Lori and George Schappell (born as Lori and Dori Schappell; September 18, 1961) are

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. George has performed as a country singer.

Careers

George has designed support equipment for people with physical disabilities, including a specialized wheelchair and a mobility aid for dogs. As country singer Reba, George has performed widely in the United States and visited Germany and

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and in 1997, won an L.A. Music Award for Best New Country Artist. He sang "Fear of Being Alone" over the credits of '' Stuck on You'', a comedy film about a pair of fictitious conjoined twins. Lori acts as George's facilitator. She works in a laundry, arranging her workload around his singing commitments. She says that, as a fan of his, she pays to attend concerts, just like all the other fans, simply making herself quiet and "invisible" while he is performing. As conjoined twins, Lori and George have appeared in a number of

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s. They have also acted in an episode of the television series ''

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'', in which they played conjoined twins Rose and Raven Rosenberg. On June 21, 2007, Lori and George took part in the grand opening of "Ripley's Believe It Or Not ! Odditorium" in

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. This is the first time they were billed as Lori and George Schappell.

Personal lives

Born as Lori and Dori Schappell, they are craniopagus

joined at the head, but having very different personalities and living—insofar as possible—individual lives. As a mark of individuality, and disliking the fact that their names rhymed, George first chose to go by the name Reba, after his favorite singer

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. By 2007, he preferred to be publicly known as George. Lori and George live in a two-bedroom apartment, each maintaining their own private space. He has several pets. She is a trophy-winning bowler. They respect each other's privacy in terms of work time, recreation and relationships. Lori has had several boyfriends and was engaged, but lost her fiancé in a motor-vehicle accident. They celebrated their 50th birthday with a trip to London.

Media

Lori and George have appeared in the following programs or articles: *Unknown year: ''

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'' * 1993: ''

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'' * September 11, 1997: ''The Unexplained'' :"The Twin Connection", as Lori and Dori * September 12, 1998: '' The Howard Stern Radio Show'' * October 7, 1998: ''Howard Stern'' * 1998: A&E documentary '' Face to Face: The Schappell Twins'' * 2000: The Learning Channel documentary ''Separate Lives'' * May 15, 2002: ''The Jerry Springer Show''; George was billed as Reba Schappell Jerry Springer Episode
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'', in the episode "Rose and Raven Rosenberg"; Raven was played by George (billed as Reba) Schappell; Rose was played by Lori Schappell * May 31, 2002: ''

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'' * 2005 TV Documentary: '' Medical Incredible''. A documentary on Discovery Health Channel. * 2005 TV documentary: '' Extraordinary People: Joined at the Head''; George was billed as Dori Schappell * September 24, 2007: The

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reality show '' Aksizei na to deis'' (''Worth Seeing'' – ''Αξιζει να το δεις'') * 2007: The romantic comedy film '' X's & O's'' * 2007: TV documentary '' Inside Extraordinary Humans: Science of Conjoined Twins''

References

External links

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Story about the twins from the New York Times

BBC – ''Sisters' Hope: Conjoined Twins''

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