Famous Twins (Film)

• Angeli, Pier and Pavan, Marisa - (born June 19, 1937) - Italian actresses - Angeli died in 1971 from a drug overdose
• Ashmore, Shawn and Aaron - (born Oct. 7, 1979) - Canadian actors who have appeared in such films as X-Men (Shawn), and Skulls2 (Aaron) and who played twins together in the film My Brother's Keeper
• Boorman, Charley and Daisy - (born Aug. 23, 1966) - Brother/sister twins who have each been a part of several of the films of their father, director John Boorman (Deliverance, Excalibur, In My Country)
• Brewster, Barbara and Gloria - (born Feb. 19, 1918) - Billed as the "Most Beautiful Twins in America", the Brewster Twins appeared in nine movies together, including one short comedy, Twincouplets, about twins that also starred another set of twins, Claude and Clarence Stroud. Gloria and Claude later married and remained married for 45 years until his death in 1985. Gloria passed away in 1996 at the age of 78 and Barbara passed on in 2005 at the age of 87. Barbara was married for 59 years to announcer Bob Lemond
• Broadbent, Jim - (born May 24, 1949) - British Actor who won a supporting actor Oscar in 2002 for the movie Iris. Has also appeared in such movies as Moulin Rouge, Bridget Jones' Diary and Gangs of New York. His twin sister died at birth
• Chamber, Justin and Jason - (born July 11, 1970) - Justin is movie actor (The Wedding Planner, The Musketeer, TV's ER) and also has twin girls Maya and Kaila
• Clift, Montgomery and Roberta - (born Oct. 17, 1920) - Film actor/idol from 1950's and 1960's who died of a heart attack in 1966; he was 17 minutes older than his sister Roberta
• Cousins, Christian and Joseph - (born March 17, 1983) - Child actors who were in such movies as Kindergarten Cop and TV shows as Knots' Landing
• Creel, Leanna, Monica and Joy - (born Aug. 27, 1970) - Triplet actresses who appeared in The Parent Trap III; Leanna was also in the TV series, Saved by the Bell, and is now a movie producer (Get Over It)
• Day, Laraine and Lamar - (born Oct. 13, 1917) - Laraine Day was popular movie actress in the 1940's and early 1950's Mr. Lucky, My Dear Secretary). She was also married for 13 years to baseball manager Leo Durocher
• Dix, Richard, Jr. and Robert - (born May 8, 1935) - Twin sons of actor Richard Dix (Oscar-nominated actor for Cimarron), Robert followed his father's footsteps and acted for many years in both film and TV (Forbidden Planet)
• Doty, Winston and Weston - (born Feb. 18, 1913) - Silent film acting twins who appeared together in four films between 1922-24 (Our Gang, Peter Pan) and then tragically died together in a flood on January 1, 1934. They are buried together in Woodlawn Cemetary in Santa Monica
• Eckhardt, John and Robert - (born Aug. 27, 1910) - John starred in movie Freaks. He was also known as Johnny Eck and born without legs. He died in 1991 at age 79
• Epstein, Julius and Phillip - (born Aug. 22, 1909) - Movie writers who penned the movie classic Casablanca. Philip died in 1952. Julius died in 2000. Boston Red Sox GM Theo Epstein (twin to Paul) is Phillip's grandson.
