The D'Ambrosio Twins
Bianca D'Ambrosio and Chiara D'Ambrosio (born April 28, 2005), also known collectively as the D'Ambrosio Twins, are American child actresses and musicians. The twins made their acting debut playing Summer Newman on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. At the age of 6, Bianca and Chiara began starring together and separately in TV, films, print, music, and video projects.
Childhood and acting career[edit]
The twins were born in Los Angeles, California. In 2008 at the age of 3, the twins were cast in the role of Summer Newman on the soap opera, The Young and the Restless on CBS. In order to comply with child labor laws that set strict limits on how long a child actor may work, the sisters took turns playing the role.
They appeared in an episode of Parks and Recreation playing Lennon Parham's daughter in 2009.
The following year, they played the Diskin Twins on The Closer. Also in 2010, they appeared in the Bon Jovi music video "What Do You Got?" They played the daughters of Scottie Thompson and Wes Bentley. Followed by playing a younger version of Crystal Bowersox in her music video, "Farmers Daughter."
Bianca appeared in the season premiere of Criminal Minds[citation needed] as Kelly Tucker (2012). They both worked on a short film Voodoo the Right Thing alongside Abby Miller. The film won 2nd place at the Producer Guild of America Weekend Shorts Competition. Both Bianca and Chiara were nominated for their roles in this short film for a 34th Young Artist Awards.
In early 2013, they starred next to Jim Jefferies in the FX show Legit,[citation needed][1] followed by Bianca co starring on the Anthony Jeselnik show, Jeselnik Offensive[citation needed] on Comedy Central. Their first Nickelodeon show was See Dad Run,[citation needed] in which they played the twins of Ted McGinnely and his wife Gigi Rice and brother Jack Griffo. Their first feature film was Feeding Mr. Baldwin[2] with Christopher B. Duncan. Bianca co-starred in a pilot called Marked. She went on to get nominated for this role for the 35th Young Artist Awards.
In 2014, they booked a guest star/recurring role in the Disney XD pilot, The Savages, working with producer Jim O'Doherty. Also in 2014, they worked together on the short film Reflections[3][4] alongside Ray Wise. They also worked with David Henrie on the short film The Catch. This was followed by their second film, Lone, with Chelsea Wolfe and director Mark Pellington.
Their next role was on Freak Out on FreeForm Channel in 2015. Bianca was nominated for a Young Entertainers Award for her role. Shortly after, Bianca did an episode of Game Shakers on Nickelodeon. They both worked on a web series The Kids Table, directed by Stephen Kramer Glickman, in which Chiara was nominated for a Young Entertainers Award for her role. The girls are currently working on their A Day in the Life web series. They are slated for supporting roles in an upcoming movie, Repression 2017. Bianca was also recently crowned Miss City of Angeles Pre Teen,[5] and Chiara was recently crowned Jr. Miss West Coast 2016.[6] They were both voted on the Board of Directors for the Boo2Bullying organization,[7] They also worked with producer Dick Wagner on a project for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital called "Rockers for St. Jude".
The D'Ambrosio Twins joined fellow tween influencers Jessalyn Grace, Heaven King, Trinitee Stokes and the Gem Sisters with tween clothing brand, Justice in their National, back to school, "We Are Justice", campaign for 2018. The campaign creates an inclusive experience for young girls gearing up to resent to school. Justice promotes an encouraging message for young girls to be strong and believe that they can accomplish anything they set their minds to [8]
The twins joined Hayden Summerall, Brooke Butler and Madison Hu starring in Sage Alexander, The Dark Realm, which is based on the 5 chapter prequel to the Sage Alexander series created by author Steve Copling. The series began airing on [Tiger Beat] TV [9][10]
Filmography[edit]
| Year(s) | Title | Bianca's Role | Chiara's Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Young and the Restless | Summer Newman (shared role) | CBS | |
| 2009 | Parks and Recreation | Lennon Parham's daughter - shared role | NBC | |
| 2010 | The Closer | Diskin Twin #1 | Diskin Twin #2 | TNT |
| 2010 | What Do You Got? | Daughters of Scottie Thompson and Wes Bentley | Bon Jovi music video | |
| 2010 | Farmers Daughter | Young version of Crystal Bowersox | Crystal Bowersox music video | |
| 2012 | Criminal Minds | Kelly Tucker | - | |
| 2012 | Voodoo The Right Thing | Girl #1 | Girl #2 | |
| 2013 | Legit | Little girl | Little girl | FX |
| 2013 | Jeselnik Offensive | Megan | - | Comedy Central |
| 2013 | See Dad Run | Twin #2 | Twin #1 | Nickelodeon |
| 2013 | Feeding Mr. Baldwin | Girl Scout 1 | Girl Scout 2 | Feature film |
| 2013 | Marked | Young Devon | - | TV Movie |
| 2014 | The Savages | Guest Star Recurring | Guest Star Recurring | Disney XD |
| 2014 | Reflections | Polly | Amanda | Short film |
| 2014 | The Catch | Molly | Holly | Short film |
| 2014 | Lone | Twin #1 | Twin #2 | Film |
| 2015 | Freak Out | Self | Self | Freeform Channel |
| 2015 | Game Shakers | Self | - | Nickelodeon |
| 2015 | The Kids Table | Lily | Bella | TV Mini series |
| 2016 | A Day in the Life | Self | Self | Web series |
| 2018 | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Norah | Abby | Nickelodeon |
| 2021 | Slapface | Donna | Rose | Film; completed |
Music career[edit]
The twins started playing piano at the age of four. They expressed an interest in a music career and an early age, and have been playing the guitar and drums since the age of six.
