Dylan and Cole Sprouse

Dylan Thomas Sprouse and Cole Mitchell Sprouse (born August 4, 1992) 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.

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.

However, they did not win any.

The same year, the boys also had a minor role in the thriller The Astronaut's Wife.

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.

MSN reported by the end of the 2000s that the twin brothers became the richest young twins in the world.

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.

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."

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.

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.

The following year, the brothers launched a franchise known as the Sprouse Bros brand, which included a clothing line, book series and magazine.

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.

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.

They began cultivating an adult image by starring in the independent theatrical suspense film The Kings of Appletown in 2009.

In 2010, the brothers were accepted to New York University.

The show ended in May 2011.

They also starred in The Suite Life Movie, which aired in March of the same year.

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, and Dylan is a co-owner and brewmaster of the All-Wise Meadery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

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.

Dylan was named after Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, and Cole is named after jazz singer and pianist Nat King Cole.

Dylan is 15 minutes older than Cole.

They have German ancestry.

The boys moved back to the United States four months after their birth to their parents' native Long Beach, California.

Some of the money Dylan and Cole earned by acting was used to buy a house in Calabasas, California, where their family still lived.

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.

They first appeared in a commercial for diapers, switching on-screen time every few seconds.

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.

Beginning at eight months old, the two played a single character, Patrick Kelly, on the ABC series Grace Under Fire.