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32 Celebrity Twins: From Rumi and Sir Carter To Mary-Kate And Ashley Olsen

Real-life twins, not just lookalikes

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Celebrity twins serve a double dosage of fashion, acting and musical excellence.

Twins like Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have transformed over the years, moving from beloved children's TV roles to making a name for themselves in the fashion industry. Meanwhile, actors like Dylan and Cole Sprouse, musicians Benji and Joel Madden and Tia and Tamera Mowry continue to find fame on reality television, in dramas and on talk shows.

Then there’s the youngest generation of celebrity twins like Knox and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, Rumi and Sir Carter and Ella and Alexander Clooney who are already making a name for themselves in Hollywood, with many making cameos in their parents' projects.

Here is a list of our favourite celebrity twins:

1

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

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The sisters first found fame as Michelle Tanner on Full House and starred in numerous teen films such as Passport To Paris and It Takes Two and their hit Nickelodeon series Two Of A Kind.

As adults, the sisters have side-stepped into the fashion world, launching successful labels such as The Row and Elizabeth and James.

In 2012 and 2015, the CFDA awarded the Olsens with the Womenswear Designers of the Year accolade. And In 2014 and 2018, the pair won the title of CFDA Accessory Designers of the Year.

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Gisele Bündchen and Patricia Bündchen

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Gisele Bündchen is very close to her fraternal twin sister Patricia, and on their milestone 40th birthday in 2020, the supermodel took to social media to share never-before-seen photos of the pair.

The carousel of images included one of them goofing around as adults, photos of them in the outdoors and playing with their dolls as children.

She captioned the photos: 'Today Pati and I get to celebrate four decades of being alive on this amazing planet! How lucky I was to be born with my twin and best friend! [sic].'

The twin sisters grew up together in Três de Maio, Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. Patricia later became Gisele's manager and spokesperson and they work together on the latter's lingerie company called Intimates, which was founded in 2011.

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Sir and Rumi Carter

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Beyoncé gave birth to her twins Rumi and Sir Carter in 2017 and has shared very few images of the tots over the years.The twins later made adorable cameos in her project Black Is King.Queen Bey paid tribute to her son following the project's release with a message on screen reading: 'Dedicated to my son, Sir Carter, and to all our sons and daughters, the sun and the moon bow for you, you are the keys to our kingdom.'Meanwhile, Rumi appeared in the film with her elder sister, Blue Ivy, mother and grandmother Tina Lawson, all wearing floral dresses by Zimmerman.

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Marissa and Giovanni Ribisi

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Giovanni is known for his roles in Saving Private Ryan, That Thing You Do! and Friends, while his twin sister is famous for her fashion line Whitley Kros.

Giovanni was once married to Agyness Deyn and Mariah O'Brien and is now a father-of-two to his own twins, Enzo and Maude, with his partner Emily Ward.

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Dylan and Cole Sprouse

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The twins were once famous for starring on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. After graduating from the Gallatin School of Individualised Study at New York University, Cole joined Riverdale and is reportedly in a relationship with Ari Fournier, after splitting from girlfriend of three years Lili Reinhart. Meanwhile Dylan, who also continues acting is in a relationship with model Barbara Palvin.

6

Mo And Hassan Farah

Mo Farah endured a rather challenging childhood and was sent away from his mother and siblings in war-torn Somalia across the border. Hassan said he felt pain when he was without his now famous brother. He told The Mail on Sunday that he felt like he'd 'lost the other half of myself'.

'They told me I would be joining him soon, that I shouldn't cry, Hussein was just going to England ahead of me,' he told the news outlet.'He would have great opportunities and soon we would be together.'

It wasn't until 12 years later that they reunited, when Mo was a world class athlete.

According to Hassan, both of them enjoyed school and were running partners.

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Laurent and Larry Bourgeois

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Professionally known as Les Twins, the French twin dancers have multi-hyphen careers as choreographers, producers, models, designers, and creative directors of their brand Eleven Paris.

They first came to prominences as dancers for Beyoncé, including being the only male dancers on The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. Since then, they have walked for Gucci, Prada and Versace, appeared in the film musical Cats and reunited with Bey again for Beychella - Beyoncé's iconic Coachella performance.

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Hunter and Scarlett Johansson

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They might be twins but there's not a lot that makes these two identical.

