Klimaszewski Twins

Diane and Elaine Klimaszewski (born September 13, 1971) are Polish American[3] models better known as the Coors Light Twins. They are also actresses and were briefly members of World Championship Wrestling's Nitro Girls.[4]

Klimaszewski Twins
The Klimaszewski Twins at the 2004 Glamourcon in LA
Birth nameDiane Klimaszewski
Elaine Klimaszewski
Born (1971-09-13) September 13, 1971
Leicester, Massachusetts
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Diane and Elaine Klimaszewski
Diane and Elaine Power
Gold (Diane) and Silver (Elaine)
Lolli (Diane) and Pop (Elaine)
Billed height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[1][2]
Billed weight140 lb (64 kg)
Trained byUltimate Pro Wrestling
Debut1999
Retired2001

Careers

The twins made their first television appearance as teen dancers on Star Search in 1987 followed by appearances as models on the NBC game show Let's Make a Deal in 1990. They started acting in 1991 in Problem Child 2. In 1998, they worked together for a magic trick performed by The Masked Magician in Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed. On November 29, 1999, the twins debuted as Lolli and Pop on World Championship Wrestling in a segment with Johnny the Bull and Big Vito LoGrasso.[5] In 2000, their ring names were changed to Gold and Silver and they briefly became members of the Nitro Girls dance group.[6] The twins then signed with the World Wrestling Federation later that year, although the role that they were to play was not made clear.[7] They were sent to Ultimate Pro Wrestling, a developmental territory, where they competed as the Power Twins.[8] The Klimaszewskis were released by the WWF in June 2001.[7]

They were cast as the Coors Light Twins beginning in 2002, in an ad campaign called "Love Songs" created by the agency Foote Cone & Belding. Coors reported that these were "the highest-scoring spots in Coors history" and they quickly became part of popular culture, parodied by Jennifer Garner and Rachel Dratch on Saturday Night Live while the real twins were invited to sing the national anthem at sporting events.[9] The ads became a subject of political controversy when Pete Coors ran for the United States Senate in the 2004 election.[10][11]

The sisters have appeared as regular cast members on Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge, as the Big Time Twins. They appeared in full makeup, and with CGI animated tongues, as aliens in "Broken Bow", the series premiere of Star Trek: Enterprise. They also had guest appearances in the movie Scary Movie 3 as the Coors Light Twins, and they run their own fashion line, ZipperGirls.[4][12]

Filmography
Year Title Diane's role Elaine's role Notes
1990 Let's Make a Deal Model Model
1991 Problem Child 2 Hot Tub Girl Hot Tub Girl
1995 Weird Science Tiffany Brittany Episode: "Bikini Camp Slasher"
1996 Rudy Coby: Ridiculously Dangerous Aerobic Girl N/A
1996 Tiger Heart Amy Amanda
1996 Spy Hard Twin #1 Twin #2
1996 The Last Frontier Twin #2 Twin #1 Episode: "Babes in Joyland"
1997 Pauly Geena Shoshana Episode: "Pauly Come Home"
1997 Looking for Lola Dancer Dancer
1998 Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed Herself - Magic Assistant Herself - Magic Assistant
2001 Skippy Bikini Twin Bikini Twin
2001 Star Trek: Enterprise Dancer Dancer Episode: "Broken Bow: Part I"
2001-2002 Nikki Dancer Low Voice Prostitute / Dancer 3 episodes
2002 Murderous Camouflage Detective Johnson #2 Detective Johnson #1
2003-2004 Hollywood Squares Herself - Panelist Herself - Panelist 10 episodes
2003 The Drew Carey Show Mandy - Minnesota Twin #1 Sandy - Minnesota Twin #2 Episode: "A Means to an End"
2003 Gigli N/A Beach Dancer
2003 Ripley's Believe It or Not! Herself Herself Episode: "4.21"
2003 Scary Movie 3 Diane Elaine
2003 Princess Stacy Tracy
2004 She Spies Twin #2 Twin #1
2004 The 100 Scariest Movie Moments Herself Herself
2005 Drop Dead Sexy Brandy Amber
2006 Date Movie Slut Twin Slut Twin
2006 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Megan Ashley Episode: "2.128" (Uncredited)
2006 Bachelor Party Vegas Chrissy Missy
2008 Bar Starz Twin #1 Twin #2
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See also

References
  1. "Diane Klimaszewski". CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  2. "Elaine Klimaszewski". CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  3. "Famous Polish Americans". Polish Youngstown. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  4. Joseph P. Kahn, "Double exposure commercial success has made Worcester-born Coors Twins the toast of the country", The Boston Globe, February 7, 2004  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) .
  5. "WCW Nitro 11/29/99 - Lolli & Pop Debut Backstage". YouTube. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  6. "Resume". Twinship.tv. Archived from the original on 2009-09-02. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  7. "Diane and Elaine Klimaszewski". Women of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  8. "Women Tag Team Profiles: The Klimaszewski Twins". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
  9. Michael McCarthy, "Coors' twins ads a hit with target market", USA Today, March 2, 2003.
  10. Kyle Henley, "Twins may hurt Coors campaign Beer ads run counter to candidate's 'values'", The Gazette (Colorado Springs), April 16, 2004  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) .
  11. Vincent Carroll, "Coors Ads Suddenly Are Talk of the Town", Rocky Mountain News, April 17, 2004.
  12. Gayle Fee & Laura Raposa, "Coors twins double Worcester's fame." Boston Herald, September 22, 2002  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) .
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