Editing Dylan and Cole Sprouse (section)

{{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 Sprouse|Cole]] (left) and [[Dylan Sprouse|Dylan]] (right) Sprouse, with [[Piper Reese]] at the 2009 Power of Youth event
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| birth_name   = [[Cole Sprouse|Cole Mitchell Sprouse]]<br />[[Dylan 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
| years_active = 1993–2012; 2015–present<ref name="mtv.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2166172/dylan-and-cole-sprouse-acting-future/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524000426/http://www.mtv.com/news/2166172/dylan-and-cole-sprouse-acting-future/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 24, 2015 |title=Recent Grads Dylan And Cole Sprouse Have A 'Suite' Future Ahead |work=MTV News |access-date=February 4, 2016}}</ref>
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'''Dylan Thomas Sprouse''' and '''Cole Mitchell Sprouse''' (born August 4, 1992)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/dylan-sprouse/bio/194767 |title=Dylan Sprouse: Biography |work=[[TV Guide]] |access-date=December 3, 2013}}</ref> are American actors. They are [[twin]]s<!-- Please do not add "identical" unless you can provide an unambiguous reliable source backing it up. Sources out over the years haven't really come to a solid conclusion either way. --> 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 (1999 film)|Big Daddy]]'', in which they co-starred with [[Adam Sandler]]. They later appeared in several television [[sitcom]]s and starred in the television film ''[[I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (film)|I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus]]'' and straight-to-DVD ''[[Just for Kicks (2003 film)|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.<ref name="early show">{{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}}</ref><ref name="tween">{{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 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="early show"/> 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 Sprouse|Dylan]] and [[Cole Sprouse|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.<ref name="richest">{{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}}</ref><ref name="toppaid2">{{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 }}</ref> [[MSN]] reported by the end of the 2000s that the twin brothers became the richest young twins in the world.<ref name="wealth">{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref name="mtv.com"/>

As of 2018, Cole appears as [[Jughead Jones]] on the television series ''[[Riverdale (2017 TV series)|Riverdale]]'',<ref name="Andreeva">{{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}}</ref> and Dylan is a co-owner and brewmaster of the All-Wise Meadery in [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn]].<ref name="Disser">{{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}}</ref>