Real Names of Celebrities - Who Could Have Guessed?
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Ever wonder how the celebrities
ended up with all the cool names? Fate? Well, that would be
one way to look at it. The reality is that in many cases,
the real names of celebrities bear little resemblance to their
stage names. The fact is that many celebrities for one reason
or another have chosen to go through the process of obtaining
a legal name change. And if not a legal name change, many
celebrities simply adopted a new monikor - and it has stuck.
Here is a list of celebrity real names and adopted stage names.
Some of the celebrity real names have a resemblance to their
adopted stage names and some... well, not so much. Some celebrities
came by their name changes honestly, by getting married and
taking on a new married surname or simply by going by a nickname
or a shortened version of their real name. This is not that
uncommon in our society. However, there are quite a large
number of celebrity real names that are very far removed from
the changed name. Some are interesting and some are funny.
We hope you get a kick out of perusing this list of celebrity
real names, and not infrequently -- as you look at the real names of
some of these celebrities, you may come to better understand why someone would go to the trouble
of changing their name.
A
Aaliyah - Singer
Real Name: Aeliyatt Dana Haughton
Akon - Singer
Real Name: Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara
Akon Thiam
Ashanti - Singer
Real Name: Ashanti Shaquoya Douglas
Clay Aiken - Singer
Real Name: Clayton Holmes Grissom
Alan Alda - Actor, Director
Real Name: Alphonse d'Abruzzo
Jason Alexander - Actor, Singer from TV's "Seinfeld"
Real Name: Jay Scott Greenspan
Muhammad Ali - Athlete (Boxer)
Real Name: Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.
Woody Allen - Actor, Filmmaker
Real Name: Allen Stewart Konigsberg
Tori Amos - Singer Songwriter
Real Name: Myra Ellen Amos
Julie Andrews - Singer/Actress
Real Name: Julia Elizabeth Wells
Ashley Parker Angel - Singer
Real Name: Ashley Ward Parker
Jennifer Aniston - Actor
Real Name: Jennifer Linn Anastassakis
Adam Ant - Singer
Real Name: Stuart Leslie Goddard
Marc Anthony - Singer
Real Name: Marco Antonio Muniz
Desi Arnaz - Actor, Singer, Director Husband in TV's "I
Love Lucy"
Real Name: Desiderio Albert Arnaz y De Acha III
Fred Astaire - Actor, Dancer, Singer
Real Name: Frederick Austerlitz
Mary Astor - Actor
Real Name: Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke
B
Babyface - Singer, Songwriter
Kenneth Brian Edmonds
Beyonce - Actor, Singer
Real Name: Beyonce iselle Knowles
Bjork - Singer
Real Name: Bjork Gudmundsdottir
Lauren Bacall - Actor
Real Name: Betty Joan Perske
Tammy Faye Bakker - TV Host
Real Name: Tamara Faye LaValley
Eric Bana - Actor
Real Name: Eric Banadinovich
Antonio Banderas - Actor
Real Name: Jose Antonio Dominguez Bandera
Theda Bara - Actor
Real Name: Theodosia Goodman
Brigitte Bardot - Actor
Real Name: Camille Javal
Toni Basil - Singer / Coreographer
Real Name: Antonia Christina Basilotta
Steven Bauer - Actor
Real Name: Esteban Ernesto Echevarría Samson
Orson Bean - Actor, Director
Real Name: Dallas Burrows
Kate Beckinsale - Actor
Real Name: Kate Beckinsale Loe
Pat Benatar - Singer, Songwriter
Real Name: Patricia Andrzejewski
Tony Bennett - Singer
Real Name: Anthony Dominick Benedetto
Irving Berlin - Composer
Real Name: Israel Baline
Bo Bice - Singer/Musician
Real Name: Harold Elwin Bice, Jr.
Josie Bissett - Actor
Real Name: Jolyn Christine Heutmaker
Karen Black - Actor
Real Name: Karen Blanche Ziegler
Taurean Blacque - Actor
Real Name: Herbert Middleton, Jr.
