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1993 - Entertainment Weekly

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Open House

Vicious rivalries? Illicitsex?
Not exactly. Here's the dirt.

ONE YEAR AGO, the world was shocked - shocked - by Barry Williams' revelatory book, Growing Up Brady: I Was A Teenage Greg. It was all there - Williams smoking pot before work, Florence Henderson joking about oral sex, Robert Reed brawling with the producers, and pairs of the kids fondling each other every time the tutor turned her back.
What if, 20 years from now, Full House's Olsen twins, Mary-Kate and Ashley, write their memoirs - Growing Up Tanner: We Were Preschool Michelles? A week-long visit to the Full House set on...

2001 - Examiner

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From Full House To Full Bank Accounts

Olsen twins command billion-dollar empire

FIVE years ago, Mary-Kate and Ashley olsen were ending their run on the hit sitcom Full House, but today, the 14-year-old twins are Hollywood's hottest mini-moguls, with business ventures worth up to $100 million. Estimates place the tyke-coons' combined personal fortune at anywhere from $17 million to over $24 million.
"They have earned more than Macaulay Culkin and Shirley Temple combined, and they have saved more," says the girls' manager and lawyer, Robert Thorne, about the moppets who broke into show business...

Book - Starring In ... - The Challenge

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"We're dead," television host Max Trevor moaned as he sat in his production office in Hollywood. "The ratings are way down. We've got to do something soon or the network will cancel our show!"
"Calm down, Max," his assistant Sasha said. "We're shooting in Mexico this season. That should help."
"I can't calm down, Sash!" Max screamed. "We need more people to watch 'The Challenge' or we're history!"
Marcus Wilson stood in the doorway to Max's office with two videotapes in his hands. The eighteen-year-old intern smiled to himself. The famous Max Trevor was in trouble, and Marcus was going to save...

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Book - The New Adventures Of MKA - The Case Of The Sundae Surprise

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"Let's get started." Helen Sweeney clapped her hands. "Today is a very exciting day! Today I will have all your amazing new ice cream flavors in my ice cream shop for the grand opening!" My twin sister, Ashley, took a big silver mixing bowl from the cabinet over our cooking station. She put it on the counter. "Okay, Mary-Kate" she said. "First we need milk." Ashley is very organized. It's one of the things that makes her a great detective. But today we weren't Olsen and Olsen, detectives. Today we were Olsen and Olsen, ice cream makers. A group of our friends were ice cream makers today too....

Book - Graduation Summer - We Can't Wait!

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"Sweet freedom, here we come!" Mary-Kate Olsen called out at the top of her lungs. A cheer went up from the crowd around her, and she laughed, loving the light-as-air-feeling in her heart. Mary-Kate was perched on the roll bar of her friend Trevor Reynolds's new Jeep Wrangler, surveying the massive party. The entire senior class of Ocean View High had gathered at the beach on this last Friday before finals, parking their cars right up against the sand and bringing all kinds of drinks, snacks, and CDs to help them party the night away. A bonfire roared, and music blared from a boom box as people...

Book - The New Adventures Of MKA - The Case Of The Icy Igloo Inn

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"Wow!" my sister, Ashley, said. "You don't see snow like this at home in California!"
"Unless it's in a snow globe!" I joked.
Ashley and I still couldn't believe it. It was winter break, and we were sitting in a real-life dogsled pulled by a team of Siberian huskies. And here's the best part-we were heading straight for a hotel made of ice!
"You girls are going to love the Icy Igloo Inn!" Irving Cathcart called from the back as he steered the sled. "As Iris and I like to say, 'It's where cool rules!'"
Irving and his wife Iris live all the way up in northern Canada, where they run the Icy Igloo...

Book - So Little Time - Best Friends Forever

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"A, A, A," fourteen-year-old Riley Carlson chanted quietly to herself. She hoped the grade gods were listening to her. Her twin sister, Chloe, turned around in her seat. "What are you mumbling back there?" she whispered. "I'm wishing for an A on this paper," Riley whispered back. "I need it to bring my grade up from a C to a B." Chloe flipped her wavy blond hair over her shoulders. "Something tells me it's a little too late for that," she said. "Miss Westmore is already handing back our papers."
It was third period at West Malibu High School, and the sisters were in business studies class. Their...