• Fairbanks, Madelina and Marion - (born Nov. 15, 1900) - Stage and film actresses from the late-1910's to the early 1930's. They also were Ziegfield Girls. Marion died in 1973 and Madeline died in 1989
• Fein, Caitlin and Amanda - (born Sept. 4, 1992) - Actresses who played Matilda as a toddler in film of same name and have also appeared in Baby Geniuses, The X Files and Surviving Christmas
• Fiennes, Joseph and Jacob - (born May 27, 1970) - Joseph is actor (Shakespeare in Love, Enemy at the Gates); Jacob is gamekeeper; older brother is actor Ralph Fiennes
• Gainer, Alyssa, Kaitlin and Lauren - Identical triplets who have appeared in such movies as Shipping News and Cast Away
• Garcia, Andy - (born April 12, 1956) - Born a conjoined twin (his undeveloped brother was stillborn and was surgically removed)
• Goodman, Henry and Stanley - Henry is a British actor best known for his stage performances. He also has appeared in movies such as Notting Hill and Broadway (replacing Nathan Lane in The Producers). His brother is a teacher. They were 55 at the beginning of 2007
• Green, Eva and Joy - (born July 5, 1980) - Eva Green was the Bond girl in Casino Royale (2006) and was also in The Dreamers (which deals with incest among a male/female twin set) and Kingdom of Heaven. She has a fraternal twin sister Joy. The twins mother is Marlene Jobert, a well-known French actress and children's book author
• Greer, Jane and Don - (born Sept. 9, 1924) - Jane Greer was well-known movie actress in 40's and 50's. She died in August, 2001
• Günther, Jutta and Isa - (born May 20, 1938) - German twin sisters who acted together in several films in the 1950's, most notably in their film debuts in Das Doppelte Lottchen, the precursor to the film The Parent Trap. The twins retired from film-making around 1958 to retire to private lives
• Hamilton, Linda and Leslie - (born Sept. 26, 1956) - Linda Hamilton has appeared in such movies as The Terminator and the TV series, Beauty and the Beast
• Heder, Jon and Dan - (born Oct. 26, 1977) - Jon is a comedic actor best known for his lead roles in Napoleon Dynamite and Blades of Glory. Dan is the first-born twin and the twins attended BYU together, co-acting in a pair of student movies before Jon's debut film became a surprise blockbuster hit. Dan was an animator on the 2006 film Monster House and the twins co-run an entertainment company, Greasy Entertainment, with an older brother Doug
• Hennessy, Jill and Jacqueline - (born Nov. 25, 1969) - Movie and TV actress - Jill is best known for her 4-year stint on Law and Order
• Hilton, Daisy and Violet - (born Feb. 5, 1908) - Th Conjoined Hilton twin sisters starred on Vaudeville and in two Hollywood films (Freaks and Chained for Life) before each passing away in January, 1969 due to the Hong Kong flu
• Hughes, Albert and Allen - (born Apr. 1, 1972) - Directors/Producers of such films as Menace II Society, Dead Presidents, and From Hell
• Huntley, Noah and Echo - (born Sept. 7, 1974) - Noah is a British actor of both TV and film (28 Days Later, Chronicles of Narnia) who notably is one of three sets of twins in a family of eight children. This interview claims the three sets of twins is a UK record although that's not correct.
• Johansson, Scarlet and Hunter - (born Nov. 22, 1984) - Rising young actress in Hollywood who first appeared in the movie, The Horse Whisperer and also starred with Bill Murray in Lost in Translation. A regular on Hollywood's Hottest Actress lists, she is three minutes older than her brother
• Kessler, Alice and Ellen - (born Aug. 20, 1936) - German actresses who appeared in many films together in 1950's and 1960's
• Kim, James and Simon - Stunt men/actors who have appeared in such films as Batman and Robin, X-Men and Exit Wounds
• Kutcher, Ashton and Michael - (born Feb. 7, 1978) - Ashton is film (Dude, Where's My Car, Cheaper by the Dozen) and TV actor (That 70's Show)
• Lee, Dick and Harry - (born June 1, 1872) - Silent film stars, each of the Lee Twins made more than 20 films in the 1910s and 1920s but never acted together. Both twin brothers died within a year and a half of one another in 1931 and 1932
• Lovitz, Jon - (born July 21, 1957) - Funnyman of movies (A League of Their Own, High School High) and TV (Saturday Night Live). Has a twin sister
• MacGregor, Matt and Mikey - (born Feb. 7, 1993) - Young actors who appeared in Canadian movies The Hunt for Jakob and Journey to California
• Martin, Douglas and Steven - (born Oct. 24, 1954) - Actors who appeared together in both Addams Family movies and Fast Times at Ridgemont High
• Martin, Lori and Menzer, Doree - (born Apr. 18, 1947) - Lori Martin appeared in several films (Cape Fear), TV shows (National Velvet) and commercials in the 1950's and 1960's

Billy and Bobby Mauch

• Mauch, Billy and Bobby - (born July 6, 1921) - Child actors from the 1930's (including 1937 Errol Flynn movie, The Prince and the Pauper). Billy passed away at age 85 in September, 2006 and was survived by his brother