Selma Blair - Actor
Real Name: Selma Blair Beitner
Robert Blake - Actor
Real Name: Michael James Vijencio Gubitosi
Judy Blume - Author Real Name: Judy Sussman
Big Boi - From musical group Outkast
Real Name: Antwan Andre Patton
Jon Bon Jovi - Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Musician
Real Name: John Bongiovi
Lisa Bonet - Actor
Real Name: Lisa Boney
Sonny Bono - Actor, Singer, Politician
Real Name: Salvatore Bono
Ernest Borgnine - Actor
Real Name: Ermes Effron Borgnino
Lil Bow Wow - Actor, Rapper
Real Name: Shad Gregory Moss
David Bowie - Actor, Singer, Songwriter
Real Name: David Robert Hayward-Jones
Da Brat - Rapper
Real Name: Shawntae Harris
Beau Bridges - Actor, Director
Real Name: Lloyd Vernet Bridges III
Christie Brinkley - Model
Real Name: Christie Lee Hudson
Morgan Brittany - Actor
Real Name: Suzanne Cupito
James Brolin - Actor
Real Name: James Bruderlin
Josh Brolin - Actor
Real Name: Joshua Bruderlin
Charles Bronson - Actor
Real Name: Charles Dennis Bunchinsky
Garth Brooks - Singer, Songwriter
Real Name: Troyal Garth Brooks
Mel Brooks - Actor, Filmmaker
Real Name: Melvin Kaminsky
Foxy Brown - Rapper
Real Name: Inga Marchand
Yul Brynner - Actor
Real Name: Taidje Khan
George Burns - Actor, Comedian
Real Name: Nathan Birnbaum
Levar Burton - Actor
Real Name: Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.
Red Buttons - Comedian
Real Name: Aaron Chwatt
C
Carrot Top
Real Name: Scott Thompson
Comedian
Charo
Real Name: Maria Rosario Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza
Actor, Musician
Cher
Real Name: Cherilyn Sarkasian La Pierre
Actor, Singer
Coolio
Real Name: Artis Leon Ivey Jr.
Rapper, Songwriter
Nicolas Cage
Real Name: Nicholas Kim Coppola
Actor
Dean Cain
Real Name: Dean Tanaka
Actor
Michael Caine
Real Name: Maurice Joseph Micklewhite
Actor
Dyan Cannon
Real Name: Samile Diane Friesen
Actor
Truman Capote
Real Name: Truman Streckfus Persons
Author
Kate Capshaw
Real Name: Kathleen Sue Nail
Actress
Irene Cara
Real Name: Irene T. Escalera
Actor, Singer
Tia Carrere
Real Name: Althea Janairo
Actor, Singer
Phoebe Cates
Real Name: Phoebe Katz
Actor
Kim Cattrall
Real Name: Clare Woodgate
Actress
50 Cent
Real Name: Curtis Jackson
Rapper
Chamillionaire
Real Name: Hakeem Seriki
Musician
Jackie Chan
Real Name: Kong-Sang Chan
Actor , Martial Artist
Stockard Channing
Real Name: Susan Williams Antonia Stockar
Actor
Cyd Charisse
Real Name: Tula Ellice Finklea
Actor, Dancer
Ray Charles
Real Name: Ray Charles Robinson
Singer, Songwriter
Chevy Chase
Real Name: Cornelius Crane Chase
Actor, Comedian
J.C. Chasez
Real Name: Joshua Scott Chasez
Singer, N*Sync
Joan Chen
Real Name: Chong Chen
Actress
Julia Child
Real Name: Julia Carolyn McWilliams
Chef, Author
Chyna Joan
Real Name: Marie Laurer
Wrestler, TV Personality
Patsy Cline
Real Name: Virginia Patterson Hensley
Singer
Nat King Cole
Real Name: Nathaniel Adams Coles
Singer
Perry Como
Real Name: Pierino Roland Como
Singer
Coolio
Real Name: Artis Ivey Jr.
