The Rice Brothers

The Rice Brothers or The Rice Twins named John Rice (born December 3, 1951; died November 5, 2005) and Greg Rice (born December 3, 1951-present) were identical twins dwarfs, known throughout the United States for their appearances in various commercials and infomercials. Until John Rice's death in 2005, the two held the world record for being the shortest living twins by standing only 2 ft 10 in (86 cm).

Early Lives
Both John and Greg Rice were born on December 3, 1951 at St. Mary's Hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida. Their biological mother abandoned them a few hours after giving birth, purportedly due to diagnosis of dwarfism. After eight months of being cared for by hospital staff, the infants were taken in as foster children by Frank and Mildred Windsor. Mildred died when the boys were in eight grade due to ovarian cancer. Following the loss of their foster mother and the death of their foster father three years later, the two were raised by their foster sister named Betty Windsor. Despite the difficulties of their condition as well as the loss of their foster parents, John and Greg participated in "normal" childhood activities such as the Boy Scouts, took regular classes throughout their education and even played comet in their junior high and high school bands.

During their senior year at Palm Beach High School, both John and Greg made money by selling cleaning and personal care products door-to-door. After a number of years practicing their sales skills the two enrolled in community college and after a year of school were promoted to training other salespeople in the company they worked for.

Professional Careers
In the mid 70s, the Rice Brothers went into the real estate business, starting out as real estate agents and then successful investors. It was there they became two of the most recognizable experts in their field in America. They later went into the motivational speaking business.

The twins appeared on the television series Real People as motivational speakers and then went onto play landlords in the short-lived ABC Crime-Dramedy television series Foul Play in 1981. They also hosted a short-lived syndicated game show called That **** Quiz Show (a.k.a That Awful! Quiz Show) in 1982.

In the 1990s, the twins became local celebrities in South Florida when they begun starring in commercials for a pest control company.

Death of John Rice
On November 5, 2005; John Rice died from complications of injuries when he broke his leg coming out of a Palm Beach Bank. He was scheduled for surgery and passed away as they started the anesthesia.

However, Greg Rice continues to carry on the work in marketing and advertising as well as teaching and lecturing that he began with his late brother John.

Show Hosted
That **** Quiz Show (a.k.a That Awful! Quiz Show/1982)