Things You Didn't Know About The Sprouse Twins

Most child stars get their fame from being, well, adorable, but it's a roll of the dice if that cuteness carries over into adulthood. The Sprouse twins have grown up to be drop dead gorgeous, somehow mastering a combination of pretty boy and grunge that has the ladies swooning.

The twins certainly know how to pose for the camera, and Cole often shows off his photography skills by posting photos with Dylan on social media. Cole posts so many photos of himself so often that Dylan teased him on Twitter saying, "How many pictures of yourself do you need to post a day Narcissus." Cole shot back with, "I thought half of these were of you?!" Besides, Cole wasn't the one caught on camera naked, but more on that later.

In their interview for Conversations with Natalia, Dylan mentioned that part of their concept for a final season of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody was to introduce a new character. This character would be a young boy who lived in the hotel with his father, giving Zack and Cody the chance to take him under their wing. The show would follow their shenanigans for one season before Zack and Cody went off to college and to join the workforce, and the show would then continue to follow the new character.

Dylan said setting the show up for a spin-off was important to the twins because it would ensure the rest of the cast and crew members still had a job. They didn't want their decision to leave the show to put their friends out of work, which is a sentiment that is uncommonly considerate and rare in any industry, let alone in television. Unfortunately, the Disney Channel wouldn't let the twins receive producer credits, so the aforementioned scenario never saw the small screen. C'mon, Disney, like anyone reads the show credits anyway.

After the Sprouse twins left Disney and announced their break from acting, many fans were surprised to learn they had enrolled in college. Many a child star takes advantage of the fact that they already have high-paying gigs and can easily forego higher education or create a personalized degree that suits their needs. Cole and Dylan actually planned for an everyman's future, which is kind of insane. Not only did they attend school, but they also graduated with honors and earned degrees in fields that aren't acting!

Dylan talked about his decision in a 2015 interview with Teen Vogue. "The one thing I knew for sure about myself is I didn't want to study acting," he said. "It was something we had done and something that we don't really need to train all that much more for." According to MTV News, the twins graduated from New York University as part of the class of 2015. Cole received a degree in archaeology, while Dylan earned his in video game design. Oh, and lest you think they've matured too much and lost their signature sense of humor, the guys pulled off a classic twin prank at graduation, switching places to receive their diplomas. "In fact, if you look up my graduating photo you'll see," Dylan told Teen Vogue. "We just decided, you know, there's no reason not to. No one's going to notice."

Aside from acting, Dylan and Cole have been known to work average Joe jobs. While the two have dabbled in writing and photography, Dylan also got a job as a host at a restaurant in New York City. Photos quickly emerged of him in his new position, which fueled rumors about him having spent all of his acting money. The gossip got so bad that Dylan was forced to clear things up on his Tumblr page. "I did not take this job because I 'lost all my money,'" he wrote. "I am financially secure, and took this job as a way to primarily feed my over bountiful video game addiction." He went on to explain that he was just trying something new and thought it would be a good way to get out of the house and meet new people. Being a host doesn't exactly sound like the best way to make new friends, but if you're a child star who's never had a crappy minimum wage gig before, the restaurant biz could be a great way to fully understand what the rest of the world is always bitching about.

Aside from his gig as a host, which didn't last long, Dylan is also working on his own microbrewery and bar. All-Wise Meadery brags about being owned by the youngest Master Brewer in the United States, who is none other than Dylan himself. Perhaps his hosting gig inspired him to learn the craft and open his own place, bringing Brooklyn just what it needs: another micro-brew.

Even Cole and Dylan hoped their celebrity status would fade and they'd have a chance at a normal life, and yet, here we are writing about them and their continued opportunities in Tinsel Town. The twins may have tried to become irrelevant, but their hilarious tweets, good looks, and down-to-earth demeanor only kept fans wanting more. They're back at it and in a big way, clearly learning from their Disney colleagues about what not to do after leaving the network. The twins are both returning to acting. Dylan will star in the upcoming thriller Dismissed, and Cole is starring as Jughead Jones in CW's teen series Riverdale, based on the Archie comics. If they're still relevant now, we can only expect to hear more about the Sprouse twins when their latest projects reach the masses.