Ashton Kutcher with his twin brother. Celebrity twins you never knew existed (photo). "I am the voice of people with cerebral palsy"

Famous actor Vin Diesel was born in New York in 1967, in the Greenwich Village area. He was born not alone, but together with his twin brother - another future American, Paul Vincent. The family in which the boys grew up was not rich. Their mother Delora worked as a psychiatrist and was fond of astrology along the way. The brothers never knew their own father. Paul Vincent, the brother of Vin Diesel, has not been distinguished by outstanding talents since childhood. What could not be said about Vin.

The childhood of the twins

The brothers lived with their mother in a cramped New York apartment, the lack of money was constantly felt. Delora literally made ends meet so that her children had everything they needed.

In 1970, their family unexpectedly replenished with new members. The mother married a man named Ivrin, and the boys suddenly found not only a stepfather, but also a younger half-brother and sister Samantha. Money was not enough simply catastrophically, but the life of the twins was amazingly improved thanks to their new father.

The fact is that Ivrin taught acting at one of the universities in New York, and also worked as a theater director. It was he who instilled in children a love of art and made them look at the world with different eyes. Vin Diesel and his brother became frequent guests at theatrical performances and movies. They stubbornly developed in the given direction, and the stepfather contributed to this in every possible way and supported the twins.

Vin Diesel and Paul Vincent - the life of brothers in the world of cinema

Despite the striking resemblance, each of the twins was a unique personality, they were completely different people in life. Paul Vincent, Vin Diesel's brother, grew up as a calmer boy, he did not rush to the stage, unlike own brother. Paul works in the film industry in the same way, but in more modest roles, he devoted his life to editing films. One of his works is the film Parisisburning.

Vin Diesel himself is a famous Hollywood actor who starred in numerous blockbusters, such as:

• Tramps - 1997;
• "Single" - 2003;
• "Bald Nanny" - 2005;
• "Find Me Guilty" - 2006;
• "Babylon of our era" - 2008;
• "Riddick" -2013.

Of course, this is not a complete list of all the works of the actor.

A lot of rumors and disputes among journalists were caused by the nationality of the brothers, or rather, the complete absence of reliable information about it. Vin Diesel himself claims to belong to many cultures.

Video: Trailer of the film "Riddick"

Twins in the stellar world are a common phenomenon. But nature is so arranged that it often gives one mother two identical children - blood twins.

Often one of them becomes known to the whole world, but what about the second? Lives in the shadow of his famous half? Or becomes even more stellar? In our selection, you will find out which of the celebrities has their own soul mate, someone is known precisely because of their brother-sister connection, and someone is in no hurry to talk about their relatives. Believe me, some of the facts you did not even know!

Olga and Tatiana Arntgolts

Perhaps the most famous twin movie in Russia today. They are so similar and so different, each beautiful in its own way. The age difference between the 30-year-old actresses is as much as 20 ... minutes. Although Olya and Tanya do not like being compared, it is their similarity that they owe their current success to.

Tom and Bill Kaulitz

rock band frontmen Tokio Hotel, German boys Tom and Bill Kaulitz burst into the world of showbiz a few years ago, making girls' hearts beat faster. Tom is 10 minutes older than Bill's brother. But, despite the fact that they twins, Kaulitians appeared before us completely different, not similar to each other. True, now there is not a trace left of the little black teenage crows, the guys have turned into real metrosexuals.

Most red-haired beasts Russian theater scene is sometimes difficult to distinguish. From childhood they had one life for two . It would be hard to imagine that the profession would be different. As a result - two beautiful charismatic actresses.

On February 7, 1978, the future sex symbol world cinema Ashton Kutcher. The boy was born perfectly healthy. But his twin brother Michael was extremely weak: with congenital heart disease and cerebral palsy. In 1991, Michael survived a heart transplant.

Scarlett & Hunter Johansson

Beauty Scarlett just a few years ago showed the world her twin brother . Hunter is no worse than his cute little sister. In addition, he is successfully advancing in the political arena - at the moment the guy works in the team of the current US President Barack Obama (Barack Obama).

