Laverne Cox and M Lamar
Laverne Cox and M Lamar are identical twins who were raised by their single mother in Alabama. They are both successful entertainers, however, they have taken different paths to achieve success. Laverne Cox is most recognized for playing a transgender inmate in the hit Netflix show, ‘Orange Is the New Black’. M Lamar played Sophia pre-transition. When Laverne was 11 years old, she attempted to take her own life out of feelings of depression and isolation, feeling different and uncomfortable with the male parts she received at birth. She ended up overcoming it and pursuing a fine arts degree at the University of Alabama.
Her brother’s success doesn’t only stem from Laverne’s. He is a composer and performer who lives in New York City. The New York Times has called his work “a bracing alternative to the dispiriting traffic in blandly competent art clogging the New York gallery system.” He studied painting at San Francisco Art Institute, started to study sculpture at Yale, but dropped out to focus on his music career, a decision that seemed to pay off.
Ashton Kutcher and Michael Kutcher
Not many people know that the That 70’s Show actor and entrepreneur has a fraternal twin brother named Michael. The 41-year-old twins were born in Iowa in 1978. Despite that they are twins, they are about as different as twins can get. Michael was born with cerebral palsy and had a heart transplant when the two were younger. He lives in Iowa with his son. However, it seems like Ashton Kutcher’s poise and confidence did rub off on his other half, as Michael can be found giving motivational speeches on his disorder for the organization Reaching for the Stars.
Although Ashton rarely talks about his brother, he has shared that his childhood was stressful due to his brother’s health problems. He would avoid coming home at night sometimes so he wouldn’t have to hear bad news. The Punk’d star hardly ever brings up anything about his brother but on the rare occasion he has talked about Michael’s fight with cerebral palsy, he had to fight back tears. Although Ashton is living the life of fame and glam in Los Angeles, he clearly holds a special place for his brother in his heart.
Giovanni Ribisi and Marissa Ribisi
Both of the Ribisi twins were raised on the foundation of Scientology. Likewise, they have both pursued successful acting careers. Unsurprisingly, they come from a family of artists which explains how they both ended up in their careers. Their father, Albert Anthony Ribisi, an Italian-America, toured with the band People! as the keyboard player. Their mother, Gay, similarly, manages actors and writers. Their sister Gina also works as a voice actress.
Giovanni began acting on television as a young child and in movies as a teenager. Marissa first appeared on television a bit after her brother, at the age of 14. She starred in the iconic Dazed and Confused in 1993. She has also had roles in films like The Brady Bunch Movie, Felicity, and Friends. The twins also have something else in common; their marital status. They are divorced, with Giovanni divorced twice and Marissa, once divorced from her first husband.
Ethan and Grayson Dolan
Ethan and Grayson Dolan are social media influencers who rose to fame as teen comedians on the video-sharing platform, Vine. They started their Vine in 2013. The twins gained over 6.4 million Vine followers. In 2015, they were signed to Awesomeness T.V. Nowadays, they share their lives on YouTube and have nearly 10 million subscribers on YouTube.
In 2016, they were awarded with a Teen Choice Award for Choice Web Star: Male and Choice YouTuber. They continue to make videos on YouTube to this day and attract female fans thanks to their good looks and sense of humor.
José Canseco and Ozzie Canseco
Cuban-born Jose and Ozzie are identical twin brothers who are former MLB players. The brothers had a huge impact on the sport of baseball and made MLB history several times. After retiring, Jose got into boxing and mixed martial arts. Ozzie would often fill in for his brother in book signings.
Can you imagine really not wanting to do something and having a sibling who could fill in your spot for you? Well, they took it a little far in 2011 when Jose had Ozzie pretend to be him at a celebrity boxing match.