Cole Sprouse
Sprouse in 2017, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Cole Mitchell Sprouse
Place of Birth: Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy
Date of Birth: 4 August, 1992
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, German, about one eighth Danish, remote Polish
Cole Sprouse is an American actor and photographer. He is the identical twin brother of actor Dylan Sprouse, and is 15 minutes older. He began his career at the age of six months, then usually acting with his brother. The two, known as The Sprouse Brothers and The Sprouse Bros, featured together in the films Big Daddy, Just for Kicks, The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, and Adventures in Appletown, on the series Grace Under Fire and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody/on Deck, and the made-for-tv movie I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus. They launched the Sprouse Bros brand, including a clothing and book line, and a magazine. Beginning in his twenties, Cole has acted solo, and is known for his roles as Forsythe Pendleton “Jughead” Jones III on Riverdale, and for headlining the films Five Feet Apart, Moonshot, and Lisa Frankenstein.
Cole was born in Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy, to American parents, Melanie and Matthew Sprouse, who were teaching there at the time. He was named after jazz musician Nat King Cole. His parents moved back to their native California four months after Cole and Dylan were born. He was raised in Long Beach.
Cole’s ancestry includes English, Scottish, Danish, and German, as well as remote Polish.
Cole’s paternal grandfather is Michael Theodore Sprouse (the son of Guy Ellsworth Sprouse and Opal Fern McCray). Michael was born in West Virginia. Guy was the son of William Madison Sprouse and Martha Ann Arbogast. Opal was the daughter of William Kenneth McCray and Bonnie Bell/Belle Wright.
Cole’s paternal grandmother is Karen Lee Sammons (the daughter of Herman E./Frank Sammons and Betty Elizabeth Sybrowsky/Szybrowsky). Karen was born in California. Herman was the son of Charles R. Sammons and Allice Mars. Betty was the daughter of Vilhelm Christian “William” Sybrowsky and Johanna Alfreda Barnhardine Johansen. Vilhelm and Johanna were Danish immigrants, although the Szybrowsky line leads back to Germany several generations before that, and then likely to Danzig, Poland.
Cole’s maternal grandfather is Merrill Eugene Wright (the son of Obed Wright and Beulah Mae Roe). Merrill was born in California. Obed was the son of Otha Burnett Wright and Lena Spiller. Beulah was the daughter of Benjamin Roe, who was of mostly German descent, and of Mary Elizabeth Metter, whose parents were German.
Cole’s maternal grandmother is Jonine Rosemary Booth (the daughter of Jonathan C. Booth and Maxine Pearl Rose). Jonine was born in California. Jonathan was the son of Charles F. Booth and Emily Coy. Maxine was the daughter of Carl Wellington Rose and Myrtle Sabria Tucker.
Cole’s matrilineal line can be traced to his great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother, Lydia Purcell/Pursel, who was born, c. 1774, in Fayette County, Kentucky.
Cole (left) and Dylan Sprouse in 2009, photo by Joe Seer/Shutterstock
Sources: Genealogy of Cole’s paternal grandfather, Michael Theodore Sprouse (focusing on his own mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Cole’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Johanna Alfreda Bernhardine (Johansen) Sybrowsky – http://www.findagrave.com
Cole’s maternal great-grandfather, Obed Wright, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Cole’s matrilineal great-grandmother, Maxine Pearl (Rose) Booth – http://www.legacy.com
Marriage record of Cole’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Carl Wellington Rose and Myrtle Sabria Tucker – https://www.familysearch.org
FUCKING HELL THEY GREW UP TO BE UGLY AS HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!
Zach and Cody..I just didnt know their names
My favorite Italian actors. :-)
I dont know thesee guys (they look younger in the pic)..btw my favourite “Italian” actor is Rose McGowan lol
My favorite four are:
1. Dylan and Cole Sprouse
2. Marcello Mastroianni
3. Sophia Loren
4. Alessandra Torresani
actually dylan/cole sprouse arent “italian” they are american. their parents are american, their ancestors were not italian, they are technically not italian
Yeah they looked dutch to me , but they have a bit of a compact bone structure( well one of them) that isn’t dutch and the eyes are not dutch either (and their hair structure is just a lil bit thicker than dutch people’s hair)
Wait, you have different kinds of Dutch hair.
My mom is Dutch and she has thick hair.
Wow, okay… Umm some people need to take a chill pill.
Anywho! Wow, I didn’t know they were dutch! I’m ducth too. That’s cool. And German, I didn’t think they were German, I thought they were Swedish and Irish as they had Irish flags in their dorm on TSLOD. Maube thats just the Martin Twins :)
And with this whole Sprouse Twins being Italian, I have the same argument with my friends at school. I was born in Australia, and I’m Irish, Swedish, Dutch and Aboriginal, therefore, I’m Australian (cause of the whole Aboriginal thing)
Dylan and Cole were born in Italy, but have no ounce of Italian blood in them. They were only born there. They are American, but not Italian by blood. They only have citizienship to Italy, and an automatic citizenship to the USA. I don’t care hiw many people argue with me, but I dont see Dylan and Cole as Italians. To me they are American.
Agreed
You are Australian if you were born in Australia and identify as Australian. There are thousands of Australians with Aboriginal heritage who do not see themselves as Aboriginal. To be considered as Aboriginal you need to identify as such and be accepted as Aboriginal by the tribe/community/clan you belong to. Doesnt quite work if you have a distant ancestor who is Aboriginal. Even the way you post your comment ‘…and Aboriginal, therefore, I’m Australian (cause of the whole Aboriginal thing)’ suggests that you are only Aboriginal when it suits you.