The first song they recorded was an anti bullying song "Let Your Light Shine".[11][12] This song was produced by John Ryan and written by Nick Pellegrino. The song and video were released on September 18, 2012. The "Let Your Light Shine" music video went on to win several film festivals. The girls were honored to receive a Gracie Award[13][14] in 2013 for Outstanding Video. They also won Best Music Video at New Media Film Festival and Honolulu Film Awards, and were nominated at the Garden State Film Festival. They performed their song live on Fox and Friends in New York City.
They went on to work with Andrew Lane who produced the rest of their first album, titled "Bianca and Chiara D'Ambrosio", released September 23, 2014. On April 5, 2016, they released their new song "That's What Girls Do",[15] which was produced by Jared Lee Gosselin and written by Chris La Vrar from America's Got Talent. They recently released the music video for the song on October 11, 2015, which was directed by Paul Boyd and featured Miss California 2016 Nadia Mejia and actor Mace Coronel from Nickelodeons Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, and Dawn.
The girls are currently in the studio working on original material.
On February 13, the D'Ambrosio Twins released their album entitled, "Got You Covered" on iTunes and all streaming sources. "Got You Covered" is an album of songs the girls recorded and made YouTube videos based on songs they grew up hearing around the house on their dads iPod as well as songs they knew from movies, like "Kids in America" by Kim Wilde, that was in the film Clueless.[16] They picked songs that were more instrument (Guitar and Drums) based and rocked. Songs ranged from Ramones to The Clash to Twenty One Pilots. The videos they posted of these songs got the attention of artists they covered, such as Bethany Costentino, who shared and tweeted "It's Official, I'm quitting the band and letting these two have over @dambrosiotwins" (Twitter 10/31/16) and Linda Ramone, wife of Johnny Ramones reposting on Instagram and actually contacting the girls with great words of encouragement.[17]
The girls learned the songs with their coach Marko DeSantis from the band Sugarcult and recorded them with Luke Tierney who performed in Virgin Records band Silverjet.[18] The videos they made were done with video, commercial and film director Paul Boyd to look great.
The D'Ambrosio Twins released a video and single for “Young And Free" on June 1 and was directed by Paul Boyd. The song was co-written by Marko DeSantis of the band Sugarcult and features musical.ly sensation, Hayden Summerall. The video was premiered on Celebmix.
Singles[edit]
| Title | Details | Track |
|---|---|---|
| Bianca and Chiara D'Ambrosio | Released on June 1, 2017 | Young and Free |
Albums[edit]
| Title | Details | Track list |
|---|---|---|
| Bianca and Chiara D'Ambrosio | Released on September 23, 2014 | Let Your Light Shine |
| Package Deal | ||
| On My Own | ||
| Best Friend | ||
| My Reflection | ||
| No Way |
| Title | Details | Performers | Track list |
|---|---|---|---|
| Got You Covered | Released on February 6, 2017 | Chiara D'Ambrosio Vocals and plays Pearl Drums
Bianca D'Ambrosio Vocals and plays Daisy Rock Guitars || |
I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You - Ramones |
| Crazy For You - Best Coast | |||
| Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly | |||
| Stressed Out - Twenty One Pilots | |||
| That's Not My Name - Ting Tings | |||
| Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers | |||
| Iko Iko - The Dixie Cups | |||
| Kids In America - Kim Wilde |
Music videos[edit]
| Title | Artist | Directors/Producers | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Let Your Light Shine | Bianca and Chiara D'Ambrosio | John Ryan (producer) | |
| That's What Girls Do | Bianca and Chiara D'Ambrosio | Paul Boyd (director) | |
| Young and Free | Bianca and Chiara D'Ambrosio | Paul Boyd (director) | 6/1/17 |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Presenter | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Awareness Festival/Heal One Word | Kids Shorts | Official Selection |
| Vegas Indie Film Festival | Best Music Video 2013 | Official Selection | |
| Honolulu Film Awards | Best Music Video 2013 | Won | |
| Pittsburg Independent Film Festival | Best Music Video 2013 | Official Selection | |
| The International Indie Gathering | Best Music Video 2013 | Won | |
| Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival | Best Music Video 2013 | Official Selection | |
