40 Fun Facts About Dolan Twins

On which day of the week did the Dolan Twins post a new YouTube video for five years?

Tuesday was picked as a random day with two T's, giving the brothers 'Dolan Twins Tuesdays'. When the weekly uploads ended in 2019, they got matching tattoos to mark the day.

On which app did Ethan and Grayson Dolan first find fame in 2013, before moving to YouTube?

Vine made the brothers stars at 13, after they began posting clips in May 2013. They went on to gather more than 6.4 million followers there.

What did Ethan Dolan have to get pierced as a forfeit when Grayson won a Dolan Twins challenge?

His tongue was the stake in a contest of licking envelopes shut and knotting cherry stems, which Grayson won. Ethan said the piercing was not as bad as he had expected.

Ethan Dolan is the older of the Dolan Twins, having arrived roughly how long before Grayson?

20 minutes is all that separates the brothers, who were both born on December 16, 1999.

What did the Dolan Twins and two fellow YouTubers call the foursome they formed in 2018?

Sister Squad videos went up at the same moment on all four members' channels, on four dates in 2018. The group also drove a car through outer space in that year's YouTube Rewind.

In which US state did Ethan and Grayson Dolan grow up, in a country town called Long Valley?

New Jersey is home, and Ethan has called Long Valley so rural that he could walk down the street to a local farm for eggs. Filming videos was about the only fun on offer, he said.

Which hair colour did Grayson Dolan debut in the video that revealed the Dolan Twins are identical?

Platinum blonde was the last step of a makeover that also gave Grayson a nose piercing and a design shaved into one eyebrow. Ethan said the two of them no longer looked identical.

Where is the birthmark that fans use as a simple way to tell Grayson Dolan apart from Ethan?

On his chin is where Grayson's birthmark sits, while Ethan has one on his cheek instead. For years the lookalike brothers did not know whether they were identical or fraternal.

Which makeup mogul put the Dolan Twins in neon wigs for a Beverly Hills shopping spree in 2019?

Jeffree Star gave Ethan and Grayson the full treatment of wigs, glam and Birkin bags, dubbing the trio the 'Star triplets'. The twins then restyled him as a gym-going bro for his own channel.

Which YouTube Creator Award did the Dolan Twins receive in 2019, five years after launching their channel?

Diamond Play Button plaques mark the 10 million milestone, which the twins reached five years after launching their channel in March 2014.

Which beauty YouTuber gave Ethan and Grayson Dolan full-glam makeovers for a 2017 video?

James Charles tweezed the twins' eyebrows, added false lashes and kept each brother from seeing the other until both looks were finished. Grayson said he respects guys who wear makeup.

Which vlogger shared a car in outer space with the Dolan Twins in the video YouTube Rewind 2018?

Emma Chamberlain squeezed into the space car with the brothers after months of joint videos on their channels. The group later shared a Shorty Award nomination as a YouTube ensemble.

Which revived MTV show hired the Dolan Twins as correspondents in 2017?

TRL came back in October 2017 after nine years off the air, and the twins signed an overall deal with MTV to host across its platforms.

Which fan-voted ceremony gave the Dolan Twins two prizes in 2016, a win that moved Grayson to tears?

Teen Choice Awards voters named the 16-year-olds Choice Web Star: Male and Choice YouTuber that night. The brothers collected five of the awards between 2016 and 2018.

Which word starts the title of the weekly podcast the Dolan Twins launched in February 2020?

Deeper with the Dolan Twins was made with Cadence13, and a January 2021 episode carried the news that the brothers were moving on from YouTube.

Which YouTuber implied in a memoir that featuring the Dolan Twins on his channel made them stars?

Jake Paul made the claim in his book You Gotta Want It, and the twins pushed back in an interview with Caspar Lee. They said the three had simply made videos together as friends.

The Dolan Twins called their first world tour, in 2016, the 4OU Tour as shorthand for which phrase?

For You was the message to fans, and the show mixed comedy, live music and meet-and-greets. Its stop in Huntington, New York, sold out in two days.

What kind of product did Ethan and Grayson Dolan first launch under their brand Wakeheart in 2019?

Fragrances came first, as two unisex scents named for and inspired by each twin. The brothers later revealed that they co-own Wakeheart with entrepreneur Kevin Gould.

Which French fashion house invited the Dolan Twins to its men's show at Paris Fashion Week in 2019?

Louis Vuitton was courting YouTube creators that year, and the brothers chronicled the Paris trip for fans on social media, dressed in designer outfits.

Which honours for online video named the Dolan Twins their fan-voted Creator of the Year in 2017?

Streamy Awards voters gave the 17-year-olds the audience prize a year after they had been nominated as Breakout Creator and Entertainer of the Year.

