Behind The Dudes of Dude Perfect: Meet Their Wives and Children
Dude Perfect is a YouTube sports show hosted by a group of friends. The group consists of twins Cory and Coby Cotton, Garrett Hilbert, Cody Jones and Tyler Toney, all of whom are former college roommates at Texas A&M University. We know and love these guys but who are the people behind the scenes that they spend most of their time with? Meet the wives and children of the guys in Dude Perfect.
Meet Coby Cotton
Coby Cotton is a minute older than his twin brother, Cory. The Texas native was born on July 17, 1987 which makes him 32 years old. He is married to Aubrey Ellet, and the two of them married in 2017. They do not yet have any children.
Meet Coby’s Wife Aubrey Ellett
Aubrey Ellet is Coby Cotton’s wife. The pair got married in December of 2017. The pair actually got engaged in August of that year and announced it on all of their social media channels. The pair do not have any children yet but they will have their whole lives together.
Meet Cory Cotton
Cory Cotton is Coby’s twin brother and he is one minute younger than Coby. Cory is married to Amy Cotton, and the pair got married back in 2016. He actually welcomed a pair of twins too, Crew and Collins in 2018. He currently lives in Dallas with his family.
Meet Cory’s Wife Amy Cotton
Amy Cotton is Cory’s wife. The pair met in church in 2015 and were married in 2016. She was born on March 8, 1991. According to her Instagram, Amy is currently pregnant with a baby boy, who will be the younger brother to twins Crew and Collins Cotton.
Cory and Amy’s Twins Crew and Collins Cotton
On November 30, 2018 Amy Cotton gave birth to fraternal twins Crew and Collins Cotton. The first-time parents got the best of both worlds because Crew is a boy and Collins is a girl, which Cory found out during a fantastic gender reveal on an episode of “The Dude Perfect Show” last year.
Meet Garrett Hilbert
Garrett Hilbert is yet another one of the dudes of “Dude Perfect” who is also happily married with a family of his own. He was born on May 13, 1987 and is currently married to Kristin Hilbert. The two of them have three children: Lincoln, Iris, and Owen.
Meet Garrett’s Wife Kristin Hilbert
Kristin Hilbert is Garrett’s wife. She actually attended Texas A&M University football games with her future husband when they were in college together. The pair were married in 2011. Her first instagram post was actually a photo announcing that she was pregnant with her first child and now the pair have three children together.
Garrett and Kristin’s Son Owen Hilbert
Owen Hilbert is the oldest child of the Hilbert family. His birthday was on February 6, 2015. His father, Garrett, instagrammed photos of the family celebrating with Owen jumping and the family eating donuts that spelled out “Happy Birthday Owen.”
Garrett and Kristin’s Son Lincoln Hilbert
Lincoln James Hilbert was born August 15, 2016, and his birth was announced on his parent’s social media accounts. He lives in Frisco, Texas with his family. He is the middle child of the family in between Owen and Iris. He is a little bit bigger now than shown in the photo as he is turning 4 years old this year.
Garrett and Kristin’s Daughter Iris Hilbert
Iris is the youngest member of the Hilbert family. She was born April 12, 2018. She is the only daughter that Kristin and Garrett have. She seems to be a very happy toddler as her mom has a variety of cute photos of baby Iris posing with their big dog.
Meet Tyler Toney
Tyler Toney is another original member of the “Dude Perfect” series. He is actually seen as the leader of the group even though he is the youngest. He was born March 24, 1989 and is currently married to Bethany Toney. The pair have two children together.
Meet Tyler’s Wife Bethany Toney
Bethany Toney is Tyler’s wife. The have two children but also have two dogs named Sadie and Annie. She owns The Cookie Doe in Texas which is a cookie company where she makes custom-made cookies. They also have an Instagram page where you can preview the variety of cookies she makes.
Tyler and Bethany’s Son Barrett Nathan Toney
Barrett Nathan Toney is Bethany and Tyler’s oldest son. He was born on February 11, 2017. He just turned three years old and seems like a very fun kid. His dad has shown him on his instagram playing guitar and in years past he has dressed up as an elephant for Halloween.
