Not many people know that the That 70’s Show actor and entrepreneur has a fraternal twin brother named Michael. The 41-year-old twins were born in Iowa in 1978. Despite that they are twins, they are about as different as twins can get. Michael was born with cerebral palsy and had a heart transplant when the two were younger. He lives in Iowa with his son. However, it seems like Ashton Kutcher’s poise and confidence did rub off on his other half, as Michael can be found giving motivational speeches on his disorder for the organization Reaching for the Stars.
Although Ashton rarely talks about his brother, he has shared that his childhood was stressful due to his brother’s health problems. He would avoid coming home at night sometimes so he wouldn’t have to hear bad news. The Punk’d star hardly ever brings up anything about his brother but on the rare occasion he has talked about Michael’s fight with cerebral palsy, he had to fight back tears. Although Ashton is living the life of fame and glam in Los Angeles, he clearly holds a special place for his brother in his heart.
Jill Hennessy and Jacqueline Hennessy
If you think that these pair of sisters look exactly alike, it’s because they are identical twin sisters! The Hennessy sisters were born on November 25, 1968, in Alberta, Canada. The sisters may have made their acting debut together in Dead Ringers in 1988, but they’ve since gone on to pursue slightly different career paths, although similar nonetheless. Jill has pursued a career in acting. She has appeared in titles like Law and Order, RoboCop 3, and Chutney Popcorn. Her sis, Jacqueline, has taken a slightly different approach to being in the public eye and works as both a journalist and a T.V. host.
It’s not surprising that both girls ended up in roles like this, considering that they’re gorgeous. And can we just stop and give them credit for a moment for how young they look?! They really don’t look fifty. With Jill living in Minneapolis and Jacqueline in Canada, it must be hard for them to be so far apart from each other.
Gisele Bündchen and Patricia Bündchen
Many are surprised to learn that this beauty has a fraternal twin sister named Patricia. Actually, the two come from a large family of six girls and we imagine that they're all pretty beautiful as well. They were born in Brazil in 1980. Although Gisele is one of the most famous supermodels in the world, it doesn’t look like her fame has affected the relationship between her and her twin sister. The two seem very close, and Gisele appears at many fashion events accompanied by her, which in our opinion is the best accessory a girl can have. Actually, Patricia manages a lot of Gisele’s modeling career. It makes sense that Patricia prefers to work behind the scenes.
She opened up to Vanity Fair that she’s the shy one of the two and Gisele is more outgoing. A lot of fraternal twins bare a similar resemblance to one another but it would be hard to know that they were twins unless they told you. If Gisele were to introduce you to Patricia as her twin sister, you would look at the two and think “oh, obviously they’re twins.” But, you might not have known it otherwise. You would maybe just think that it’s two gorgeous models standing side by side.
Giovanni Ribisi and Marissa Ribisi
Both of the Ribisi twins were raised on the foundation of Scientology. Likewise, they have both pursued successful acting careers. Unsurprisingly, they come from a family of artists which explains how they both ended up in their careers. Their father, Albert Anthony Ribisi, an Italian-America, toured with the band People! as the keyboard player. Their mother, Gay, similarly, manages actors and writers. Their sister Gina also works as a voice actress.
Giovanni began acting on television as a young child and in movies as a teenager. Marissa first appeared on television a bit after her brother, at the age of 14. She starred in the iconic Dazed and Confused in 1993. She has also had roles in films like The Brady Bunch Movie, Felicity, and Friends. The twins also have something else in common; their marital status. They are divorced, with Giovanni divorced twice and Marissa, once divorced from her first husband.
Laverne Cox and M Lamar
Laverne Cox and M Lamar are identical twins who were raised by their single mother in Alabama. They are both successful entertainers, however, they have taken different paths to achieve success. Laverne Cox is most recognized for playing a transgender inmate in the hit Netflix show, 'Orange Is the New Black'. M Lamar played Sophia pre-transition. When Laverne was 11 years old, she attempted to take her own life out of feelings of depression and isolation, feeling different and uncomfortable with the male parts she received at birth. She ended up overcoming it and pursuing a fine arts degree at the University of Alabama.
Her brother’s success doesn’t only stem from Laverne’s. He is a composer and performer who lives in New York City. The New York Times has called his work “a bracing alternative to the dispiriting traffic in blandly competent art clogging the New York gallery system.” He studied painting at San Francisco Art Institute, started to study sculpture at Yale, but dropped out to focus on his music career, a decision that seemed to pay off.