Cole Sprouse gave two unprecedented interviews in March 2023, where the typically private star peeled back the curtain on his and his brother’s unconventional upbringing. First, he spoke on “Call Her Daddy” and then on “The Diary of a CEO.” In both, he revealed that he and his twin brother Dylan Sprouse started working when they were eight months old, with their first gig being diaper commercials. He also confirmed that it wasn’t a choice for them at that age, as they weren’t conscious of what was going on.
So, how did their acting career start? “My mother needed an income,” Cole Sprouse candidly told “Call Her Daddy” host Alex Cooper. He continued, explaining that the twins fell into the latter of two camps of child actors: “I think there’s two types of kids within the child acting business. There’s, like, the thespian children who choose to do it and then there’s the working-class kids that, in our case, at least … I mean, it started, really, as a means to put bread on the table.”
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Sprouse spoke out about this again, telling “The Diary of a CEO” host Steve Bartlett that there was definitely financial pressure, and it felt like their mother was living vicariously through their careers. He added that he looks back on his career with mixed emotions. Ultimately, he feels grateful for the level of financial security he was able to achieve by age 30, but admitted that to get there, he feels he and his brother traded the opportunity to have carefree childhoods.