Rapper
Alice Cooper
Real Name: Vincent Damon Furnier
Singer, Songwriter
David Copperfield
Real Name: David Kotkin
Magician
Barry Corbin
Real Name: Leonard Barrie Corbin
Actor
Bud Cort
Real Name: Walter Edward Cox
Actor
Elvis Costello
Real Name: Declan Patrick McManus
Singer, Songwriter
Peter Coyote
Real Name: Robert Peter Cohon
Actor
Joan Crawford
Real Name: Lucille Fay LeSueur
Actor
Michael Crawford
Real Name: Michael Dumble-Smith
Actor, Singer
Tom Cruise
Real Name: Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
Actor
Celia Cruz
Real Name: Úrsula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso
Singer
Penelope Cruz
Real Name: Penelope Cruz Sanchez
Actor
Ice Cube
Real Name: Oshea Jackson
Actor, Rapper
Tony Curtis
Real Name: Bernard Schwartz
Actor
Miley Cyrus
Real Name: Destiny Hope Cyrus
Actress/Singer
D
Dido
Real Name: Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong
Singer, Songwriter
Divine
Real Name: Glenn Milstead
Actor
Rodney
Real Name: Dangerfield Jacob Cohen
Actor, Comedian
Tony Danza
Real Name: Anthony Iadanza
Actor
Bette Davis
Real Name: Ruth Elizabeth Davis
Actor
Doris Day
Real Name: Doris von Kappelhoff
Actor, Singer
Taylor Dayne
Real Name: Leslie Wonderman
Singer
Rebecca De Mornay
Real Name: Rebecca George
Actress
Portia De Rossi
Real Name: Amanda Lee Rogers
Actor
Rick Dees
Real Name: Rigdon Osmond Dees III
Radio DJ
Mos Def Dante
Real Name: Terrell Smith
Rapper, Actor
John Denver
Real Name: Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.
Actor, Singer, Songwriter
Bo Derek
Real Name: Mary Cathleen Collins
Actor, Model Cinema's "10"
CC DeVille
Real Name: Cecil Cornelius DeVille
Musician
Danny DeVito
Real Name: Daniel Michaeli
Actor, Director
Susan Dey
Real Name: Susan Smith
Actor
Andy Dick
Real Name: Andy Thomlinson
Comedian/Actor
Bo Diddley
Real Name: Otha Elias Bates
Musician
Vin Diesel
Real Name: Mark Vincent
Actor
Taye Diggs
Real Name: Scott L. Diggs
Actor
Tyce Diorio
Real Name: Keith Diorio
Dancer/Choreographer
DJ AM
Real Name: Adam Goldstein
Musician
Snoop Doggy Dogg
Real Name: Cordazer Calvin Broadus
Actor, Rapper, Songwriter
Troy Donahue
Real Name: Merle Johnson, Jr.
Actor
Illeana Douglas
Real Name: Illeana Hesselberg
Actor
Kirk Douglas
Real Name: Issur Danielovitch Demsky
Actor
Dr. Dre
Real Name: Andre Young
Singer, Rapper, Songwriter
Minnie Driver
Real Name: Amelia Driver
Actor
Bob Dylan
Real Name: Robert Zimmerman
Singer, Songwriter, Musician
E
Elvira
Real Name: Cassandra Peterson
TV Host
Eminem
Real Name: Marshall Bruce Mathers III
Rapper, Songwriter
Enya
Real Name: Eithne Ni Bhraonian
Singer, Songwriter
Barbara Eden
Real Name: Barbara Huffman
Actor TV's "Jeannie"
Carmen Electra
Real Name: Tara Patrick
Actor, Model
Jenna Elfman
Real Name: Jennifer Mary Butala
Actor
Cass Elliot
Real Name: Ellen Naomi Cohen
Singer, Songwriter
Missy Elliot
Real Name: Melissa Arnette Elliott
Singer
Gloria Estefan
Real Name: Gloria Maria Fajardo
Singer, Songwriter
Erik Estrada
Real Name: Henry Enrique Estrada
Actor
F
Fabian
Real Name: Fabiano Anthony Forte
Singer
Fabio
Real Name: Fabio Lanzoni
Model
Flea
Real Name: Michael Balzary
Musician from "Red Hot Chili Peppers"
