Search results
His delight at this huge career boost was muted by the studio's insistence that he change his name. With extreme reluctance, he agreed and became known subsequently as Eric Braeden. Braeden worked continuously in television movies for the next decade. He also worked on Broadway and in Los Angeles area theatre.
- Actor, Producer
- April 3, 1941
His starring role in the movie Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970), was when he first took the stage name of Eric Braeden. Lew Wasserman of Universal Pictures told him that no one would be allowed to star in an American film if he or she had a German name. After much thought, he took the name Braeden from his hometown of Bredenbek.
Feb 17, 2020 · Under pressure from a Hollywood studio, he changed his stage name to Eric Braeden, combining a family name with the name of his village in Germany, Bredenbek. “Changing my name...
Oct 12, 2022 · As Braeden shared in a Soap Opera Digest interview, he reluctantly decided to change his name after feeling like it limited his acting opportunities. "My wife knew how frustrated I'd always been ...
Mar 27, 2024 · He reluctantly changed his name to "Eric Braeden" (the surname being a nod to his hometown of Bredenbek) and got to work on Colossus, which enjoyed a predominantly closed set.
“Eric is a family name,” he explains, “and Braeden is from the name of my village in Germany. Changing my name was one of the most painful decisions I’ve ever made, so I needed to choose a name that I could still identify with.”
People also ask
Why did Eric Braeden change his name?
Did Eric Braeden have a German name?
How did Braeden get his name?
Who is Eric Braeden?
His delight at this huge career boost was muted by the studio's insistence that he change his name. With extreme reluctance, he agreed and became known subsequently as Eric Braeden. Braeden worked continuously in television movies for the next decade.