2008 - People

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Inside Their Strange World

They Built An Empire as Child Stars-then They Grew Up. Now, at 21 with Money to Burn, the Olsen Sisters Are Living in the Fast Lane-and Still Clinging to Each Other.

Even for die-hard New York City clubbers, it's a late night. But although it's nearly dawn, Mary-Kate Olsen is still going strong. The 21-year-old actress has been on her feet for hours at Manhattan hot spot Beatrice Inn, celebrating Valentine's Day with her boyfriend, artist Nate Lowman, 29, drinking Stella Artois beers and vodka and sodas, chain-smoking Marlboro Reds and, every once in a while, ducking...

Book - So Little Time - Spring Break-Up

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"Just think. Twenty-four hours from now we will officially be on spring break!" Chloe Carlson announced. "And forty-eight hours from now we might be partying with Jonah Bayou," her twin sister, Riley, put in. "Okay, you guys have thirty seconds to stop being so excited," Riley's best friend, Sierra, said, slouching in her seat at the Newsstand, their favorite coffee bar. "I can't believe I'm going to miss out on the Teen Scene Beach House to go on an educational tour of Colonial Williamsburg with the 'rents. This is going to be the worst-ever spring break." "Your mom and dad need to join us...

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Book - The New Adventures Of MKA - The Case Of The Unicorb Mystery

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"I have a good one," I said to Ashley. We had been riding in our car for hours, and my sister and I were telling riddles. "What flower does everyone have on their face?" I asked.
"I give up," our mom said from the front seat.
Ashley twirled a piece of her blond hair and stared out the window. We passed another farm. We were way out in the country. "Give up?" I asked.
"No way. I never give up," Ashley said, thinking hard. Then her blue eyes sparkled. "I've got it! Tulips! Two lips, right?"
"Right," I said. "Lindsay would like that riddle, don't you think?"
Ashley nodded.
Lindsay Munro is our good...

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Book - The New Adventures Of MKA - The Case Of The Dog Show Mystery

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The dog show judge ran his hands over Clue's legs. He pulled back Clue's top lip and checked her teeth. He studied the straightness of her spine.
I knew what the judge was doing. He was making sure that Clue was strong and healthy.
"Please take her out and back for me," the judge said. Ashley took Clue's leash. "Down, girl," she called. Clue jumped off the bench. Then Ashley and Clue trotted quickly down the row of benches and back.
Everyone in the bleachers watched Clue. So did the judge. The way a dog moves is important. I loved the way Clue's ears flopped when she ran. I thought she looked...

Book - So Little Time - Just Between Us

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Later that morning in sewing class, Riley tried to concentrate on her latest project, a cover for a throw pillow. But she kept sneaking glances at Willow. Larry Slotnick sat between Riley and Willow. He was tall and lanky, with brown hair and brown eyes. He lived next door to the Carlsons, and he'd had a crush on Riley since kindergarten. "So, I finally got to you," Larry said the third time Riley glanced his way. "What was it? My incredibly strong jaw? My masculine chin?" "Huh?" Riley asked.

"You keep staring at me," Larry said. Clearly, he didn't realize she was looking at Willow. He gave...

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Book - Two Of A Kind - Likes Me, Likes Me Not

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Meet Mary-Kate and Ashley, the Tween Queen Twins! Your new best friends have just arrived...

The annual Spring Fling's coming up and Mary-Kate and Ashley have hot dates for the dance. At least they think they do -- until they find out their dates have asked other girls instead. To make matters worse, Mary-Kate's crush is going out with her best friend!

Should Mary-Kate and Ashley just go ahead and get new dates for the dance? Or should they get...revenge?

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have been huge international stars since the age of 9 months, when they shared the role of Michelle in the sit com FULL HOUSE. With videos, video games, CDs, dolls, books, a fashion line and a magazine already under their belts in the US, they are poised to take over the UK market in 2002.

Book - So Little Time - Surf Holiday

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"Those are the cutest ski jackets I have ever seen!" Chloe Carlson exclaimed to her sister, Riley. "I think we should each get one."
Fourteen-year-old Chloe pictured herself in the orange jacket that Riley was holding up. No, the silver one would look better with her hair. Of course, she and Riley had the exact same shade of blonde hair, not to mention the same blue eyes and the same complexion. Still, Chloe thought that the silver jacket suited her personality better.
Riley laughed. "That's a great idea. Except we came to the mall to do some last-minute Christmas shopping, remember? For other...