Morgan Fairchild
Real Name: Patsy Ann McClenny
Actor, Model
Dakota Fanning
Real Name: Hannah Dakota Fanning
Actress
Farrah Fawcett
Real Name: Mary Farrah Lori Fawcett
Actor, Model
Will Ferrell
Real Name:John William Ferrell
Actor/Comedian
Tina Fey
Real Name: Elizabeth Stamatina Fey
Actor, Comedian
Sally Field
Real Name: Sally Mahoney
Actor
W.C. Fields
Real Name: William Claude Dukenfield
Actor, Comedian
Larry Fine
Real Name: Louis Feinberg
Actor, Comedian from "The Three Stooges"
Jenna Fischer
Real Name: Regina Marie Fischer
actress
Errol Flynn
Real Name: Leslie Thomson Flynn
Actor
John Forsythe
Real Name: John Lincoln Freund
Actor
Jodie Foster
Real Name: Alicia Christian Foster
Actor, Director
Jorja Fox
Real Name: Jorja-An Fox
Actor "CSI"
Jamie Foxx
Real Name: Eric Bishop
Actor, Singer, Comedian
Redd Foxx
Real Name: John Sanford
Actor, Comedian
Dennis Franz
Real Name: Dennis Franz Schlacta
Actor "NYPD: Blue"
G
Ginuwine
Real Name: Elgin Baylor Lumpkin
Actor, Singer
Kenny G
Real Name: Kenneth Gorelick
Musician
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Real Name: Sari Gabor
Actor
Lady Gaga
Real Name: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Singer/Songwriter
Greta Garbo
Real Name: Greta Lovisa Gustaffson
Actor
Andy Garcia
Real Name: Andres Arturo Garcia Menendez
Actor
Judy Garland
Real Name: Frances Gumm
Actor, Singer
James Garner
Real Name: James Scott Bumgarner
Actor
Leif Garrett
Real Name: Leif Per Narvik
Actor, Singer
Boy George
Real Name: George Alan O'Dowd
Singer, Songwriter
George Gershwin
Real Name: Jacob Gershowitz
Composer
Kathy Lee Gifford
Real Name: Kathryn Epstein
Singer, TV Host
Whoopi Goldberg
Real Name: Caryn Elaine Johnson
Actor, Director
Lesley Gore
Real Name: Lesley Goldstein
Singer
Elliott Gould
Real Name: Elliot Goldstein
Actor
Kelsey Grammer
Real Name: Allen Kelsey Grammer
Actor, Singer
Cary Grant
Real Name: Archibald Leach
Actor
Macy Gray
Real Name: Natalie Renee McIntyre
Singer
El Greco
Real Name: Domenikos Theotokópoulos
Artist
Robert Guillaume
Real Name: Robert Peter Williams
Actor
H
MC Hammer
Real Name: Stanley Kirk Burrell
Rapper, Songwriter
Jean Harlow
Real Name: Harlean Carpenter
Actor
Rex Harrison
Real Name: Reginald Carey Harrison
Actor
Mary Hart
Real Name: Mary Johanna Harum
TV Host
Goldie Hawn
Real Name: Goldie Jean Studlendgehawn
Actor
Rita Hayworth
Real Name: Margarita Cansino
Actor
Tippi Hedren
Real Name: Nathalie Hedren
Actress
Marg Helgenberger
Real Name: Mary Margaret Helgenberger
Actress
Audrey Hepburn
Real Name: Edda Kathleen van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston
Actor
Pee Wee Herman
Real Name: Paul Reubenfeld
Actor, Comedian, TV Host
Benny Hill
Real Name: Alfred Hawthorn Hill
Actor, Comedian
Faith Hill
Real Name: Audrey Faith Perry
Actor, Singer
Hulk Hogan
Real Name: Terry Jean Bollea
Actor , Wrestler
Billie Holiday
Real Name: Eleanora Fagan
Singer
Judy Holliday
Real Name: Judith Tuvim
Actor, Singer
Bob Hope
Real Name: Leslie Townes Hope
Actor, Comedian
Harry Houdini
Real Name: Erich Weiss
Magician
Curly Howard
Real Name: Jerry Howard
Actor, Comedian from "The Three Stooges"
Rock Hudson
Real Name: Leroy Harold Scherer, Jr.
