We are well aware of famous celebrity twins such as ‘The Olsen Sisters’ or Good Charlotte’s Madden brothers. But did you know that there are several celebrities who are actually twins that you may not have known about? By taking the time to read on and learn more, you can find out more about the following show business twins.
1. Gisele Bündchen is one of the world’s most beautiful women. The prospect of her having a twin makes us too giddy for words. Patricia was born a mere five minutes after her famous sister and accompanies her to a variety of industry events.
2. Ashton Kutcher’s fraternal twin is named Michael. Michael was born with cerebral palsy and now works with advocacy organizations to raise the necessary awareness about the need for funding.
3. The man best known for his iconic role as Napoleon Dynamite has a twin brother. Jon Heder has even admitted that the two used to cause a lot of trouble by pretending to be one another in school.
4. Scarlett Johansson has a twin brother named Hunter. He was born three minutes later and has taken a keen interest in politics. He is perhaps best known for his work as a Barack Obama campaign adviser.
5. Giovanni Ribisi has carved out an interesting career for himself in Hollywood and his twin sister Marissa is also a famous actress in her own right. She has starred in films such as Pleasantville and Dazed and Confused.
6. Rachel Sutherland is seven minutes younger than her more famous twin brother Kiefer. She does not work in front of the camera, preferring to remain behind the scenes as a post production supervisor.
7. Vin Diesel does a great job of keeping his private life under wrap. Just imagine our shock when we learned that he has a fraternal twin brother. Paul works in Hollywood as well and has become a film editor.
8. Samantha Ronson and Charlotte Ronson are the rare twins who are famous for different reasons. Music fans are well aware of Samantha’s DJ exploits, while fashion aficionados are familiar with Charlotte’s design work.
9. Parker Posey is an indie film darling. Meanwhile, her twin brother is content to work as an attorney.
10. Aaron and Shawn Ashmore are rather difficult to tell apart. The fact that they have both been seen in the same movies only makes it more challenging!
11. Wade Imre Morisette may not be as famous of a musician as his twin sister Alanis. But he has carved out an interesting niche for himself. He works as a yoga instructor and his indie stylings lean heavily on British and Sanskrit chants.
12. Bond starlet Eva Green was born a mere two minutes before Joy, her fraternal twin sister. Joy lives a far different life than her sister, as she has studied business and become wed to an Italian count.
13. Nicholas Brendon is well known for his work on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television show. But did you know that Kelly Donovan is his identical twin who served as his stand in for a number of scenes?
14. Linda Hamilton has an identical twin sister. While Leslie is a nurse by trade, she received the opportunity to serve as a body double for her more famous sister in the seminal classic Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
15. Joseph Fiennes is known to most Hollywood observers as Ralph’s little brother. He is also a proud twin brother to Jacob, who does not work as an actor. He plays his trade in the world of conservationism.
16. Rami Malek has won the attention of audiences everywhere with his performance in Mr. Robot. His identical twin brother Sami is just four minutes younger.