I searched the internet for more identical twins who could compete with the Olsens in terms of fame and celebrity, not to mention the cultural impact they’ve had.
The television show « Full House » is largely responsible for the twins’ meteoric rise. Anyone who saw the adorable children fell in love with them.
Many years have passed since then, and the twins have settled into the middle of their lives, each with their own professional pursuits.
Unfortunately, due to their strict social media policies, it’s difficult to get insight into their current lives. These famous women have been in the spotlight for 33 years, so it’s safe to say they have evolved significantly!
Mary-Kate and her sister Ashley were both born in 1986 in Sherman Oaks, California. Ashley’s siblings arrived two minutes late.
As their surname suggests, they are of Scandinavian descent. The Olsen family has ancestors from Denmark and Norway.
Because of the constant laughter and joy that surrounded the twins from the moment they were born, their parents knew there was something extraordinary about their daughters.
Many people believe that the Olsen twins are identical twins, but that’s not the case. The Olsen sisters are fraternal twins, which means they could look very different.
Like any other siblings, they share only half of their genes. When they were six months old, their mother took them to an audition for « Full House, » an American television sitcom that aired from 1987 to 1995.
The production team had already chosen another set of twins to play « Michelle Tanner » on the show, but when the producer saw the Olsen twins, he changed his mind.
The audience immediately loved the portrayal of Michelle by the twins. « You got it, dude! » became a famous catchphrase from their arsenal. As most people know, Mary-Kate and Ashley alternated playing Michelle.
Because the girls were so young, the production had to switch between them to avoid overburdening one of them.
Still, the production did its best to conceal the fact that Michelle was played by two women. For example, their credit for the role originally listed them as « Mary-Kate Ashley Olsen. »
Due to the duo’s success, the creators of « Full House » decided to give Michelle her own story arcs. Mary-Kate and Ashley were in the show until its final season in 1995.
Reportedly, Mary-Kate and Ashley were placed in different classes because they were too dependent on each other. Mary-Kate Olsen has openly talked about her childhood and her dissatisfaction with her role in « Full House. »
She and her sister were « little monkey performers » for the cameras, she recalled: « When I look at old photos of me, I don’t feel a connection to them… « I would never wish my upbringing on anyone, » Mary-Kate said in an interview with Marie Claire Magazine.
1995 didn’t just mark the end of « Full House, » but also many other things. In the same year, Mary-Kate’s and Ashley’s parents divorced. The twins were inconsolable, and the family as a whole went through a tough time.
However, the show must go on, and the sisters quickly began working on other projects and films. They worked harder than children their age should.
They founded their own production company, Dualstar, when they were just six years old, and they share the role of CEO. The twins still run the company they founded 30 years ago.
Over the next few years, they made around 30 movies, most of which were specifically made for home videos. Mary-Kate and Ashley not only wrote books,
but they also released music albums, music videos, and a book series. At that time, Mary-Kate and Ashley were the youngest self-made millionaires in the United States. Anyone who enjoyed a Mary-Kate and Ashley film in 2004 had a bad year.
This was before the release of the twins’ last film, « New York Minute. » But after the film was panned by critics, the two sisters announced they would leave Hollywood to work as fashion designers and find their own voices.
« We were there, we did that, we started like that, » Mary-Kate told British Vogue. Elizabeth Olsen, the twins’ younger sister, is fully committed to a career as an actress in Hollywood.
Elizabeth’s big breakthrough came in 2011 with the indie thriller-drama « Martha Marcy May Marlene. » Elizabeth has since starred in a number of box office hits, and her sisters occasionally attend her premieres.
In a photoshoot for her new film « Martha Marcy May Marlene, » Elizabeth Olsen poses for the camera claiming she has always admired the Olsen twins. « I always felt like Mary-Kate and Ashley were women and I was the kid.
But we’re very close and I have great respect for them. I wasn’t particularly moved by their fame until I started college.
People would expect me to party and do other things. « It was weird, » Elizabeth told the Daily Telegraph. As mentioned earlier, the twins value privacy greatly and give few interviews.