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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were born in Sherman Oaks, California on June 13th,
1986. Before they could walk they were splitting the role of "Michelle Tanner"
on the network sitcom "Full House". By the age of four, they were considered
child stars. Robert Thorne became their producer and raised their salary to
$150,000 per episode of Full House. The show was cancelled in 1995 but Thorne
knew the girls fame wasn't done with. Thorne founded a company called Dualstar
and made Mary-Kate and Ashley executive producers at the age of seven. They
made a lot of straight-to-video movies and eventually got in to prudcts for "tweens".
They appealed to millions of "tween" girls who were too old for cartoons, but
too young for the teen movies. The company made everything from movies and CDs
to cosmetics and hair products. In 2003, the company made $970 million. In 2003
they began working on their first feature film, New York Minute. It hit the box
offices on May 7th, 2004. It hadn't done as well as hoped, but overall they had
a great time and have no regrets. In 2004, Mary-Kate Olsen, publically came out
with her eating disorder. With support from her family, friends and fans,
Mary-Kate went to Cirque Lodge just after graduating from Campbell Hall. There
she went through rehab and after 6 weeks of treatment came out a healthier girl.
Throughout 2004 she still struggled but is continuing fighting the battle. In
fall 2004, both Mary-Kate and Ashley attended NYU for school. During the end of
2004 and 2005 they focused on their personal lives and school and took a break
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