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MARY KATE OLSEN BIOGRAPHY |
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Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen (born
June 13, 1986) are American actresses and entrepreneurs. They
are fraternal twins who have appeared in television and films
since infancy. Since then, they have attained international fame
through numerous television programs, films, interviews, as well
as commercial endorsements. As a rule, they appear together.
Born in Sherman Oaks, California to David Olsen and Jarnette
Jones, the Olsen twins started their acting careers on the
television series Full House in 1987. Hired at the age of five
months, filming began with seven months. The show was widely
popular during the late 80s and early 90s, and both sisters
played one character, Michelle Tanner, taking turns during the
tapings to do so, in order to comply with strict child labor
laws regarding child actors. Because the producers did not want
viewers to know that Michelle was played by twins, the sisters
were originally credited as "Mary Kate Ashley Olsen", but later
credited as separate people. Shortly after the end of Full House,
they returned to the entertainment industry, riding the momentum
of their role on Full House by heavily merchandising their image.
Taking the world of tweens by storm, their names have become a
very profitable industry, with their likeness seen in clothes,
fragrances, magazines, movies, posters, and even video games
like Mary Kate and Ashley's Magical Mystery Mall. Today, Mary-Kate
and Ashley are popular figures in today's tween market,
following along the lines of such Hollywood child stars as
Shirley Temple, Ron Howard and Macaulay Culkin among others.
They starred in The Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley and the
ABC show Two of a Kind (now rerun on ABC Family), as well as ABC
Family's So Little Time. They also have their own book series.
In 2004 Mary-Kate and Ashley surprised many when they announced
that they would be attending college after graduating high
school. Most child and teenage actors usually choose to pursue
acting full time after graduating from high school, with few (such
as Brooke Shields, Jodie Foster, Julia Stiles, and Natalie
Portman) choosing to further their education. They both studied
at New York University at the Gallatin School of Individualized
Study until Mary-Kate took a break in 2005 and moved back to
California. She decided to stay in the west coast and pursue
more individualized work with their company, DualStar. Ashley,
still in NY, remains in contact with her sister. |
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