Keith and Kevin Schultz (born September 16, 1953) are American
identical twin photographers and former actors. Reportedly making
their screen debut as infants, the Schultz brothers are perhaps best
known for their roles as brothers Jefferson and Fennimore on the ABC
western frontier series The Monroes, as well as for Kevin's role as
Tom Sawyer on the NBC live-action/animated series The New Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn. After careers as child actors in front of the
camera, the Schultz brothers transitioned to a career working together
as professional photographers, best known for their celebrity "head
shots" of notable Hollywood child stars.The Schultz brothers were born
Keith Sean Schultz and Kevin Edward Schultz on September 16, 1953 in
Santa Monica, California to parents Earl and Evelyn Schultz. The
brothers grew up in Hollywood with an older sister, Barbara (born c.
1948) and an older brother, Richard (born c. 1951). According to IMDb,
the brothers made their screen debut as infants in the feature film
The Long Gray Line, sharing an uncredited role as the infant son of
Kitty, played by Betsy Palmer. At age 8, they appeared on the Jan. 15,
1962 episode of the quiz show I've Got a Secret, their secret being
that they had worked with panelist Palmer as infants. Throughout their
childhood, the brothers continued to work as professional child
actors, primarily playing twin roles in various commercials, films and
television series.In 1966, Keith and Kevin landed starring roles on
the television series The Monroes, portraying twin brothers Jefferson
"Big Twin" Monroe and Fennimore "Little Twin" Monroe respectively. The
series, which also starred Michael Anderson, Jr., Barbara Hershey and
Tammy Locke, centered around a frontier family of five orphan siblings
as they attempted to make a new life in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Although only lasting one season, the series launched the Schultz
brothers as popular child stars of the day and the twins were
routinely in demand to make celebrity appearances to meet with young
fans across the United States during the height of the show's
popularity.After The Monroes, the Schultz brothers auditioned for the
Hanna-Barbera television series The New Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn, loosely based on the characters from the Mark Twain novel.
Eventually beating out his brother for the role, Kevin co-starred as
Tom Sawyer alongside Michael Shea as Huck Finn and LuAnn Haslam as
Becky Thatcher, navigating weekly adventures within an animated world
as they attempted to outrun a vengeful "Injun Joe", played by Ted
Cassidy. All less than a year apart in age, the show's three teenage
stars were tutored together for three hours a day on the set between
scenes, with each episode reportedly taking approximately four hours
to film and six months to animate.
identical twin photographers and former actors. Reportedly making
their screen debut as infants, the Schultz brothers are perhaps best
known for their roles as brothers Jefferson and Fennimore on the ABC
western frontier series The Monroes, as well as for Kevin's role as
Tom Sawyer on the NBC live-action/animated series The New Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn. After careers as child actors in front of the
camera, the Schultz brothers transitioned to a career working together
as professional photographers, best known for their celebrity "head
shots" of notable Hollywood child stars.The Schultz brothers were born
Keith Sean Schultz and Kevin Edward Schultz on September 16, 1953 in
Santa Monica, California to parents Earl and Evelyn Schultz. The
brothers grew up in Hollywood with an older sister, Barbara (born c.
1948) and an older brother, Richard (born c. 1951). According to IMDb,
the brothers made their screen debut as infants in the feature film
The Long Gray Line, sharing an uncredited role as the infant son of
Kitty, played by Betsy Palmer. At age 8, they appeared on the Jan. 15,
1962 episode of the quiz show I've Got a Secret, their secret being
that they had worked with panelist Palmer as infants. Throughout their
childhood, the brothers continued to work as professional child
actors, primarily playing twin roles in various commercials, films and
television series.In 1966, Keith and Kevin landed starring roles on
the television series The Monroes, portraying twin brothers Jefferson
"Big Twin" Monroe and Fennimore "Little Twin" Monroe respectively. The
series, which also starred Michael Anderson, Jr., Barbara Hershey and
Tammy Locke, centered around a frontier family of five orphan siblings
as they attempted to make a new life in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Although only lasting one season, the series launched the Schultz
brothers as popular child stars of the day and the twins were
routinely in demand to make celebrity appearances to meet with young
fans across the United States during the height of the show's
popularity.After The Monroes, the Schultz brothers auditioned for the
Hanna-Barbera television series The New Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn, loosely based on the characters from the Mark Twain novel.
Eventually beating out his brother for the role, Kevin co-starred as
Tom Sawyer alongside Michael Shea as Huck Finn and LuAnn Haslam as
Becky Thatcher, navigating weekly adventures within an animated world
as they attempted to outrun a vengeful "Injun Joe", played by Ted
Cassidy. All less than a year apart in age, the show's three teenage
stars were tutored together for three hours a day on the set between
scenes, with each episode reportedly taking approximately four hours
to film and six months to animate.
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