Cole and Dylan Sprouse have always stood apart in personality, even as their careers often ran side by side. By their first birthday, they were already sharing the screen on ABC’s Grace Under Fire as Brett Butler’s son, Patrick. In a 1999 PEOPLE profile, their mom, Melanie Wright, explained that she raised them with the same foundation—chores, prayer, manners, and responsibility—while encouraging each to grow into his own identity. Dylan, born 15 minutes before Cole, leaned toward extroversion. He loved the Beastie Boys and dreamed of being a stuntman, inspired by his mom’s then-boyfriend Spike Silver. Cole, meanwhile, was quieter, drawn to geology and…
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