Cole Sprouse is opening up about his experience as a child actor. During a March appearance on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, the 30-year-old actor said he and his twin brother, Dylan Sprouse, were thrust into the acting business as kids by their now-estranged mother, Melanie Wright. Although they starred in huge projects like "Big Daddy" and "Friends" early on in their careers, Cole claimed their mother had spent all their earnings by the time "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" came around. "My mother was an incredibly wonderful and artistic woman, but she was financially the most irresponsible woman ever," Cole said.
When Cole and Dylan were 10 years old, their father, Matthew Sprouse, was given sole custody of them. According to Cole, Matthew initially wanted his kids to live "normal" lives. However, following his lengthy (and pricey) custody battle with Melanie, he also allegedly began encouraging his sons...
When Cole and Dylan were 10 years old, their father, Matthew Sprouse, was given sole custody of them. According to Cole, Matthew initially wanted his kids to live "normal" lives. However, following his lengthy (and pricey) custody battle with Melanie, he also allegedly began encouraging his sons...
- 4/12/2023
- by Michele Mendez
- Popsugar.com
Cole Sprouse is opening up about the reason he thinks his mother Melanie Wright pushed him and his twin brother Dylan into acting at an early age.
The Sprouse brothers were just 12 years old when their Disney show “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody” premiered on the channel in 2005.
Cole, now 30, spoke about their childhood and how their mom got them into acting during a candid interview with Steven Bartlett’s “Diary Of A CEO” podcast.
He said, “My mother was, still is, the tortured artist type. She struggled with, in many different ways, her place in the world.
“I think she found a tremendous amount sense of self-identity through motherhood, and tried to turn it into a profitable business at the same time, which for identical twin boys going into acting is [an] economic loophole — there are labor laws that can be incredibly profitable, so that’s what she did.
The Sprouse brothers were just 12 years old when their Disney show “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody” premiered on the channel in 2005.
Cole, now 30, spoke about their childhood and how their mom got them into acting during a candid interview with Steven Bartlett’s “Diary Of A CEO” podcast.
He said, “My mother was, still is, the tortured artist type. She struggled with, in many different ways, her place in the world.
“I think she found a tremendous amount sense of self-identity through motherhood, and tried to turn it into a profitable business at the same time, which for identical twin boys going into acting is [an] economic loophole — there are labor laws that can be incredibly profitable, so that’s what she did.
- 3/13/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
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