Carlson Twins
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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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Biography
The twins were born in Stillwater, Minnesota,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Kyle six minutes after Lane. The Carlson twins grew up with two older siblings, Aaron and Michelle, and a younger sister, Lynnaya.<ref name=about>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Their mother Judy was a nursing assistant, and their father Rick owned a construction company.<ref name=out /> The brothers attended Stillwater High School, and both graduated from Winona State University, majoring in business.<ref name=out /> Kyle married model Jessica Hall in 2008, and they had a daughter in 2014.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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.<ref name=out /><ref name=about /> 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.<ref name=out>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> As with the Brewer twins, the Carlson twins first received public attention after modeling naked for photographer Bruce Weber.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Carlson twins have worked for Armani, Out magazine,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Abercrombie and Fitch,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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).<ref name=out /> 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.Template:Citation needed
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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2005, the Carlson twins appeared on the WB Television Network's comedy program, Mobile Home Disaster.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2007, Kyle was regularly featured on the HGTV program, Deserving Design, with Vern Yip. Kyle's primary role on the program involved carpentry.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
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