Kyle and Lane Carlson (born December 24, 1978) are American
identical twin
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brothers known as the Carlson Twins. They work together as male fashion models.
Biography
The twins were born in
Stillwater, Minnesota
Stillwater is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Washington County. It is in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, on the west bank of the St. Croix River (Wisconsin-Minnesota), St. Croix River, across from H ...
, Kyle six minutes after Lane. The Carlson twins grew up with two older siblings, Aaron and Michelle, and a younger sister, Lynnaya.
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
Winona State University (Winona) is a public university in Winona, Minnesota. It was founded as First State Normal School of Minnesota in 1858 and is the oldest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. It was the first ...
, majoring in business.
Kyle married model
Jessica Hall in 2008, and they had a daughter in 2014.
Career
The brothers began their modeling career when Lane was spotted in a mall in
La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of La Crosse County. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. La Crosse's population as of the 2020 census wa ...
, and they then met with fashion scouts in January 2000 in Minneapolis. Their agent was David Love from
Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management (MM) refers to two independent chain modeling agencies that originated as one in Paris, France in 1972 with subsequent locations in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, London and Toronto. In 2004, the agencies in New York, Miami, ...
in Chicago.
The twins then became internationally successful models, and they quickly became
gay icon
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The most widely recognized gay icons are often actresses and singers who garnered large LGBT fanbases, such as Judy Garland, Madonna, Diana Ros ...
s due to the often homoerotic imagery of their photoshoots, despite both being heterosexual.
As with the
Brewer twins, the Carlson twins first received public attention after modeling naked for photographer
Bruce Weber.
The Carlson twins have worked for
Armani
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, ''
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'' magazine, and
Abercrombie and Fitch, 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
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's ''
Fear Factor
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''; although he made it to the final round of the series, he did not win. In 2005, the Carlson twins appeared on the
WB Television Network
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's comedy program, ''Mobile Home Disaster''. In 2007, Kyle was regularly featured on the
HGTV
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program, ''
Deserving Design'', with
Vern Yip
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. Kyle's primary role on the program involved carpentry. Lane is the executive director of Sunflower Children, which he founded with
Helena Houdová
Helena Houdová is a Czech supermodel and charity founder. After winning Miss Czech Republic in 1999, she went on to appear on the cover of fashion magazines including ''Elle'', ''Harper's Bazaar'', ''Cosmopolitan'' and ''Vogue''. She makes dona ...
, and in 2010 he promoted awareness of autism at a charity event, Sea Paddle NYC.
See also
*
Lane Twins
*
Brewer twins
*
List of twins
References
External links
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* {{IMDb name, 1910485, Lane Carlson
Male models from Minnesota
Identical twins
American twins
Winona State University alumni
1978 births
Living people
People from Stillwater, Minnesota
Twin models