Actor
Engelbert Humperdinck
Real Name: Arnold George Dorsey
Singer
Olivia Hussey
Real Name: Olivia Osuna
Actress
I
Ice-T
Real Name: Tracy Morrow
Actor, Rapper, Songwriter
Iman
Real Name: Iman Abdulmajid
Model
Janis Ian
Real Name: Janis Eddy Fink
Singer
Vanilla Ice
Real Name: Robert Van Winckle
Rapper, Songwriter
Billy Idol
Real Name: William Broad
Singer, Songwriter, Musician
J
Jay-Z
Real Name: Shawn Corey Carter
Rapper
Jewel
Real Name: Jewel Kilcher
Singer, Songwriter
Jojo
Real Name: Joanna Noëlle Levesque
Singer/Actress
Wolfman Jack
Real Name: Robert Smith
Radio DJ
Etta James
Real Name: Jamesetta Hawkins
Singer
Rick James
Real Name: James Johnson
Singer
D.J. Jazzy
Real Name: Jeff Jeffrey A. Townes
Actor/Rapper
Joan Jett
Real Name: Joan Larkin
Singer
Ann Jillian
Real Name: Ann Jura Nauseda
Actor
Elton John
Real Name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Singer, Songwriter
Don Johnson
Real Name: Donald Wayne
Actor
Angelina Jolie
Real Name: Angelina Jolie Voight
Actor
James Earl Jones
Real Name: Todd Jones
Actor
Naomi Judd
Real Name: Diana Ellen Judd
Singer
Wynonna Judd
Real Name: Christina Claire Ciminella
Singer
K
Kato Kaelin
Real Name: Brian Jerard Kaelin
Actor/Famous Witness in O.J. Trial
Donna Karan
Real Name: Donna Faske
Designer
Danny Kaye
Real Name: David Kaminski
Actor, Singer, Dancer
Elia Kazan
Real Name: Elia Kazanjoglous
Director, Filmmaker
Diane Keaton
Real Name: Diane Hall
Actor
Michael Keaton
Real Name: Michael Douglas
Actor
Garrison Keillor
Real Name: Gary Edward Keillor
Author, Humorist
Toby Keith
Real Name: Toby Keith Covel
Singer
Alicia Keys
Real Name:Alicia Augello Cook
Singer, Songwriter
Chaka Khan
Real Name: Carole Yvette Marie Stevens
Singer, Songwriter
Larry King
Real Name:Lawrence Harvey Zeiger
TV Host
Ben Kingsley
Real Name: Krishna Banji
Actor
Tawny Kitaen
Real Name: Julie Kitaen
Actress
Eartha Kitt
Real Name: Eartha Keith
Actor, Singer
Ted Knight
Real Name: TadeusWladyslaw Konopka
Actor
Apollonia Kotero
Real Name: Patricia Kotero
Model,Singer
Ashton Kutcher
Real Name: Christopher Ashton Kutcher
Actor
L
Liberace
Real Name: Wladziu
Lee Valentino
Musician
LL Cool
Real Name: J James Todd Smith
Singer, Rapper
Ludacris
Real Name: Christopher Bridges
Rapper
Patti LaBelle
Real Name: Patricia Louise Holte
Singer
Cheryl Ladd
Real Name: Cheryl Stoppelmoor
Actress
Veronica Lake
Real Name: Constance Ockleman
Actor
Hedy Lamarr
Real Name: Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler
Actor
Ann Landers
Real Name: Esther "Eppie" Pauline
Friedman Lederer
Advice Columnist
Michael Landon
Real Name: Eugene Orowitz
Actor, Director
Nathan Lane
Real Name: Joseph Lane
Actor, Singer
Queen Latifah
Real Name: Dana Owens
Actor, Singer, Rapper, Songwriter
Estee Lauder
Real Name: Josephine Esther Mentzer
Cosmetics Mogul
Stan Laurel
Real Name: Arthur Jefferson
Actor, Comedian
Ralph Lauren
Real Name: Ralph Lipschitz
Designer
Hugh Laurie
Real Name: James Hugh Calum Laurie
Actor
Piper Laurie
Real Name: Rosetta Jacobs
Actor
Lucy Lawless
Real Name: Lucille Frances Ryan
Actress
Joey Lawrence
Real Name: Joseph Lawrence Mignogna, Jr.
