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While coaches playfully refer to them as stepbrothers, Verse said the relationship goes deeper.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025

Josh Peck and Bell, the show's titular characters who portrayed two teenage stepbrothers, worked together across the span of four seasons from 2004 to 2007.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2024

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly play another awkward pair, who engage in an escalating rivalry when they become stepbrothers in their 30s and must live in the same house.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2022

Survivors include a son from his first marriage, William Jr.; two stepbrothers; two stepsisters; and three grandchildren.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2022

Through holidays and Vineyard vacations, they have come to feel close not only to their stepbrothers, but also to Cate Woolner’s sisters’ children, whose pictures are on display in Lael’s house in Vermont.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times