| Myrtle Beach International Film Festival | Best Music Video 2013 | Official Selection | |
| Rincon International Film Festival Puerto Rico | Best Music Video 2013 | Official Selection | |
| Naperville Independent Film Festival[19] | Best Music Video 2013 | Official Selection | |
| Memphis International Film and Music Fest | Best Music Video 2013 | Official Selection | |
| Madrid International Film Festival | Best Music Video 2013 | Official Selection | |
| Palm Beach International Film Festival | Best Music Video 2013 | Official Selection | |
| River Bend International Film Festival | Best Music Video 2013 | Official Selection | |
| Love Unlimited Film Festival | Best Original Song in a Music Video 2013 | Won | |
| Freestyle Life Film Festival | Best Music Video 2013 | Official Selection | |
| New Hope Film Festival | Best Music Video 2013 | Official Selection | |
| Bare Bones International Film Festival | Best Music Video 2013 | Official Selection | |
| New Media Film Festival | Best Music Video 2013 | Won | |
| Northern California International Film Festival | Best Music Video and Best Audience Favorite of 2013 | Won | |
| Studio City Film Festival | Best Music Video 2013 | Won | |
| S.U.R.G.E | Best Music Video 2013 | Won | |
| Newport Beach Film Festival | Best Music Video 2013 | Official Selection | |
| Canada International Film Festival | 2013 Rising Star Award Music Video | Won | |
| St. Albans Film Festival | Best Music Video 2013 | Official Selection | |
| Gracie Award | Outstanding Video 2013 | Won | |
| 34th Young Artist Awards | Nominated | ||
| 2014 | 35th Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, Special or Pilot | Nominated (Bianca in the show "Marked" on SyFy) |
| 35th Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series - Young Actress Ten and Under | Nominated (Chiara in the show Legit on FX) | |
| 2016 | 1st Annual Young Entertainer Awards | Best Guest Starring Young Actress 11 and Under - TV Series | Nominated |
| 1st Annual Young Entertainer Awards | Best Young Actress - Web Performance | Nominated | |
| Miss City of Angeles 2016 | City of Angeles Pre Teen 2016 | Won (Bianca) | |
| Miss West Coast 2016 | Miss West Coast 2016 | Won (Chiara) | |
| Young Entertainer Awards 2016 | Best Young Actress – Web Host Performer | Nominated (Bianca) | |
| Young Entertainer Awards 2016 | Best Young Actress – Web Host Performer | Nominated (Chiara) |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ex-Y&R's Bianca And Chiara D'Ambrosio On Legit". February 5, 2013.
- ↑ "CTL Exclusive: The D'Ambrosio Twins Talk About Their Big Screen Debut - Behind-the-Scenes Pics From 'Feeding Mr. Baldwin' (PHOTOS)". Our Teen Trends. June 26, 2014.
- ↑ Hanley, Ken W. (July 20, 2013). "DIABOLIQUE EXCLUSIVE: A First Look at "Reflections"!".
- ↑ "Film Review: Reflections (short film) (2014)". April 19, 2019.
- ↑ Malibu Surfside News - United they stand — Teens stand up to bullying in Malibu
- ↑ "Titleholders 2018 - Miss West Coast Productions". misswestcoastpageant.com.
- ↑ "Boo2Bulying Board of Directors".
- ↑ GmbH, finanzen net. "Justice Launches 'We are Justice' Back-to-School Campaign with In-Store Fashion Shows to Inspire Girls to Be Confident, Strong & BraveThe #1 Tween Brand Shares the Hottest Trends for Back-to-School: | Markets Insider". markets.businessinsider.com.
- ↑ "Bianca and Chiara D'Ambrosio Share Behind-the-Scenes 'Sage Alexander: The Dark Realm' Set Secrets | TigerBeat". July 20, 2018.
- ↑ "Pics: Behind the Scenes of 'Sage Alexander: The Dark Realm' Starring Hayden Summerall & Brooke Butler | TigerBeat". June 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Bianca and Chiara D'ambrosio get some fun braids for the Gracie Allen Award | Caravan Stylist Studio".
- ↑ "Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV". www.mtv.com.
- ↑ Watson, Steven (September 16, 2014). "Gracie Award Winners Bianca & Chiara D'Ambrosio: Debut EP Will Release 09/23".
- ↑ "Hollywood Darlings Bianca and Chiara D'Ambrosio Win Esteemed Gracie Award for Their "Let Your Light Shine" Anti-Bullying Music Video". PRWeb.
- ↑ "The D'Ambrosio Twins have done it again with their spicy new Video-That's What Girls Do!".
- ↑ "Q&A with Bianca and Chiara".
- ↑ "Bianca and Chiara D'Ambrosio Got You Covered For Your Latest Obsession". February 17, 2017.
- ↑ "Interview with D'Ambrosio Twins on Got You Covered".
- ↑ Contributor, Posted by Robert Fieseler, Community. "Naperville Independent Film Festival 2013 Award Nominees Announced". chicagotribune.com.
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