Actor
John Le Carre
Real Name: David Cornwell
Author
Heath Ledger
Real Name: Heathcliff Andrew Ledger
Actor
Gypsy Rose
Real Name: Lee Rose Louise Hovick
Actress/Entertainer
Peggy Lee
Real Name: Norma Egstrom
Singer
Spike Lee
Real Name: Shelton Jackson Lee
Actor, Filmmaker
Tommy Lee
Real Name: Tommy Lee Bass
Musician
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Real Name: Jennifer Lee Morrow
Actress
Vivien Leigh
Real Name: Vivian Mary Hartley
Actress
Jay Leno
Real Name: James Douglas Muir Leno
TV Host
Tea Leoni
Real Name: Elizabeth Tea Pantaleoni
Actor
Huey Lewis
Real Name: Hugh Cregg
Actor, Singer, Songwriter
Jerry Lewis
Real Name: Joseph Levitch
Actor, Comedian
Shari Lewis
Real Name: Shari Hurwitz
TV Host
Jet Li
Real Name: Li Lian Jie
Martial Artist/Actor
Evangeline Lilly
Real Name: Nicole Evangeline Lilly
Actress
Hal Linden
Real Name: Harold Lipschitz
Actor, Singer
Meat Loaf
Real Name: Marvin Lee Aday
Actor, Singer, Songwriter
Traci Lords
Real Name: Nora Louise Kuzma
Actor
Sophia Loren
Real Name: Sophia Scicoloni
Actor
Peter Lorre
Real Name: Laszlo Lowenstein
Actor
Tina Louise
Real Name: Tina Blacker
Actor Ginger on "Gilligan's Island"
Courtney Love
Real Name: Love Michelle Harrison
Actor, Singer
M
Madonna
Real Name: Madonna Louise Ciccone
Actor, Singer, Songwriter
Moby
Real Name: Richard Melville Hall
Singer, Songwriter
Bernie Mac
Real Name: Bernard Jeffery McCullough
Actor, Comedian
Andie MacDowell
Real Name: Rosalie Anderson MacDowell
Actor
Shirley MacLaine
Real Name: Shirley Beaty
Actor
Elle MacPherson
Real Name: Eleanor Gow
Model
Lee Majors
Real Name: Harvey Lee Yeary II
Actor
Method Man
Real Name: Clifford Smith
Actor, Rapper
Camryn Manheim
Real Name: Debra Frances Manheim
Actor
Barry Manilow
Real Name: Barry Allen Pincus
Singer, Songwriter
Jayne Mansfield
Real Name: Vera Jane Palmer
Actor
Marilyn Manson
Real Name: Brian Hugh Warner
Singer, Songwriter
Teena Marie
Real Name: Mary Christine Brockert
Singer
Bob Marley
Real Name: Nesta Robert Marley
Singer/Songwriter
Garry Marshall
Real Name: Garry Maschiarelli
Director, Filmmaker
Penny Marshall
Real Name: Carole Penny Maschiarelli
Actor, Director, Filmmaker
Peter Marshall
Real Name: Pierre La Cock
TV Host
Dean Martin
Real Name: Dino Crocetti
Actor, Singer
Ricky Martin
Real Name: Enrique Jose Martin Morales
Actor, Singer
A Martinez
Real Name: Adolph Larrue Martinez, III
Actor
Groucho Marx
Real Name: Julius Marx
Comedian, TV Host
Harpo Marx
Real Name: Adolph Marx
Comedian
Walter Matthau
Real Name: Walter Matuschanskayasky
Actor
Ed McBain
Real Name: Salvatore Albert Lombino
Author
Spanky McFarland
Real Name: George Robert Phillips McFarland
Actor - Little Rascals
Christine McVie
Real Name: Christine Anne Perfect
Singer
Freddy Mercury
Real Name: Farouk Bulsara
Singer, Songwriter Lead singer of "Queen"
George Michael
Real Name: Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou
Singer, Songwriter
Lorne Michaels Lorne Michael Lipowitz
Television Producer
Michael Michele
Real Name: Michael Michele Williams
Actress
Joni Mitchell
Real Name: Roberta Joan Anderson
Singer, Songwriter
Marilyn Monroe
Real Name: Norma Jeane Mortenson
Actor, Singer
Yves Montand
Real Name: Ivo Livi
Actor
Poppy Montgomery
Real Name: Poppy Petal Emma Elizabeth Deveraux
Donahue
actress
Bridget Monynahan
Real Name: Kathryn Bridget Moynahan
Actress
Demi Moore
Real Name: Demetria Gene Guynes
Actor
Julianne Moore
Real Name: Julie Anne Smith
Actor
Rita Moreno
Real Name: Rosita Dolores Alverio
Actor, Singer, Dancer
Toni Morrison
Real Name: Chloe Anthony Wofford
Author
Jelly Roll
Real Name: Morton Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe
Musician
N
Nelly
Real Name: Cornell Haynes Jr.