2008 - GLAM*IT

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Olsen & Olsen
The Secrest Behind The Sister Act

Sweet as candy zien ze eruit, maar schijn bedriegt. Zoals veel kindsterretjes worstelt het Olsenkwadraat met het volwassen leven. Steeds vaker spreken de tabloids van slaande ruzies, drugsexcessen en divagedrag. Is er een dubbele Britney in de maak?

Ashley:
"Als je ons kunt respecteren als zakenvrouwen en als sterke jonge vrouwen, kun je ons misschien ook eens als individuen beschouwen.

Never judge a book by its cover: Mary-Kate en Ashley (22) zijn - shocking news! - géén identieke tweeling en willen als dusdanig worden behandeld. "Als je ons...

Book - So Little Time - Tell Me About It

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I rushed up to my sister's table in the food court. "Mary-Kate! Mary-Kate! Mary-Kate!" I shouted. Mary-Kate glanced up, startled. "Ashley! What's wrong?" "Nothing," I said, trying to catch my breath. "It's just-" "Let me guess," Jake joked. "Killer sale at the shoe store?"

I shook my head. "It's way bigger than that. Mary-Kate, you will never guess who I just saw go into the CD shop!" "Who?" Mary-Kate asked. "Brian Cohn!" I told her. Mary-Kate's brow wrinkled. "Brian Cohn? From MusicFest? Are you sure it was him?"

"Pretty sure," I said. "I left Brittany and Lauren on the lookout while I came here to find you." I grabbed her hand and tugged. "Come on-we have to see if it's really him!"

Book - Graduation Summer - Never Say Good-Bye

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"Your honor, I object!" Ashley Olsen called out. She tossed her dark-blond hair over her shoulder and narrowed her eyes at the mirror. She really looked like a lawyer-especially in her brand-new gray-pinstriped jacket and matching skirt. A pearl necklace would help, though. She made a mental note to raid her mother's jewelry box ASAP. "Overruled," her twin sister Mary-Kate piped up from her place on Ashley's bed. "You're not a lawyer-yet." "I'm going to be working at Atwater, Bumble, and Chang all summer. That's close enough," Ashley pointed out. "Humor me, okay? I've got to get the hang of...

Book - So Little Time - Too Good To Be True

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"Wow, Argentina," fourteen-year-old Riley Carlson murmured. "Can you believe Ms. D'Amico is moving there? Do you think there's even a remote possibility she'd invite us for a little vacation?" "I wish," Riley's twin sister, Chloe, replied. "Then we'd have a reason to buy a bunch of new clothes. Sundresses, shorts, Capri pants, tankinis..." "So true!" Riley agreed. Her sister was always thinking about clothes. On the other hand, Riley liked marathon shopping just as much as Chloe did. It must be a genetic thing, she thought. I mean, our parents are fashion designers, after all. Riley and Chloe...

1993 - Tutti A to Z

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Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen

Though it's not easy to tell Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen apart, it's quite simple to see how they're different from the rest of the seven year olds of the world. They've got a hit TV show for one! And they're probably the most successful kids in TV-land! But they deserve all the fame and fortune.
After all, they've been in the biz for oh, seven years. Yup, since the ripe old age of zero MK & A have been seen on screen as Michelle on Full House. And it was their sheer adorableness that caused an entire country to fall in love with them. Well, you know how supply and...

1997 - The Wall Street Journal

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OLSEN TWINS MINE GIRLS' MARKET

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Watch Out, Mickey: Olsen Twins Gain Fast In Kids' Entertainment

HOLLYWOOD - Quick: After Disney, what is the most popular name in kids' home entertainment these days? Sesame Street? Barney? Try Olsen. With a series of low-budget videocassettes that have raked in $77 milliony in sales, 10-year-old twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have taken the No 1. spot in the nonanimated children's video market. In the process, the sisters, who cut their teeth on the hit ABC television sitcom "Full House," have become heroes to the under-12 set and millionaires to...