part of their involvement with Disney, the brothers are now 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 circle, for a video that was released as bonus material in the special edition version of the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] film, ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]''. The Sprouses also participated in the ''[[Disney Channel Games 2006]]'', which began airing in June of 2006. Dylan was on the Red Team with [[Zac Efron]], [[Kay Panabaker]], [[Anneliese van der Pol]], [[Shin Koyamada]] and [[Moises Arias]], while Cole was on the Blue Team, along with [[Brenda Song]], [[Corbin Bleu]],  [[Vanessa Anne Hudgens]], [[Monique Coleman]] and [[Jason Earles]]. 

The Sprouses played one character, Jeremiah, in the [[independent film]] ''[[The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things]]'', which was produced in 2004 but not given a theatrical release until March of 2006, when it played in a total of three theatres across the United States, ultimately grossing $29,000 domestically.<ref name="gross">{{cite web | title=Box Office Mojo.com | work=THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS | url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=heartisdeceitfulaboveallthings.htm | accessdate=April 14 | accessyear=2006}}</ref>

==="Sprouse Bros." magazine===
{{Infobox Celebrity
| name = Cole Sprouse
| image = ColeSp.jpg
| imagesize = 150px
| caption = Cole Sprouse as [[Cody Martin]] on [[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]], 2006.
| birth_date = [[August 4]], [[1992]]
| birth_place = [[Image:Flag of Italy.svg|25px]] [[Arezzo, Italy]]
| Country   = U.S.A
| height = 5' 0"
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| occupation = [[Child Actor]]
| website     =www.sprousebros.com
| footnotes   =
}}

In September 2005, the Sprouses signed a licensing agreement with Dualstar Entertainment to create a new commercial brand, entitled "Sprouse Bros", which will include [[DVD]] movies, [[CD]]s, [[clothing]], [[Sports equipment|sports gear]], [[video games]], ring tones and [[deodorant]]s<ref name="early show"/> targeted towards [[preteen]] [[tweens]] and [[teen]] audiences. Dualstar has partnered with Leisure Publishing LLC to create a magazine called ''[[Sprouse Bros. Code]]'', which will target boys ages 8-14 with a guide on recent trends favored by the Sprouses; Cole Sprouse has stated that the magazine will appeal to "people who are our age and boys. We don't want anything too girlie",<ref name="boys">{{cite web | title=The New York Times | work=Boys Just Want to Be ... Olsens (Page 2 of 2) | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/30/fashion/sundaystyles/30TWINS.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1 | accessdate=April 29 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> while Dylan has said that it will have "something that will appeal to everybody".<ref name="everybody">{{cite web | title=The New York Times | work=Boys Just Want to Be ... Olsens (Page 3 of 3) | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/30/fashion/sundaystyles/30TWINS.html?pagewanted=3&_r=1 | accessdate=April 29 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> The first issue became available on [[July 18]], [[2006]].<ref name="sprouse">{{cite web | title=TeenPeople | work=Get Ready for the Sprouse Twins | url=http://www.teenpeople.com/teenpeople/article/0,22196,1187633,00.shtml | accessdate=April 28 | accessyear=2006}}</ref>

===Personal life===
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. 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..."<ref name="boys" /> While filming ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'', the two receive on-set tutoring for three hours each day.<ref name="early show" />

As of 2006, the Sprouses enjoy [[snowboarding]], [[surfing]], [[basketball]] and [[motocross]]ing,<ref name="popstar"/> as well as working on drawing a comic strip, ''The Adventures of Tibblebu and Thumbin'', based on a [[stuffed animal]] of Cole's.<ref name="bop">{{cite journal | author=BOP | title=Cole and Dylan Sprouse: "We draw" | journal=BOP magazine | year=May, 2006 | volume=- | issue=- | pages=54 | url= }}</ref> Cole Sprouse's favorite school subjects are [[math]] and [[science]]; he names ''[[The Legend of Zelda series|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' as his favorite video game and ''[[Forrest Gump]]'' and ''[[Godzilla]]'' as the films he likes the most.<ref name="mad" /> Dylan prefers [[science]], dislikes [[math]], and enjoys playing the videogames ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''; his favorite film is ''[[Napoleon Dynamite]]''.<ref name="mad" /> The twins have a dog named Bubba,<ref name="popstar" /> and their favorite actor and co-star is [[Adam Sandler]].<ref name="mad" />

According to a May 2006 interview with ''[[Mad (magazine)|Mad Kids]]'' magazine, the Sprouses do not speak [[Italian language|Italian]],<ref name="mad" /> despite incorrect reports to the contrary:<ref>The [[Internet Movie Database]] and several other trivia web sites have incorrectly suggested that the Sprouses speak Italian.</ref>
<blockquote>Cole: "I can't say anything in Italian. "[[Pizza]], por favor" maybe?"</blockquote>
<blockquote>Dylan: "...I don't really speak Italian except for "[[spaghetti]]", "[[Italian ice]]" (Yum!) and "[[Ferrari]]".</blockquote>

==Selected filmography==
[[Image:Cdsprouse3.jpg|thumb|right|Dylan Sprouse with Asia Argento in ''[[The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things]]'', 2006]]
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| [[2006 in film|2006]] || ''[[The Emperor's New School]]'' || Zim & Zam 
|-
| [[2005 in television|2005]] || ''[[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]]'' || Zack and Cody Martin || television series
|-
| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things]]'' || Jeremiah (Age 11) || limited release
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[2003 in film|2003]] || ''Apple Jack'' || Jack Pyne || short film
|-
| ''[[Just for Kicks (film)|Just For Kicks]]'' || Cole & Dylan Martin || direct-to-video
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''[[I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus]]'' || Justin Carver || direct-to-video
|-
| ''[[Eight Crazy Nights]]'' || K-B Toys Soldier ||
|-
| ''[[The Master of Disguise]]'' || Young Pistachio ||
|-
|[[2001 in film|2001]] || ''Diary Of a Sex Addict'' || Sammy Jr. || direct-to-video
|-
| [[2001]] || ''[[The Nightmare Room: Scareful What You Wish For]]'' || Buddy || one episode
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[1999 in film|1999]] || ''[[The Astronaut's Wife]]'' || Twin ||
|-
| ''[[Big Daddy (film)|Big Daddy]]'' || Julian 'Frankenstein' McGrath ||
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.sprousebrosfanclub.com/ Sprouse Bros Fan Club] &mdash; official fanclub
*[http://www.sprousebros.com/ Sprouse Bros.] &mdash; Official website
*{{imdb name|id=0819850|name=Cole Sprouse}}
*{{imdb name|id=0819851|name=Dylan Sprouse}}


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