Which title did the Dolan Twins give the short March 2018 video announcing their break from YouTube?

Bye For Now arrived as the brothers admitted feeling creatively stuck and said YouTube was starting to feel like a job. They were back with a new upload about five weeks later.

What is the title of the feature-length documentary the Dolan Twins made about their late father?

Losing a Best Friend runs for an hour and a half and was directed and produced by the brothers. Within hours of its release it had raised more than $100,000 for charity.

Where in London did Dolan Twins fans gather in 2017 even after their planned meet-up was cancelled?

Hyde Park was the chosen spot, but the date fell on Remembrance Sunday, so the twins apologised and called the gathering off. Many fans had already arrived, and video showed them running, screaming and jumping fences.

What did Ethan Dolan punch in frustration during filming, leaving him needing hand surgery?

A window left a piece of glass in his hand that needed stitches and surgery. Grayson ended up in a cast after trying to calm him down, as the pair told fans in 'It's Time to Be Honest'.

Which Olympic gold-medal gymnast judged Ethan and Grayson Dolan in their Gymnastics Challenge video?

Laurie Hernandez scored the brothers on a floor routine, the uneven bars and the balance beam, with plenty of tumbles along the way. Her tip before they started was 'Falling hurts'.

In which Freeform drama series did Ethan and Grayson Dolan make a guest appearance in spring 2017?

Famous in Love stars Bella Thorne as a student whose life changes when she lands a film role. The twins turned up in its first season, which Freeform released in full on premiere day.

Which rapper's album inspired Grayson Dolan's thigh tattoo after helping him through a dark time?

Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon is the album behind the design, and Grayson has a second tattoo drawn from the rapper's 'Day 'N' Nite' music video.

In the Dolan Twins' Eat It or Wear It Challenge, which spice left Ethan's skin burning?

Cayenne pepper was poured over Ethan and followed by lemon juice, a mix Grayson said worked like pepper spray. The video carries a warning not to try it at home.

What did the loser of the Dolan Twins' Baby Picture Challenge have to wear on a run through a shop?

A diaper was the forfeit in a game where the brothers tried to tell themselves apart in their own baby photos.

What is the name of the older sibling of Ethan and Grayson Dolan, whose parents are Sean and Lisa?

Cameron is two years older than her brothers, who were living on their own in Los Angeles at 16 while their parents flew out every other week.

Which Stranger Things actor relaunched his YouTube channel in 2019 with help from the Dolan Twins?

Noah Schnapp, then 14, joined the brothers to remake one of their first videos, the Blender Challenge. Bacon-flavoured soda and sour cream and onion crickets both went in.

Where on his body does Grayson Dolan have a heart tattoo with Ethan's name in the centre?

Bottom of his foot is where the heart ended up, as the result of the twins' 'Where Am I?' challenge video. Grayson's very first tattoo, on his ankle, is the crossed-out word 'matters'.

Which Australian band's song Hawaiian Party got a music video directed by the Dolan Twins in 2018?

Cub Sport inspired the twins' directing debut after the brothers heard two married bandmates talk about their relationship at a concert. The video follows three couples through the ups and downs of their relationships.

Which extreme activity did the Dolan Twins take on blindfolded alongside blind YouTuber Molly Burke?

Skydiving blindfolded was filmed for Molly Burke's channel, and the video earned her and the brothers an award nomination for collaboration in 2019.

Grayson Dolan flew to Hawaii for a video on being apart, while Ethan snowboarded in which state?

Colorado was Ethan's solo trip, yet both brothers were miserable. In 17 years they had never been apart for more than 19 hours.

Which multi-channel network founded by Brian Robbins signed the 15-year-old Dolan Twins in 2015?

AwesomenessTV signed the twins when their channel had about 790,000 subscribers, and the brothers moved to Los Angeles once the deal was done.

Which business do twin con artists fleece in The Double Take, the Dolan Twins' 2026 short film?

A jewelry store is the mark in the fast-paced heist video, which Ethan and Grayson wrote, directed and starred in.

In Nothing Left to Give, the 2023 short film directed by the Dolan Twins, a farm family mourns whom?

The mother is the absent figure, a switch from the twins' own story, in which it was their dad who died. The film premiered at the HollyShorts Film Festival.

What kind of business did Lisa Dolan, mom of the Dolan Twins, own when her sons found fame?

A hair salon was Lisa Dolan's business, while the twins' dad, Sean, was a New Jersey school administrator.

Which disease does Love From Sean, the Dolan Twins' charity founded in 2020, raise money to fight?

Cancer took the twins' father in January 2019 after a two-and-a-half-year illness. The charity named for him raised roughly $200,000 in its first 24 hours.