Sports run in family genes, like Peyton and Eli Manning. But, it’s not every day that we see twin athletes playing the same sport, especially identical ones! Tiki Barber and Ronde Barber both had very successful careers playing football. Tiki Barber played for the New York Giants on offense for 10 seasons and Ronde played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on defense for 16 years. They even met on the field several times, playing opposite one another. They have both retired and pursued careers in TV.
In 2007, Tiki was hired on ‘The Today Show’ as a correspondent and on Sunday Night Football. However, off the field and T.V., the twins have committed some less respectable acts. Tiki cheated on his wife with a young intern in his agent’s office, and one who had babysat his sons. He and his wife divorced after an 11-year marriage and he married the intern 11 days later. His brother, meanwhile, seems to have stayed loyal to his wife of nearly 20 years.
Gary and Larry Lane
The identical Lane twins have pursued a career as actors, models, and producers. When life gives you good looks and an identical twin brother, you take advantage. Well, that’s what Larry and Gary chose to do. The brothers have made appearances on shows like 'Dawson’s Creek' and in movies like 'Zoolander'. The twins are most known for a documentary they wrote and starred in, called 'Hollywood to Dollywood'.
The documentary follows them trying to hand-deliver a screenplay they wrote called Full Circle to the iconic country queen, Dolly Parton. They wanted her to play a role in the film, which was created with Dolly in mind. In the documentary, they also express their concern of how their hometown will react to them being gay and how much they wish for their religious Baptist mom to accept them. Their film took home 24 awards at film festivals.
Tia Mowry & Tamera Mowry
The identical twin sisters, Tia and Tamera got their claim to fame on the sitcom Sister, Sister at the age of 16. If you were a child of the ’90s, then there’s a good chance you were a fan of the show. The show aired for five years. After the show ended, the sisters decided to pursue a more typical path and left acting to study psychology at Pepperdine University. But, they didn’t leave for too long.
Since 2015, Mowry has starred in her own show on the Cooking Channel called Tia Mowry at Home. Her sister, meanwhile, has been the host of the talk show, The Real since 2013. Their lives were majorly impacted on November 7, 2018, when their niece Alaina Housley was killed in the Borderline bar shooting in Thousand Oaks, California. Tia shared on twitter “Our sweet Alaina Housley is gone. We love you. We are devastated.”
Cameron and Chimene Diaz
Although they aren’t actually twins, Cameron and Chimene Diaz look so similar that they may as well be twins! You probably know that Cameron Diaz was a very successful actress before retiring in 2018. Her older sister has followed a different path in life and chooses to stay out of the public eye. Despite their different callings in life, it’s evident that the two sisters are very close.
Chimene is married to musician Robby Armstrong and they have four children. Judging on Cameron’s characters in movies (and let’s be honest, we feel like we know her personally), she is probably the coolest aunt, especially considering that she doesn’t have children of her own.
Vin Diesel and Paul Diesel
Vin Diesel, born Mark Sinclair, has a twin brother named Paul. The two were born in California and were raised by their astrologer mother. They never met their biological father. They also lived with their stepfather, who was a theater manager and acting teacher. Diesel began acting as a child, most likely not expecting that he would go on to become one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood after starring in the 'Fast and the Furious' franchise.
Like many other celebrity actors with twins, Vin’s brother has chosen a different career path, but not so different from his brother’s. He also works in Hollywood as a film editor. The two seem to have a close and loving relationship when they are captured together in public. We are sure that Paul’s skills as a producer help Vin with his acting skills.