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Sprouse in 2017, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Cole Mitchell Sprouse
Place of Birth: Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy
Date of Birth: 4 August, 1992
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, German, Danish, 1/32 Swedish, remote Polish
Cole Sprouse is an American actor, and photographer. He is the identical twin brother of actor Dylan Sprouse , and is fifteen minutes older. He began his career at the age of six months, then usually acting with his brother. The two were known as The Sprouse Brothers and The Sprouse Bros; their roles together included the films Big Daddy , The Astronaut’s Wife , Diary of a Sex Addict , The Master of Disguise , Just for Kicks (2003), The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things , A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper , Adventures in Appletown , and Kung-Fu Magoo ; the series Grace Under Fire , Mad TV , The Nightmare Room , The Suite Life of Zack & Cody , and The Suite Life on Deck ; and the made-for-tv movies I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus and The Suite Life Movie . They launched the Sprouse Bros brand, including a clothing and book line, and a magazine. Over time, Cole began acting solo, and is known for his roles as Forsythe Pendleton “Jughead” Jones III on Riverdale , and for starring in the films Five Feet Apart , Moonshot , Lisa Frankenstein , I Wish You All the Best , and The Rivals of Amziah King ; on the show Friends ; and on the podcast Borrasca .
Cole was born in Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy, to American parents, Melanie and Matthew Sprouse, who were teaching there at the time. He was named after jazz musician Nat King Cole. His parents moved back to their native California four months after Cole and Dylan were born. He was raised in Long Beach.
Cole’s ancestry is English, Scottish, German, Danish, 1/32 Swedish, and remote Polish.
Cole’s patrilineal line can be traced to Tandy Sprouse, who was born, c. 1773, in Albemarle, Virginia.
Cole’s paternal grandfather was Michael Theodore Sprouse (the son of Guy Ellsworth/Elsworth Sprouse and Opal Fern McCray). Michael was born in West Virginia. Guy was born in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, the son of William Madison Sprouse and Martha Ann Arbogast. Cole’s great-grandmother Opal was born in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, the daughter of William Kenneth McCray and Bonnie Bell/Belle Wright.
Cole’s paternal grandmother was Karen Lee Sammons (the daughter of Herman E./Frank Sammons and Betty Elizabeth Sybrowsky/Szybrowsky). Karen was born in Los Angeles, California. Herman was born in Belton, Bell, Texas, the son of Charles Robert Sammons and Allice/Alice/Alliean Marrs. Cole’s great-grandmother Betty was born in Ogden, Weber, Utah, the daughter of Danish parents, from Copenhagen, Vilhelm Christian “William” Sybrowsky and Johanna/Johanne Alfreda/Alfrida Barnhardine/Bernhardine Johansen, whose own father was Swedish, from Falkenberg, Halland. The Szybrowsky line leads back to Germany several generations back, and then likely to Danzig, Poland.
Cole’s maternal grandfather was Merrill Eugene Wright (the son of Obed Wright and Beulah Mae Roe). Merrill was born in California. Obed was the son of Otha Burnett Wright and Lena Spiller. Beulah was the daughter of Benjamin Roe, who was of mostly German descent, and of Mary Elizabeth Metter, whose parents were German.
Cole’s maternal grandmother was Jonine Rosemary Booth (the daughter of Jonathan C. Booth and Maxine Pearl Rose). Jonine was born in California. Jonathan was the son of Charles F. Booth and Emily Coy. Maxine was the daughter of Carl Wellington Rose and Myrtle Sabria Tucker.
Cole’s matrilineal line can be traced to his great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother, Lydia Purcell/Pursel, who was born, c. 1774, in Fayette County, Kentucky.
Cole Sprouse (left) and Dylan Sprouse in 2009, photo by Joe Seer/Shutterstock
Sources: Genealogy of Cole’s paternal grandfather, Michael Theodore Sprouse (focusing on his own mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Cole’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Johanna Alfreda Bernhardine (Johansen) Sybrowsky – http://www.findagrave.com
Cole’s maternal great-grandfather, Obed Wright, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Cole’s matrilineal great-grandmother, Maxine Pearl (Rose) Booth – http://www.legacy.com
Marriage record of Cole’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Carl Wellington Rose and Myrtle Sabria Tucker – https://www.familysearch.org