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Carlson Twins | |
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| Born | December 24, 1978 Stillwater, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Spouse | Jessica Hall (Kyle) |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Blue |
Kyle and Lane Carlson (born December 24, 1978) are American identical twin brothers known as the Carlson Twins. They work together as male fashion models. [1]
The twins were born in Stillwater, Minnesota, [2] Kyle six minutes after Lane. The Carlson twins grew up with two older siblings, Aaron and Michelle, and a younger sister, Lynnaya. [3] Their mother Judy was a nursing assistant, and their father Rick owned a construction company. [4] The brothers attended Stillwater High School, and both graduated from Winona State University, majoring in business. [4] Kyle married model Jessica Hall in 2008, and they had a daughter in 2014. [5]
The brothers began their modeling career when Lane was spotted in a mall in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and they then met with fashion scouts in January 2000 in Minneapolis. Their agent was David Love from Elite Model Management in Chicago. [4] [3] The twins then became internationally successful models, and they quickly became gay icons due to the often homoerotic imagery of their photoshoots, despite both being heterosexual. [4] [6] As with the Brewer twins, the Carlson twins first received public attention after modeling naked for photographer Bruce Weber. [7] [8]
The Carlson twins have worked for Armani, Out magazine, [9] [10] and Abercrombie and Fitch, [11] with the popularity of the twins increasing after they appeared together in Abercrombie and Fitch's now discontinued catalog, A&F Quarterly (Spring Break 2001). [4] At the peak of their careers, the Carlson twins frequently worked as underwear models, with Calvin Klein reputedly preferring Kyle to front the company's underwear campaigns.[ citation needed ]
In 2002, Lane appeared as a contestant on NBC's Fear Factor ; although he made it to the final round of the series, he did not win. [12] In 2005, the Carlson twins appeared on the WB Television Network's comedy program, Mobile Home Disaster. [13] In 2007, Kyle was regularly featured on the HGTV program, Deserving Design , with Vern Yip. Kyle's primary role on the program involved carpentry. [14] [15] Lane is the executive director of Sunflower Children, which he founded with Helena Houdová, and in 2010 he promoted awareness of autism at a charity event, Sea Paddle NYC. [16]
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