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About Mary-Kate and Ashley
 Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were born June 13, 1986, in Sherman Oaks, California. Their mother's name is Jarnette and their father's name is David. Although their parents are divorced now, they continue to play an active part in Mary-Kate and Ashley's careers. The twins' brother, Trent, is older by two years. Their sister, Elizabeth, is 3 years younger than the twins. They also have two step-brothers and a step-sister from their father's second marriage. While Mary-Kate and Ashley appear to be identical twins, they are fraternal. Ashley is the older twin by two minutes.
By the time Mary-Kate and Ashley were 9 months old in 1987, they had joined the TV show "Full House." The twins played the role of a girl named Michelle Tanner until 1995. By 1991, a "Talking Michelle Doll" had been released, because the twins were so popular. In 1990, the Mary-Kate and Ashley books were launched, and are still a huge success today, often listed as bestsellers in USA Today. In 1995, the companion book series to their Adventures videos began to be released under the title Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley.
In 1998, Mary-Kate and Ashley began the "Two of A Kind" television series, where they played twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Burke until 1999. The "Two of a Kind" TV series also produced a companion book series under the same title --- Two Of A Kind. The twins were voted 1999's Favorite Television Actresses at the Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards.
The girls are currently starring in the television series "So Little Time", which began in 2001 and has also spun a companion book series under the same title --- So Little Time. In 2002, Mary-Kate was nominated for a Daytime Emmy award for Outstanding Performer in A Children's Series for her role as Riley Carlson on "So Little Time." Although Mary-Kate did not win the Emmy, she is the first teenager ever to be nominated for an Emmy award in her category.
The twins are smart enough to have opened their own production company, Dualstar, which makes them the youngest producers in Hollywood. In 2001, at the age of 15, the girls had started their own fashion and accessories line with Wal*Mart. Thaey also launched their Mary-Kate and Ashley Magazine in 2001.
Perhaps the reason for the twins' continuing popularity is the fact that they have grown up in front of a national television audience. Their first steps, first words, first bike ride, among many other things, were all witnessed by adoring fans all over the country.
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