For starter's, Hunter is 12 inches taller than his famous sister and while he has graced our screens in the past, the Black Widow star's brother is more focussed on politics, having helped former president Barack Obama' on the 2008 campaign and worked as a community organiser in Manhattan.

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Charles and Max Carver

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If you watched Desperate Housewives then you'll remember Charles and Max Carver as the twin boys of feisty Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman). The twin brothers have gone on to star in myriad movies and TV shows, including Teen Wolf, Ratched, The Batman and American Horror Story. Both shared a photo of them posing together at the The Batman premiere in March.

In May 2019, Max shared a video clip in support of his brother, who came out as gay in 2016, when they were fighting for human rights and equality in the US.

He captioned the clip: 'As hard as it is to believe (because I am infinitely more handsome), @charliecarver and I are identical twins. The EXACT same DNA. But because Charlie is gay, we could have different rights under the law depending on what state we’re in. That’s why we are joining @humanrightscampaign in support of the #EqualityAct [sic].'

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Charlotte and Samantha Ronson

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Aside from their famous musician brother, Mark Ronson, these twins are famous in their own right. Charlotte is a fashion designer and Samantha is a DJ and was once in a relationship with Lindsay Lohan.

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Max and Emme Muñiz

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The 14-year-old's are co-parented by their famous parents Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony.

Earlier this summer, they made their modelling debut to star in a new Coach campaign which also includes their grandmother, Guadalupe.

In February 2020, Emme showed off her vocals alongside Shakira and her mother during Pepsi's halftime show.

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May and Ruth Bell

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The twins are red carpet regulars after first capturing the fashion world's focus when they were spotted, aged 16, at Lakeside shopping centre in Essex by a scout from Elite.

After Ruth shaved her head, their profile has heightened. In recent years, they've modelled for Alexander McQueen, Saint Laurent, The Kooples, Dior, Topshop and Burberry, showing no sign of stopping.

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Rami and Sami Malek

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Rami, is an Oscar winner, James Bond villain and boyfriend to Lucy Boyton while his identical twin brother, Sami, is a teacher in Los Angeles.

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Elizabeth and Victoria Lejonhjärta

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The sisters are Swedish models, bloggers, writers and social media personalities, and are best known for their collaborations with Canadian rapper Drake.

They appear in Drake's album artwork for his album Views and his music videos for 'Please Forgive Me' and 'Nice for What'.

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Kelsey and Baylee Soles

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The South Carolina-born twins have starred as models for Calvin Klein's gender-neutral fragrance, CK2, worked for Lanvin and love nothing more than a spa afternoon together.

If Baylee's Instagram account is anything to go by, they can't get enough of a trip away.

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Laverne Cox and M Lamar

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Laverne Cox is known for her Emmy-awards and show-stealing role on Orange Is The New Black but you might also recognise her twin brother from the show.

M Lamar is a New York City-based composer, musician and performer and starred in two episodes of the hit Netflix show, playing his sister's character prior to her transition.

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Karen and Kate Elson

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The model has a twin sister, Kate, who she grew up with in Manchester before moving to London aged 16 to start modelling.

'I see my sister often; she's based in London,' the now musician said in 2017 during an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald.

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Cipriana and TK Quann

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Heard of Urban Bush Babes? Of course, you have.

New York-based twins Cipriana and TK Quann are, along with co-founder Nikisha Brunson, are the brainchildren behind the Urban Bush Babes, a lifestyle website specifically aimed at women of colour, which has more than 119,000 Instagram followers.

On an Instagram post in 2018, the sisters wrote: 'There is a very special bond we share, so special it is sometimes difficult to elucidate with words. As close as our bond is with each other, the road to our ancestral roots/family history is still new territory and something we wanted to further explore.'

The FROW fashion week sisters are also founders of the Instagram account Arrested Voices Lifted which aims to raise awareness to 'voices of the unheard'.

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Tristan and Sasha Hemsworth

The twins are the youngest children of Australian actor Chris Hemsworth - who also has a daughter named India - with his wife Elsa Pataky.

The six year olds regularly feature on their parents' Instagram feeds enjoying nature in Australia.

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Eva and Joy Green

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Eva Green may have previously had roles in the James Bond franchise, Penny Dreadful and The Golden Compass but her twin sister Joy has followed a career with animals, and is believed to raise horses with her husband in Normandy, France.

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