Beautiful and agile Patricia was born 5 minutes earlier than her current famous sister Giselle. Now she is one of the most desirable women in the world, and once Gisele Bundchen only envied her sister. Although now you can’t tell from the girls that they are twins, in infancy they were like two peas in a pod. Patricia still lives in her native Brazil, she is a very competent model manager. Giselle often admits that it is to her sister's abilities that she owes her dizzying modeling career.

Red curly Paul, the twin of a strong sultry handsome Vin Diesel, is not at all like his star brother. However, Paul is not torn on the screens, although his profession is connected with the cinema. He works as an editor at a film studio. Unfortunately, it turned out to be very difficult to find his photo - Paul does not like to "shine".

Jason and Justine Priestley

TV series star "Beverly Hills 90210" Jason Priestley, perhaps without much difficulty, played Brandon, the "half" of the Walsh twins. Indeed, in life, Jason also has a sister who was born with him on the same day. Justine is also an actress, in the US she is known much better than in the CIS countries.

We did not mention any of the famous twins. And not because they forgot about them. But because their popularity, their work in the cinema, on stage for many years has been associated precisely with the natural similarity that has become their hallmark.

Ashton Kutcher wanted to die because of his brother

Who would have thought that handsome actor Ashton Kutcher (35) has a twin brother named Michael. Ashton was the first to be born in 1978, followed five minutes later by Michael. However, the difference was not only in time, but, alas, in health. Ashton was lucky - he was born a healthy and strong child, but his brother had a hard time - he was born very weak: with congenital heart disease and cerebral palsy. True, this was not discovered immediately. When the boys were three years old, their mother began to notice oddities: if Ashton was an active child and moved normally, then something was wrong with Michael - he seemed too slow. And then the doctors gave him a disappointing diagnosis with a small note - the boy could die. At the age of 13, doctors said something terrible - Michael's heart could withstand no more than four weeks. Three weeks later, the parents had to urgently look for a heart donor. For everything about everything, only 48 hours were given. At the same time, doctors warned that the typical life expectancy of a person with a donor heart is only seven years. But the parents did not listen to anyone and took a chance, and a miracle happened - since that time, Michael has been living for more than 20 years. Now it's easy to talk about it, and earlier Ashton, who loves his brother dearly, often blamed himself for his illnesses and was depressed from fear of losing him. “I didn’t want to return home, where at any moment I could find out that my brother was getting worse ... I tried to occupy myself with anything, so long as I didn’t have time to think about my brother,” Ashton frankly admitted.

On the very day when his brother's heart was already stopping, Ashton lost control of himself - he climbed onto the balcony of the hospital and was ready to say goodbye to life. In his mind, he already gave his heart to Michael and almost put his plan into action, but his father stopped him. "What are you thinking about? Dad asked as he entered the room. "You can't do this." At that very moment, doctors ran up to them and informed them that one woman had died in a car accident. No matter how cynical it may sound, but for the Kutcher family it was a salvation - the heart was already on its way to a sick brother. After a successful operation, Ashton believed in a miracle. “I owe what I have become to my brother, my living mirror image. I constantly ask myself: am I on the right path? I'm in a better situation than he is, but does that mean I'm fine?" Ashton often asks a philosophical question. His feelings are understandable, because the brothers were very close from childhood, Ashton always called Michael his best friend and even went to university to study as a doctor in order to find a cure for the disease.

After Michael recovered, at first he was engaged in producing and traveled around the world, at one time he even worked in Kyiv. Now Michael works as a representative of several organizations aimed at raising money for people with cerebral palsy.

