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Disney Channel is the American kids' television network that launched a generation of young stars in the 2000s. Its hit sitcom The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005–2008) made Dylan Sprouse and his twin brother Cole household names, with Dylan playing the mischievous Zack Martin.
The fame was the kind that usually comes with a cautionary tale — but Sprouse wrote a different script. When the show ended, he walked away from the spotlight to attend college, a reset that would define his carefully rebuilt adult career.