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- Reese Witherspoon (Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon) She uses her double surname as her stage name. Reese and Witherspoon are a combination of her dad's last name and her mom's maiden name.
- The Weeknd (Abel Makkonen Tesfaye) The 'Blinded By the Lights' star chose his name as a tribute to when he dropped out of school, took his mattress, left one weekend, and never came home.
- Lana Del Rey (Elizabeth Woolridge Grant) Before settling Lana Del Rey, the singer used many different stage names in the past. The name was inspired by actress Lana Turner and the Ford Del Rey sedan.
- Meghan Markle (Rachel Meghan Markle) It's no surprise that many people go by their middle name and their first name feels more like a formality. This is the case with Meghan Markle, and she's been going by her middle name since at least high school.
Actors and Actresses Stage Names/Real Names. by carlyjane92 • Created 12 years ago • Modified 12 years ago. This is a list revealing the real names of many celebrities, if you have any to add write a comment and I will check it out and add it to the list, Carly Jane <3.
- Brad Pitt
- Rihanna
- Michael Caine
- Audrey Hepburn
- Cary Grant
- Marilyn Monroe
- Albert Brooks
- Tina Fey
- Mindy Kaling
- Spike Lee
One of the simplest stage name changes for one of the most famous men on the planet: It’s difficult to think of Brad Pitt as anything other than Brad Pitt, but the Oscar-winning star of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was born William Bradley Pitt. Does Bill Pitt have the same ring to it?
Like Brad Pitt, the actor and singer from Barbados goes by her middle name professionally. She was born Robyn Rihanna Fenty. "I get kind of numb to Rihanna, Rihanna, Rihanna," she told Rolling Stone, noting that her close friends and family still call her by her first name. "When I hear Robyn, I pay attention."
Some actors streamline their names to be more memorable, which is what Maurice Micklewhite did when he became Michael Caine in 1954. He considered becoming Michael Scott (that’s what she said), but picked Caine because of Humphrey Bogart’s film The Caine Mutiny. In 2016, after a half-century of using the stage name and being unbelievably famous, Mi...
The daughter of a Dutch noblewoman, Hepburn was born Audrey Kathleen Ruston and baptized as Edda Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston. Her professional name is sleeker, but it still would have been lovely to see "My Fair Ladystarring Edda Hepburn-Ruston."
Hepburn’s co-star in Charade played a man with a lot of aliases, which had to have been at least a little familiar since Cary Grantbegan life as Archibald Leach. In 1931, Leach impressed the general manager of Paramount Pictures, B.P. Schulberg, enough to score a contract with the caveat that he pick a name that sounded more American. They came up ...
Most everyone knows that Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson and that she was a natural brunette. Before acting, she modeled and sometimes flip-flopped her name, going as Jean Norman. But when she signed with 20th Century Fox, an executive there changed her name to "Marilyn" because she reminded him of Broadway actress Marilyn Miller. Mon...
Is there any need to explain why Albert Einstein changed his name to Albert Brooks? The legendary comedic factor and filmmaker was born into a showbiz family. His mom was a singer, and his father was a comedian on the radio. His brother, the late Bob Einstein, didn’t have the same need to change his name.
It seems appropriate that Tina Fey, who is famous for playing 30 Rock's Liz Lemon, is actually named Liz. Born Elizabeth Stamatina Fey, the former head writer of SNL and creator of 30 Rock has used the shortened form of her Greek middle name since early in her career, which kicked off in grand fashion with a banking commercial(and by "fashion" we m...
Vera Mindy Chokalingam got her start doing stand-up, where she noticed that emcees would butcher her last name or mock it, so she shortened it. She also chose to go by her middle name, which her mother chose for her because she watched a lot of Mork & Mindywhile she was pregnant.
The legendary filmmaker goes by Spike, but his birth name is Shelton, which is also his mother’s maiden name. She gave him the nickname "Spike" when he was a baby because he was tough. With that in mind, "Spike" has been his identity since almost the very beginning.
Aug 9, 2017 · Here are more than 100 of your favorite celebrities whose real names you probably didn't know, like Michael Keaton. His birth name is Michael John Douglas.
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- Marilyn Monroe = Norma Jeane Baker. "I was born according to the records (and my birth certificate) Norma Jeane Mortenson," Marilyn Monroe would later say.
- John Wayne = Marion Robert Morrison. Marion Robert "Bobby" Morrison was named after both of his grandfathers, Marion Mitchell Morrison and Robert Emmett Brown.
- Judy Garland = Frances Ethel Gumm. Somewhere over the rainbow, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, one Frances Ethel Gumm was born on June 10, 1922. She was named for her father Francis (who went by "Frank") and her mother Ethel.
- Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers = Frederick Austerlitz and Virginia Katherine McMath. Fredrick Austerlitz and Virginia Katherine McMath were one of cinema's greatest dancing duos, dancing cheek to cheek in 10 films together.
Jan 3, 2023 · From Meghan Markle and Olivia Wilde to Brad Pitt and John Legend, learn the real names of your favorite celebrities.
Oct 16, 2020 · You may know Lady Gaga, Drake, Mila Kunis, and Rihanna by their stage names, but do you know their real names? Insider rounded up over 50 real names of celebrities and some of the stories...