Podolskaya's best friend is her sister

Natalya Podolskaya (31), a popular singer and wife of Vladimir Presnyakov, was born in 1982 not alone, but with her twin Juliana. Moreover, the mother of the girls found out only during childbirth that she had twins. Natalya was born two minutes earlier than her sister, and there were problems with her birth - the umbilical cord was wrapped around the girl's neck. Only a caesarean section saved Natasha. Despite their relationship, the girls are very different, and this was noticeable even in childhood. For example, while little Yulia silently looked at the paintings, carpets and chandeliers, her sister screamed loudly and non-stop, which gave rise to the first suspicions that Natasha had a voice, and a good one at that.

Podolskaya does not have a soul in her sister. But she lives in America, so Natalya can only be bored.

Growing up, the sisters continued to be different: Natalya is frivolous, and Yuliana is serious and strict, with two higher educations. However, this did not cancel their fiery love for each other. Now they are not just sisters, but also true friends. “We consult, spend a lot of time together. I'm really proud of my sister, she's beautiful and talented," Natalya boasted. Because of such a warm and trusting relationship, Podolskaya can completely rely on her sister's opinion and even listen to her harsh criticism. According to the singer, Juliana can literally criticize Natalya about everything, and from childhood, even if she puts on the wrong shoes. But Natalia knows that her sister will not give bad advice. They are so close that there is a connection between them on an intuitive level. Juliana is my soul mate! When she feels bad, I feel bad, and vice versa. Now Julia lives with her husband Anton in New York and, of course, Skype and Viber save us, we are in touch every day, ”says Natalya. And when Yuliana nevertheless comes to Moscow, the sisters do not leave each other a single step: they go to restaurants, watch movies, go shopping and even visit their homeland - Belarus. But then her sister goes back to America, and after a couple of days Natalia writes to her about how she misses her.

Natalia dedicated a whole clip to her sister Yuliana. No wonder, because she is the most beautiful and talented for her!

By the way, Podolskaya even shot a video for the song "Pride" about the relationship between two sisters, one of which is played, of course, by Juliana. When asked why Natalya decided to involve her in this creation, the singer answers simply - she has long wanted to work with her sister. The tandem was a success, and in addition to adults Natasha and Yulia, in the video you can see photos and video clips of their common childhood.

There are at least two beautiful people in this world with the last name Johansson. The first is definitely Scarlett Johansson (29) and the second is her twin brother Hunter. He is only three minutes younger than his sister, and because of this, Scarlett likes to joke that these minutes were the main ones in her life. A very warm and friendly relationship developed between them. Needless to say, because Scarlett even postponed the wedding ceremony with actor Ryan Reynolds due to Hunter's employment.

Scarlett is so friendly with her twin brother that she even postponed the wedding because of his employment.

In the end, the wedding took place, but their marriage with the Hollywood handsome lasted only two years, and not only her grandmother and friends, but also Hunter helped her survive the separation from her husband. He supported her during this difficult time and helped her cope with depression. By the way, if outwardly they do not look alike, then initially they chose the same profession - acting. True, Hunter quickly fell out of the race, and the list of his roles is limited only to the 1996 film "Thieves", in which he played along with Scarlett herself. In recent years, the brother of the superstar has been successfully building a political career - first he worked for the so-called Manhattan President Scott Stringer, and now he works in the team of the incumbent US President Barack Obama.

Scarlett and Hunter have been very close friends since childhood and have developed a warm relationship.

If all previous stories can be called happy, but with the family of Zhanna Friske (39), fate played a cruel joke. It turns out that the singer also had a twin brother! And he really "was" - just one day. The singer does not like to talk about her family or her personal life, so for a long time few people knew that for all these years for Jeanne every birthday is an occasion to remember the terrible tragedy of her family. Zhanna's younger sister Natalya Friske (27) just a few years ago for the first time admitted that it was on this day that Zhanna's brother died. They say that the belly of their pregnant mother Olga was so large that it was visible to the naked eye that either a hero or twins would be born in the Friske family. What happiness was when it turned out: a real miracle awaits parents, twins - a boy and a girl. But it so happened that Zhanna and her brother were born prematurely, seven months old. And if the girl managed to get out, then the boy was not so strong. In the hospital, doctors advised not to look at the child, so as not to injure the psyche. “This is a huge grief for my mother. I can’t even imagine how she survived all this, ”Natasha confesses. - I never asked her about such things, I try not to hurt her feelings. She is still, and after all, so many years have passed, she is very worried about this, because it is so scary to lose a child. In our family, this is a closed topic, once again we try not to touch it. I'm sorry I don't have a brother!" Zhanna entrusted such a story to only a few - including her friend Olga Orlova, with whom they once sang together in the Brilliant group. “We have discussed this with Jeanne more than once, but these are very personal things. What can be said? In principle, there is no subject of conversation! The boy died during childbirth - no one has ever known or seen him, ”said Orlova.