Tyler and Bethany’s Son Colton James Toney
Colton James Toney is the youngest son of the Toney family. Colton was just born last July. He hasn’t yet made many appearances on his dad’s YouTube videos because he is still a baby, but the Dude Perfect twitter shared the news of his birth along with dad Tyler and mom Bethany.
Meet Cody Jones
Cody Jones is the tallest of the “Dude Perfect” guys coming in at 6’6″ tall. He is married to Allison Jones. He was born on October 9, 1987 in Plano, TX. He and his wife have two children named Landry and Lucy. He is also an avid hunter and absolutely not a vegan.
Meet Cody’s Wife Allison Jones
Allison Jones is Cody of Dude Perfect’s wife. The pair married in June of 2016. She is one of the few Dude Perfect wives who is not very active on social media. She does seem to be a happy mom though, always posting pictures of her children and family on her Instagram page.
Cody and Allison’s Daughter Landry Jones
Landry Jones is Allison and Cody’s oldest daughter. She was born in June of 2016. She dressed up as Jessie from “Toy Story” for Halloween, when her whole family dressed as Toy Story characters and celebrated in Walt Disney World. She seems to enjoy being a big sister too, and is often photographed hugging her little sister.
Cody and Allison’s Daughter Lucy Jones
Lucy Jones is Cody and Allison’s youngest daughter. She was born in July of 2018 which means that she will be turning 2 years old later this year. She dressed up as Forky the spork character from “Toy Story 4” alongside her family for Halloween. The pair announced her birth via Cody’s twitter showing a picture of him and the newborn together.
Meet Panda
Panda is the mascot of the Dude Perfect franchise and show. They nicknamed him Jack Black because of actor Jack Black’s work as Po the Panda in the “Kung Fu Panda” movies. Dude Perfect has stated they will reveal the identity of the person who is in the panda costume if they tie PewDiePie in subscribers, but they have not yet done so.
Meet Sean Townsend
Sean appeared in early videos with Tyler but has been MIA from Dude Perfect for a bit. It is rumored that he is the panda, but that has yet to be proven. He was also roommates with the five other guys while in college. He now helps them shoot videos as their cameraman.
Dude Perfect Got Started At Texas A&M University
The six guys of Dude Perfect actually started out as roommates of the Texas A&M University. The school is located in College Station, TX which is central to Austin, Dallas and Houston. Coby and Cory were communication majors, Garrett was an architect major, Cody was a real estate and finance major, and Tyler was a wildlife and fisheries major.
Dude Perfect Rose to Fame on YouTube in 2009
Dude Perfect’s YouTube channel started back in 2009 when they posted a few videos of them doing trick basketball shots and betting on them with sandwiches. They then released a trick shot video from the Christian summer camp Sky Ranch which jumpstarted their YouTube career. They currently have 49.5 million subscribers.
The Dude Perfect Show Moves to TV
Dude Perfect’s YouTube show was such a big success that they took it to television. In September 2015, they started their own show on CMT, before the show was moved to Nickelodeon. The second season premiered on Nickelodeon on July 16, 2017, following the premiere of the 2017 Kids’ Choice Sports Awards. On July 27, 2018, the program was renewed for a third season of 15 episodes but no word yet on if it will be renewed for a fourth season.
They Make a Living on Their Competitive Duels
One of the things Dude Perfect is best known most for is their variety of battles. The gang battle each other in a variety of different sports and games from iPhone apps to shark fishing to even bubble wrap popping. Tyler has won the most battles out of everyone and Coby has won the least.
Teaming Up with Whistle Sports
In 2018, the Dude Perfect gang inked a deal with Whistle Sports to create content for them. On the Whistle Sports YouTube channel you can catch more trick shots by the Dude Perfect crew, along with them competing with athletes for trick shots.
Take a Page From The “Go Big” Book
The Dude Perfect team also decided to take to some pages– literally. Cory Cotton wrote a book called “Go Big” in 2011 and he wrote about how the gang gained success on social media and the secrets they have learned along the way. He also unveiled five practical principles for taking your passions, skills and dreams to the next level.
