Klimaszewski Twins Explained

Klimaszewski Twins
Birth Name:Diane Klimaszewski
Elaine Klimaszewski
Names:Diane and Elaine Klimaszewski
Diane and Elaine Power
Gold (Diane) and Silver (Elaine)
Lolli (Diane) and Pop (Elaine)
Height:[1] [2]
Weight:140lb
Birth Date:13 September 1971
Birth Place:Leicester, Massachusetts
Trainer:Ultimate Pro Wrestling
Debut:1999
Retired:2001

Diane and Elaine Klimaszewski (born September 13, 1971) are Polish American[3] models better known as the Coors Light Twins. They are also actresses and were briefly members of World Championship Wrestling's Nitro Girls.[4]

Careers

The twins made their first television appearance as teen dancers on Star Search in 1987 followed by appearances as models on the NBC game show Let's Make a Deal in 1990. They started acting in 1991 in Problem Child 2. In 1998, they worked together for a magic trick performed by The Masked Magician in . On November 29, 1999, the twins debuted as Lolli and Pop on World Championship Wrestling in a segment with Johnny the Bull and Big Vito LoGrasso.[5] In 2000, their ring names were changed to Gold and Silver and they briefly became members of the Nitro Girls dance group.[6] The twins then signed with the World Wrestling Federation later that year, although the role that they were to play was not made clear. They were sent to Ultimate Pro Wrestling, a developmental territory, where they competed as the Power Twins.[7] The Klimaszewskis were released by the WWF in June 2001.[8]

They were cast as the Coors Light Twins beginning in 2002, in an ad campaign called "Love Songs" created by the agency Foote Cone & Belding.[9] Coors reported that these were "the highest-scoring spots in Coors history" and they quickly became part of popular culture, parodied by Jennifer Garner and Rachel Dratch on Saturday Night Live while the real twins were invited to sing the national anthem at sporting events.[10] The ads became a subject of political controversy when Pete Coors ran for the United States Senate in the 2004 election.[11] [12]

The sisters have appeared as regular cast members on Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge, as the Big Time Twins. They appeared in full makeup, and with CGI-animated tongues, as aliens in "Broken Bow", the series premiere of .[13] They also had guest appearances in the movie Scary Movie 3 as the Coors Light Twins, and they run their own fashion line, ZipperGirls.[4] [14]

Filmography

YearTitleDiane's roleElaine's roleNotes
1990Let's Make a DealModelModel
1991Problem Child 2Hot Tub GirlHot Tub Girl
1995Weird ScienceTiffanyBrittanyEpisode: "Bikini Camp Slasher"
1996Rudy Coby: Ridiculously DangerousAerobic Girl
1996Tiger HeartAmyAmanda
1996Spy HardTwin #1Twin #2
1996The Last FrontierTwin #2Twin #1Episode: "Babes in Joyland"
1997PaulyGeenaShoshanaEpisode: "Pauly Come Home"
1997Looking for LolaDancerDancer
1998Herself – Magic AssistantHerself – Magic Assistant
2001SkippyBikini TwinBikini Twin
2001DancerDancerEpisode: "Broken Bow: Part I"
2001–2002NikkiDancerLow Voice Prostitute / Dancer3 episodes
2002Murderous CamouflageDetective Johnson #2Detective Johnson #1
2003–2004Hollywood SquaresHerself – PanelistHerself – Panelist10 episodes
2003The Drew Carey ShowMandy – Minnesota Twin #1Sandy – Minnesota Twin #2Episode: "A Means to an End"
2003GigliBeach Dancer
2003Ripley's Believe It or Not!HerselfHerselfEpisode: "4.21"
2003Scary Movie 3DianeElaine
2003PrincessStacyTracy
2004She SpiesTwin #2Twin #1
2004The 100 Scariest Movie MomentsHerselfHerself
2005Drop Dead SexyBrandyAmber
2006Date MovieSlut TwinSlut Twin
2006The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonMeganAshleyEpisode: "2.128" (Uncredited)
2006Bachelor Party VegasChrissyMissy
2008Bar StarzTwin #1Twin #2

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diane Klimaszewski. March 24, 2018. CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database.
  2. Web site: Elaine Klimaszewski. March 24, 2018. CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database.
  3. http://www.polishyoungstown.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=48 "Famous Polish Americans"
  4. Joseph P. Kahn, "Double exposure commercial success has made Worcester-born Coors Twins the toast of the country", The Boston Globe, February 7, 2004.
  5. WCW Nitro 11/29/99 – Lolli & Pop Debut Backstage. March 24, 2018. .
  6. Web site: Resume . Twinship.tv . 2009-12-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090902225240/http://www.twinship.tv/resume.htm . 2009-09-02 .
  7. Web site: Women Tag Team Profiles: The Klimaszewski Twins. Online World of Wrestling. 2009-12-13.
  8. Web site: Diane and Elaine Klimaszewski. Women of Wrestling. 2009-12-13.
  9. Web site: October 30, 2017 . Christian . Clark . The infamous "and twins" Coors commercial is 15 years old – here's how it came to be . Denverite .
  10. News: March 2, 2003 . Michael . McCarthy . Coors' twins ads a hit with target market . . 2021-01-10 .
  11. Kyle Henley, "Twins may hurt Coors campaign Beer ads run counter to candidate's 'values'", The Gazette (Colorado Springs), April 16, 2004.
  12. Vincent Carroll, "Coors Ads Suddenly Are Talk of the Town", Rocky Mountain News, April 17, 2004.
  13. Web site: May 30, 2003 . Shari Waxman . The twins thing . .
  14. Gayle Fee & Laura Raposa, "Coors twins double Worcester's fame." Boston Herald, September 22, 2002.