Singer
Liam Neeson
Real Name: William John Neeson
Actor
Vince Neil
Real Name: Vincent Neil Wharton
Singer, Songwriter from the band Motley Crue
Sam Neill
Real Name: Nigel Neill
Actor
Bebe Neuwirth
Real Name: Beatrice Neuwirth
Actress
Julie Newmar
Real Name: Julia Charlene Newmeyer
Actor TV's "Catwoman"
Juice Newton
Real Name: Judy Cohen
Singer
Mike Nichols
Real Name: Michael Igor Peschowsky
Director
Chuck Norris
Real Name: Carlos Ray
Actor , Martial Artist
Kim Novak
Real Name: Marilyn Pauline Novak
Actress
Laura Nyro
Real Name: Laura Nigro
Singer/Songwriter
O
Billy Ocean
Real Name: Leslie Sebastian Charles
Singer, Songwriter
Gary Oldman
Real Name: Leonard Gary Oldman
Actor
Tony Orlando
Real Name: Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis
Singer, Songwriter
Ozzy Osbourne
Real Name: John Michael Osbourne
Singer, Songwriter
Marie Osmond
Real Name: Olive Marie Osmond
Singer
Frank Oz
Real Name: Frank Oznowicz
Filmmaker , "Muppeteer"
P
Pele
Real Name: EdsonArantes do Nascimento
Athlete
Pink
Real Name: Alecia Moore
Singer, Songwriter
Prince
Real Name: Prince Rogers Nelson
Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Musician
Jack Palance
Real Name: Walter Palanuik
Actor
Chazz Palmintieri
Real Name: Calogero Lorenzo Palminteri
Actor
Butch Patrick
Real Name: Patrick Allan Lilley
Actor TV's "Eddie Munster"
Les Paul
Real Name: Lester William Polsfuss
Musician , Inventor of Electric Guitar
Minnie Pearl
Real Name: Sarah Ophelia Colley
Comedian - Grand Ole Opry
Gregory Peck
Real Name: Eldred Gregory Peck
Actor
Ty Pennington
Real Name: Tygert Bruton Pennington
Carpenter/TV Personality
Luke Perry
Real Name: Coy Luther Perry III
Actor from TV's "Beverly Hills 90210"
Bernadette Peters
Real Name: Bernadette Lazaro
Actor, Singer
Emo Phillips
Real Name: Phil Soltanec
Actor, Comedian
Lou Diamond Phillips
Real Name: Lou Upchurch
Actor
Michelle Phillips
Real Name: Holly Michelle Gilliam
Singer from "Mamas and the Papas"
River Phoenix
Real Name: River Jude Bottom
Actor
Brad Pitt
Real Name: William Bradley Pitt
Actor
Roman Polanski
Real Name: Ramon Leibling
Filmmaker
Iggy Pop
Real Name: James Jewel Osterberg
Singer, Songwriter, Musician
Natalie Portman
Real Name: Natalie Hershlag
Actor
CCH Pounder
Real Name: Carol Christine Hilaria Pounder
Actress
Stephanie Powers
Real Name: Stefania Federkiewicz
Actor
Victoria Principal
Real Name: Concettina Principale
Actor
Freddy Prinze
Real Name: Frederick Karl Pruetzel
Actor, Comedian
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R
Tony Randall
Real Name: Leonard Rosenberg
Actor
Robert Redford
Real Name: Charles Robert Redford, Jr.
Actor, Filmmaker
Della Reese
Real Name: Delloreese Patricia Early
Actor
Judge Reinhold
Real Name: Edward Ernest Reinhold Jr.
Actor
Busta Rhymes
Real Name: Trevor Tahiem Smith
Rapper
Anne Rice
Real Name: Howard Allen O'Brien
Author
Joan Rivers
Real Name: Joan Sandra Molinsky
Comedian, TV Host
Tony Robbins
Real Name: Anthony J. Mahavorick
Self Help Speaker, Marketeer
Kid Rock
Real Name: Robert James Ritchie
Singer, Songwriter
The Rock
Real Name: Dwayne Douglas Johnson
Actor, Athlete
Ginger Rogers
Real Name: Virginia Katherine McMath
Actor, Singer, Dancer
Mimi Rogers
Real Name: Miriam Spickler
Actor
Will Rogers
Real Name: William Penn Adair
Cowboy, Humorist
L'il Romeo
Real Name: Percy Romeo Miller Junior
Rapper
Mickey Rooney
Real Name: Joe Yule Jr.
Actor, Singer
Axl Rose
Real Name: William Bruce Rose
Singer, Songwriter
Mickey Rourke
Real Name: Philip Andre Rourke Jr.