• Mixon, Jamal and Jerod - (born June 17, 1983) - Jamal might be best remembered for playing Ernie Klump Jr., (Hercules) in the Eddie Murphy Nutty Professor films; Jerod played one of the triplets in Me, Myself and Irene. The two have also released rap songs together
• Pate, Jonas and Josh - (born Jan. 15, 1970) - Twin directors and writers (Deceived, Surface)
• Paul, David and Peter - Twin bodybuilders and actors (Think Big, Twin Sitters)
• Phelps, Oliver and James - (born Feb. 25, 1986) - Twin brothers who portray twins Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter series of films. Oliver is 13 minutes older than James
• Polish, Mark and Michael - (born Oct. 30, 1970) - Actors who starred, wrote, directed and produced a film about conjoined twins - Twin Falls, Idaho. Mark is 20 minutes older than Michael. Also portrayed twins in the movie The Bridge of San Luis Rey. Michael directs (The Astronaut Farmer, Nortfork, Jackpot) and Mark mainly acts
• Posey, Parker and Chris - (born Feb. 25, 1986) - Parker Posey is popular movie actress; her brother Chris is a lawyer in Atlanta
• Rayment, Adrian and Neal - British actors and kung fu experts who appear in the Matrix films. They also co-hosted a British game show
• Rossellini, Isabella and Isotta - (born June 15, 1952) - Twin daughters of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini; Isabella is well-known actress (Blue Velvet) and model
• Seitz, Tani and Dran - (born Sept. 27, 1928) - Film and stage actresses who got their breaks when they played the mysterious Bellamy Sisters in the 1953 film I, the Jury. Their roles in that film helped land them on the cover of Life Magazine in 1954. Both twins probably gained more notoriety later in their careers for roles on Broadway
• Singer, Lori and Gregory - (born Nov. 6, 1957) - Both accomplished musical performers (Lori plays the cello and graduated from Julliard while Gregory had a cameo role in Finding Forester as a violinist and has also performed with several orchestras, including the American Symphony), Lori is probably best remembered for her role in the film Footloose. She was voted one of People Magazine's most beautiful people in 1995. Lori is older than Gregory by three minutes. They are the younger siblings of actor Marc Singer (Beastmaster) and the cousin of film director Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects, Superman Returns). Both twins currently live in New York, where Gregory runs Singer Fine Violins
• Smith, Alex and Andrew - (born 1967) - Film directors (The Slaughter Rule, The Keening)
• Sontag, David and Larry - Husky-looking twins who have appeared together in several films, usually as bodyguard/goons. They were Al Pacino's bodyguards in Ocean's 11 and Ocean's 12
• Stanton, Dan and Don - (born Dec. 12, 1952) - Actors who have appeared together in such films as Good Morning Vietnam and 'Terminator 2
• Stroud, Claude and Clarence - (born March 26, 1907) - Actors who appeared in three movies together in the 1930's and 1940', including a short comedy about twins, Twincouplets, that also starred another set of twins, Barbara and Gloria Brewster. Claude and Gloria later married and remained married for 45 years until his death. Claude appeared in many movies by himself, including All About Eve and Breakfast at Tiffany's. He died in 1987 and Clarence died in 1973. Clarence's son, Don Stroud, is also an actor with more than 100 TV roles and movies on his resume
• Sutherland, Kiefer and Rachel - (born Dec. 21, 1966) - Twin children of actors Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglass; Kiefer has many film and TV credits, most notably the TV series, 24
• Tai, Ada and Arlene - Actresses and models who played conjoined twins in the Tim Burton film Big Fish as well as smaller roles in films such as Rush Hour and Ed Wood. The twins also made a well-received short film about twins called Rock, Paper, Scissors
• Treadaway, Luke and Harry - (born Sept. 10, 1984) - British twins who got their break in acting playing conjoined twin rock stars in the movie Brothers of the Head
• Trefger, Ashley and Lindsay - Actresses who appeared in a few episodes of Home Improvement TV show and Cast Away movie
• Vincet, Mark and Paul - (born July 18, 1967) - Mark Vincent is better known as actor Vin Diesel; Paul sometimes works as a movie editor
• Wilde, Lyn and Lee - (born Oct. 10, 1922) - Twins who appeared in seven films together in the 1940's including Andy Hardy's Double Trouble and Twice Blessed (the original version of Parent Trap). Lyn also appeared in five other films on her own including Show Boat, The Girl Next Door and Has Anybody Seen My Gal? Now in their 80's and living in Indiana
• Williams, Billy Dee and Loretta - (born April 6, 1937) - Popular movie actor from several Star Wars films, and many top-grossing films of the 1970's and 1980's

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Twinstuff 09:54, 30 May 2007 (CDT)