Early life and family - The twins were born in Sarcelles, a commune in the northern projects of Paris, France.
They are identical twin brothers,and are the youngest in a large, Guadeloupean extended family of 9 children.
At the age of 12, they began performing in concerts and musicals.
Nicknames - They are often referred to by their respective nicknames, "Lil Beast" and "Ca Blaze".
Trivia - Neither Larry nor Laurent received any formal dance training.
They learned by observing other breakers, lockers, and poppers, and by teaching themselves classical ballet techniques.
Dance career - In 2005, the brothers recruited five members to form their own dance team called Criminalz Crew, spending the next few years competing in hip-hop tournaments and entertaining crowds as street performers and in clubs.
In 2007, they danced to sold-out audiences in the musical Pas de Quartier at France’s esteemed Avignon Festival.
In 2008, the self-taught dance duo became the darlings of the French audience as finalists on the popular television show Incroyable Talent.
Rise to fame - They quickly rose to prominence in the United States after a video of their performance on the San Diego leg of the 2010 World of Dance tour went viral on YouTube, with over 46 million views as of 1 December 2019.
Awards - In 2011, they won the hip-hop new style division of the prestigious international street dance competition Juste Debout.
In 2017, they won the American reality competition series World of Dance, executively produced by Jennifer Lopez.
The series featured solo acts and larger groups, competing for a grand prize of US $1 million.
Modelling - Standing at 6'4" (193 cm) tall, the brothers have modeled for French haute couture fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier and appeared in many high-profile, commercial advertising campaigns, such as YSL, Chanel, Gucci, Prada, Versace, Jay-Z's Rocawear, Givenchy, and Beats by Dre, also signing with The Jordan Family.
They have also walked for many shows before becoming celebrities, and are signed with NEXT Model Management in Paris.
Coreography - The twins have traveled the globe teaching their original choreography in countries including France, the U.S, Japan, Canada, Russia, Germany, Italy, Finland, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Kyrgyzstan.
Crowds of up to 5000 people have been in attendance at some of their international dance workshops.
Dance style - Les Twins’ unique dance style is often categorized as New Style hip-hop, a commercial form of hip hop with a strong emphasis on isolations and musicality.
They personally refer to it as "Twins-style".
The brothers also gained a reputation for their timing and skill at making freestyle dance look like choreography.
Fashion design - They are founding members of Eleven Paris.
Film appearances - Les Twins portrayed the main villains in the 2019 film Men in Black: International (2019), and also appeared in Cats (2019).
They had another appearance performing as themselves in the directed by Beyoncé Netflix documentary Homecoming (2019).
Social media stats as of October 2020:
2.2M followers on Facebook
134.1K followers on Twitter
1.3M followers on Instagram
215.6K followers on TikTok
1.1M subsrcribers on YouTube
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