The Tragic Real-Life Story Of The Olsen Twins Taylor Hill/Getty Images By and /Updated: Nov. 21, 2023 3:47 pm EST Somewhere, deep in the minds of …
Tragic Details About The Olsen Twins
Somewhere, deep in the minds of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen is a distant memory of what it's like to not be famous — and by distant, we mean really distant. The 30-something fraternal twins got their big break at just nine months old when they inadvertently landed the role of Michelle Tanner on Full House. Only a few short years later, they became two of the youngest executive producers in Hollywood history, eventually amassing a combined estimated net worth of $500 million. This was, in no small
The Real Reason The Olsen Twins Stopped Acting Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images By /May 15, 2020 11:02 am EST Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen practically …
Back in the '90s, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were the It girls. After starring in Full House for eight seasons, they built an empire of straight-to-VHS movies, video games, and toys. Heck, they even had an animated series, Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! But, as with all good things, the twins' reign over pop culture came to an end. And, unfortunately, it seems unlikely that these two will ever grace the small screen again. Read on to learn all about why the entertainment biz may have given up on casting the former child stars–and why they may have given up on the entertainment biz right back.
Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen like to live in the shadows. Claiming to hate fame and all of its trappings, the twins slink in and out of fashion events dressed like two highly-caffeinated, high-couture Jawas: Concealing themselves in oversized sunglasses, floppy hats, foofy coats, and lumpen handbags — any of which can conceal one's face at a moment's notice. Nevertheless, the public's fascination with Mary-Kate and Ashley has only escalated since the '80s, with tabloids gleefully reporting their every breath, whether they're busy handing out white and black healing crystals during New York Fashion Week 2018, speaking soundlessly to one another through sophisticated hand signals, or giving May-December romances a good name (even if the tabloids refuse to follow suit).
It kind of goes without saying that any hope for a normal life gets dashed for people who become millionaires before they can even walk, but Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who famously portrayed Michelle Tanner on the smash sitcom Full House, cranked the dial on their wacky personal lives all the way up to 11.