Former Disney star Dylan Sprouse has revealed that research into his family history uncovered an unexpected connection between his mother’s and father’s families dating back to the late 1800s.
According to TMZ, the actor shared the discovery during Tuesday’s episode of the Wildmen podcast, explaining that members of both families had married in California generations before his parents met.
Dylan said the families eventually went their separate ways before his parents unknowingly brought them together again through their marriage.
The actor recalled immediately contacting his twin brother, Cole Sprouse, to share photographs related to the discovery. However, Cole reportedly showed little interest in examining them.
“He goes, ‘Not looking at that,’ closed it, hung up on me,” Dylan recounted.
Dylan explained that his investigation began when he became curious about the prevalence of twins in his family. According to him, his mother’s family had seven sets of twins across four generations.
He discussed the discovery humorously, using the provocative phrase “children of incest” to describe himself and his twin brother.
However, the account does not establish whether Dylan’s parents are biologically related or how closely their family histories may intersect. Marriages between members of two families in previous generations do not, on their own, prove that a later couple share a common ancestor.
