Carlson Twins Explained

Birth Date:24 December 1978
Birth Place:Stillwater, Minnesota, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in
Eye Color:Blue
Hair Color:Brown
Spouse:Jessica Hall (Kyle)

Kyle and Lane Carlson (born December 24, 1978) are American identical twin brothers known as the Carlson Twins. They work together as male fashion models.[1]

Biography

The twins were born in Stillwater, Minnesota,[2] Kyle six minutes after Lane. The Carlson twins grew up with two older siblings, Aaron and Michelle, and a younger sister, Lynnaya.[3] Their mother Judy was a nursing assistant, and their father Rick owned a construction company. The brothers attended Stillwater High School, and both graduated from Winona State University, majoring in business. Kyle married model Jessica Hall in 2008, and they had a daughter in 2014.[4]

Career

The brothers began their modeling career when Lane was spotted in a mall in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and they then met with fashion scouts in January 2000 in Minneapolis. Their agent was David Love from Elite Model Management in Chicago. The twins then became internationally successful models, and they quickly became gay icons due to the often homoerotic imagery of their photoshoots, despite both being heterosexual.[5] [6] As with the Brewer twins, the Carlson twins first received public attention after modeling naked for photographer Bruce Weber.[7] [8]

The Carlson twins have worked for Armani, Out magazine,[9] [10] and Abercrombie and Fitch,[11] with the popularity of the twins increasing after they appeared together in Abercrombie and Fitch's now discontinued catalog, A&F Quarterly (Spring Break 2001). At the peak of their careers, the Carlson twins frequently worked as underwear models, with Calvin Klein reputedly preferring Kyle to front the company's underwear campaigns.

In 2002, Lane appeared as a contestant on NBC's Fear Factor; although he made it to the final round of the series, he did not win.[12] In 2005, the Carlson twins appeared on the WB Television Network's comedy program, Mobile Home Disaster.[13] In 2007, Kyle was regularly featured on the HGTV program, Deserving Design, with Vern Yip. Kyle's primary role on the program involved carpentry.[14] [15] Lane is the executive director of Sunflower Children, which he founded with Helena Houdová, and in 2010 he promoted awareness of autism at a charity event, Sea Paddle NYC.[16]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome to the official Carlson Twins website!. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714233908/http://www.thecarlsontwins.com/carlson-twins.html. July 14, 2014 . thecarlsontwins.com. April 26, 2012.
  2. Web site: BIOGRAPHY: Carlson Twins (Kyle and Lane) . mostbeautifulman.com . April 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120129223610/http://www.mostbeautifulman.com/misc/carlsontwins/bio.shtml . January 29, 2012 .
  3. Web site: About Us: What Kyle and Lane Carlson have in common. thecarlsontwins.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20140724013639/http://www.thecarlsontwins.com/carlson-twins/about-us.html. dead. July 24, 2014. April 26, 2012.
  4. News: Kendra Wilkinson's BFF Jessica Hall Welcomes First Child: "Couldn't Be More Proud and Happy for My Closest Friend". US Weekly. Stephanie. Webber. May 30, 2015.
  5. News: All-American Aristocrats. Out. May 2001. Here.
  6. Book: Heasley, Robert . https://books.google.com/books?id=w_fCpGIRt5sC&pg=PA122 . Thinking Straight: The Power, Promise and Paradox of Heterosexuality . Crossing the Borders of Gendered Sexuality . May 13, 2013 . Chrys Ingraham . 122 . Routledge . 978-1-135-95446-8.
  7. Web site: NSFW: Abercrombie's Nude Carlson Twins Return!!! . fashionindie.com . April 26, 2012 . Rebecca Alexander . September 24, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419061319/http://fashionindie.com/nsfw-abercrombies-nude-carlson-twins-return/ . April 19, 2012 .
  8. Web site: Bruce Weber Shot the Hortoneda Twins In Some Twincestuous Poses. Haven't We Seen This Before?. Queerty. Queerty, Inc.. April 28, 2012. January 30, 2010.
  9. Web site: OUT 2001: Cover Gallery. OUT Magazine. November 16, 2011 . Here Media Inc.. April 28, 2012.
  10. Web site: Crossing the Borders of Gendered Sexuality: Queer Masculinities of Straight Men. April 28, 2012. Robert Heasley, Ph.D.. 20. Essay. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120824012131/http://coursesite.uhcl.edu/hsh/Donnelly/classes/PSYC%205831/Crossing%20the%20Borders.doc. August 24, 2012.
  11. Web site: Brotherly Love. Magazine (New York Times). April 26, 2012. Fellowship. July 1, 2001.
  12. Web site: Fear Factor Rewind . Official NBC vault site . December 28, 2010 .
  13. Web site: Kyle Carlson's Top Five to Spruce up Your Home for Spring . westsidetoday.com . April 26, 2012 . Amy Sommer . Article . April 11, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120505101434/http://www.westsidetoday.com/s2-4838/kyle-carlson-s-top.html . May 5, 2012 .
  14. Web site: More at IMDbPro » Deserving Design (2007–. imdb.com/. April 26, 2012.
  15. Web site: Kyle Carlson. JDVISION. April 26, 2012. JD FERGUSON. April 24, 2008.
  16. News: Model Hopes to Make Waves for Autism Awareness. Banjo. Shelley. Wall Street Journal. August 9, 2010.

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