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Brook and Robin Lopez, With Identical Genes, Are Often a Study in Contrasts

In an attempt to win the heart of the woman he loved, Steve Urkel, the nerd at the heart of the television show “Family Matters,” took “cool juice,” transforming himself into Stefan Urquelle. The plan was not perfect, but it fulfilled the dream of outcasts everywhere to shake up the way people saw them.

If Brook Lopez, the steady if unspectacular offensive force at the center of the Nets’ universe, took Urkel’s cool juice, he would probably come out a lot like his twin brother, Robin. Whereas Brook keeps his hair short and his face shaved, Robin sports a wild mane of curly locks and a thick beard.