Few people know that Friske had a twin brother. Yes, and Zhanna herself found out about this, being already an adult. Parents did not want to injure the girl's psyche with the information that he died after only a few hours to live.

After 12 years, Jeanne's parents decided to try their luck at becoming parents again. And they did not fail - a healthy and strong girl was born, who was named Natalya. True, their dreams of a son were never destined to come true ... “When my mother became pregnant with me, my father went crazy with happiness! - says Natalia. - In addition, until the very last moment, ultrasound showed that there would be a boy. Dad hoped that the son would heal mom from experiences. But I was born.

Vin Diesel and his brother are complete opposites

The star of the film "Fast and the Furious" Vin Diesel (46) in 1967 was also born with his twin brother - Paul Vincent. Together with his mother and Paul, Vin lived in a house with gloomy corridors and a hundred apartments. At first, the mother raised the boys alone, so there was always not enough money - psychiatry, in which she specialized, as well as astrology, brought very meager profits. The brothers Vin and Paul never knew their real father, but at the age of three they found a stepfather, and at the same time a younger brother and sister. There was no more money, but it became more interesting to live. The brothers' stepfather, an acting teacher at New York University, instilled in the children an interest in art, encouraging them to go to the theater and cinema, and sometimes gave some lessons himself. Perhaps it was his influence that affected the formation of the character and aspirations of both brothers, because Vin Diesel is now a world-famous actor who realizes his talents in front of the camera, starring in numerous leading roles. And Paul, at least not very eager to appear in front of the camera, but behind it - easily: Vincent is editing films in Hollywood.

But if the heart of both is given to the same type of activity, then on the personal front the brothers had different things: being naturally tall, but thin, Vin was also very shy. And while his brother Paul was the star of all discos and a favorite of girls, Vin did not dare to approach the long-legged blonde beauty, with whom he had long been hopelessly in love. And if there was a chance to talk to her, then without stuttering Vin could not utter a word. By the way, character is not the only thing that distinguishes the brothers.

The bald jock from "Fast and the Furious" Vin Diesel is completely different from his blue-eyed blond twin brother!

The phrase “they look like two drops of water” is clearly not about them - it’s generally difficult to guess their relationship, based only on their appearance. Diesel once compared his brother's appearance to that of his Fast & Furious co-star Paul Walker, who died in a car accident a week ago: both are tall blondes with blue eyes. And this characteristic does not even remotely resemble the famous actor. “It's very strange, the mystery of our family,” Vin comments on this difference. In addition to different appearances, another question about the difference is in the air - if they are twins, then why do they have different surnames? In fact, everything is very simple - they have the same last name. Vin Diesel is just a pseudonym that the actor acquired at the age of 17. Vin is short for Vincent, and his friends called him Diesel for his irrepressible energy. Before that, the guy was Mark Vincent and worked as an actor in the theater. But when he realized that you couldn’t make money in this field, he got a job as a bouncer in one of the popular nightclubs in Manhattan, changed his name and shaved his head. Since then, he has not changed his image, and it is rather difficult to imagine an actor in a different guise. As for the personal relationship between the brothers, Diesel has repeatedly said that he has friendly relations with all his brothers and sisters - he always takes care of them, and in this he is very similar to his “afterburner” character Dominic Toretto.
Lyubov Novoselova Photo: All Over Press

At first glance, you can’t determine that America’s sex symbol Ashton Kutcher has a double, or rather a twin brother, Michael Kutcher. The brothers are so different that it is very difficult to believe in kinship. One looks bright and stunning, the other looks sickly and frail. A difficult childhood and a crazy youth made adjustments to their relationship, but despite the difficulties, they are always together.

