It makes sense to us why Hollywood would choose to cast a twin as a singleton, especially for young actors because, for example, one can rest while the other works; however, it has always puzzled us as to why they would choose to cast a singleton as a set of twins, especially older characters...??
TV shows / Movies starring twins -
- Days of Our Lives - Deidre and Andrea Hall as Marlena and Samantha Evans
- Sister, Sister (along with many other roles together) - Tia and Tamera Mowry
- The Suite Life of Zack and Cody played by Dylan and Cole Sprouse
- Full House as Nicholas "Nicky" and Alexander "Alex" Katsopolis - Blake and Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit
- Everybody Loves Raymond as Geoffrey and Michael Barone - Sawyer and Sullivan Sweeten
TV shows / Movies that cast twins as a singleton –
- Full House – Michelle is played by Mary Kate and Ashley Olson
- Heartland – Lindy is played by Ruby and Emmanuella (Emmy) Spencer
- When calls the heart – baby Jack is played by Henry and Hudson Anderson, then Lincoln & Gunnar Taylor
- Little House on the Prairie – Carrie is played by Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush
TV shows / Movies that cast singletons as twins –
- 1961 The Parent Trap as Susan and Sharon – Hayley Mills
- The Parent Trap II, Parent Trap III, and Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon
- 1998 The Parent Trap as Annie and Hallie – Lindsay Lohan
- Disney’s Liv and Maddie – Dove Cameron
OTHER twins in Hollywood –
- Linda and Leslie Hamilton
- Cynthia and Brittany Daniel
- Scarlett and Hunter Johansson
- Jonathan and Drew Scott
- Jon and Dan Heder
- Michael and Ashton Kutcher
- Angel and Aaron Carter
- Brie and Nikki Bella
- Joel and Benji Madden
- Rami and Sami Malek
- Anuja Joshi and Aneesha Joshi
We are sure that we are forgetting a lot. If you think of any, let us know so we can add them to the list!! :)