Sad diagnosis

The Kutchers were born on February 7, 1978 in Iowa. Following the elder Ashton, five minutes later, a weak and sickly Michael was born. He was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy (damage to the heart muscle), and at the age of three he had mild cerebral palsy.

Ashton Kutcher was very depressed by his brother's illness. In his revelations, he writes that as a teenager he did not want to return home, because he was afraid that Michael would get worse. In 1991, my younger brother underwent a heart transplant. Some publications wrote that the boy survived clinical death. It's scary to imagine that when their "halves" feel bad. Ashton admits that at the age of 13 he tried to commit suicide, but fortunately these plans did not come true.

Michael was on the mend, but adolescence mixed with constant worries about his twin brother and Ashton's youthful maximalism played a cruel joke on him. At 16, he tried to rob a school. The result was - 180 hours of corrective labor and 3 years of imprisonment are free, fortunately for him, on probation.

Probably every person who cannot find himself in life and is constantly depressed must go through the “ministress”. Thanks to such a shake-up, a new life begins. Either everything will change for the better, or it will get worse. Everything depends on the character.

Ashton Kutcher entered the University of Iowa as a biochemical engineer in 1996. He was overcome by the idea of ​​finding a cure for his brother. However, the opportunity to earn big money in the modeling business lured the young handsome man from science to show business. Naturally, with such an appearance, it was difficult to go unnoticed. The university remained unfinished, but Kutcher does not regret it.

Actor career

Since 1998, Ashton's new life as an actor began. He moved to Los Angeles and plunged headlong into his profession. Countless films in the role of handsome men brought Ashton Kutcher international fame.

It is difficult to argue with the cinema - the role of a seducer is simply created for this man. Oh, how many hearts have been lost in his younger years! Yes, Mila Kunis and her husband were lucky. True, jealousy can drive you crazy.

As for the younger twin brother Michael, a white streak began in his life. After a long recovery after a complex operation, Michael took up goodoratory activity. He is a representative of several organizations that collect donations for people who are sick cerebral palsy.

The Kuchera brothers often appear in public together. Premieres of films with Ashton's participation do not take place without Michael. And this is not surprising, because native people, and even more so twins, cannot be imagined without each other.

Vin Diesel is a strong Hollywood actor who is known throughout the world for his roles in films from the Fast and the Furious series, Riddick and Three X's. By the way, his real name is Mark Sinclair Vincent, and he received such a sonorous pseudonym in his youth when he worked as a bouncer. Vin - this is understandable, an abbreviation for the surname Vincent, but according to the stories of Vin himself, he received a pseudo-surname from friends. They christened him Diesel, as he was an energetic man, pushing like a locomotive. But few people know that Vin Diesel has a twin brother, Paul Vincent, who is always next to the actor, although he remains in the shadows. Paul Vincent doesn't look like Vin, even though we've already said he's his twin. Many people would like to see a photo of Vin Diesel and his twin brother Paul, and we can partially satisfy your curiosity.

Photo of Vin Diesel's twin brother - let's compare

For some reason, it is quite difficult to find a photo of Paul Vincent on the Internet. At least we managed to find only this photo of Vin Diesel's brother, not of the best quality:

It has been mentioned that Vin Diesel and Paul Vincent are different, but you didn't expect them to be so different, did you? Some kind of disheveled, and at the same time, a red-haired uncle who, at least in the photo, does not have the charisma and brutality of his cool brother. In the photo, Vin Diesel and his brother Paul Vincent are as similar as an expensive Porsche and an old beat-up 1967 Buick. We don’t want to offend Paul and get Vin on the head for it, but the difference between the brothers is really colossal.