Actor
Ja Rule
Real Name: Jeffery Atkins
Rapper
Jane Russell
Real Name: Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell
Actor, Singer
Theresa Russell
Real Name: Theresa Paup
Actor
Meg Ryan
Real Name: Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra
Actor
Winona Ryder
Real Name: Winona Laura Horowitz
Actor
S
Sade
Real Name: Helen Folasade Adu
Singer
Seal
Real Name: Henry Olusegun Olumide Samuel
Singer, Songwriter
Siegfried
Real Name: Siegfried Fischbacher
White Tiger Tamer
Sinbad
Real Name: David Atkins
Actor, Comedian
Sisqo (Dru Hill)
Real Name: Mark Durell Andrews
Singer
Sting
Real Name: Gordon Matthew Sumner
Singer, Songwriter, Musician
George Sand
Real Name: Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dudevant
Author
Mia Sara
Real Name: Mira Sarapocciello
Actor
Susan Sarandon
Real Name: Susan Tomaling
Actor
Dick Sargent
Real Name: Richard Cox
Actor 2nd Darrin on TV's "Bewitched"
Telly Savalas
Real Name: Aristotle Savalas
Actor
Diane Sawyer
Real Name: Lila Diana Sawyer
TV Host
Boz Scaggs
Real Name: William Royce Scaggs
Musician
Rod Serling
Real Name: Edwin Rodman Serling
Director Creator of TV's "The Twilight Zone"
Dr. Seuss
Real Name: Theodore Seuss Geisel
Author
Jane Seymour
Real Name: Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg
Actor
Tupac Shakur
Real Name: Lesane Parish Crooks
Rapper
Omar Sharif
Real Name: Michael Shalhoub
Actor
Artie Shaw
Real Name: Abraham Isaac Arshawasky
Musician
Charlie Sheen
Real Name: Carlos Irwin Estevez
Actor
Martin Sheen
Real Name: Ramon Estevez
Actor
Brooke Shields
Real Name: Christa Brooke Camille Shields
Actor, Model
Talia Shire
Real Name: Talia Coppola
Actor
M. Night Shyamalan
Real Name: Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan
Director, Filmmaker
Gene Simmons
Real Name: Chaim Witz
Singer
Nina Simone
Real Name: Eunice Waymon
Singer
Siouxsie Sioux
Real Name: Susan Dallion
Singer
Nikki Sixx
Real Name: Frank Farrano
Musician from the band Motley Crue
Ione Skye
Real Name: Ione Skye Leitch
Actor
Grace Slick
Real Name: Grace Barnett Wing
Singer
Anna Nicole Smith
Real Name: Vickie Lynn Hogan
Model
Keely Smith
Real Name: Dorothy Jaqueline Keely
Singer
Yeardley Smith
Real Name: Martha Maria Yeardley Smith
Actor Voice of "Lisa Simpson"
LeeLee Sobieski
Real Name: Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski
Actor
Kevin Spacey
Real Name: Kevin Spacey Fowler
Actor
Rick Springfield
Real Name: Richard Springthorpe
Actor, Singer
Yves St. Laurent
Real Name: Henri Donat Mathieu
Designer
Sylvester Stallone
Real Name: Michael Sylvester Enzio Stallone
Actor
Ringo Starr
Real Name: Richard Starkey
Musician
Cat Stevens
Real Name: Steve Georgiou
Singer, Songwriter
Fisher Stevens
Real Name: Steven Fisher
Actor
French Stewart
Real Name: Milton French Stewart
Actor/Comedian
Jon Stewart
Real Name: Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz
TV Host
Meryl Streep
Real Name: Mary Louise Streep
Actor
Barbra Streisand
Real Name: Barbara Jean Streisand
Actor, Singer, Director
Donna Summer
Real Name: LaDonna Adrian Gaines
Singer
Kiefer Sutherland
Real Name: William Frederick Dempsey George
Sutherland
Actor from TV's "24"
Raven Symone
Real Name: Raven-Symone Christina Pearman
Actress/Singer
T
Tiffany
Real Name: Tiffanie Renee Darwish
Singer
Twiggy
Real Name: Leslie Hornby
Model
Mr. T
Real Name: Lawrence Tureaud
Actor
Alan Thicke
Real Name: Alan Willis Jeffrey
Actor
Danny Thomas
Real Name: Muzyad Yakhoob
Actor
Jennifer Tilly
Real Name: Jennifer Chan
Actor
Tiny Tim
Real Name: Herbert Buckingham Khaury
Singer, Songwriter
Lily Tomlin
Real Name: Mary Jean Tomlin
Actress/Comedian
Rip Torn
Real Name: Elmore Rual Torn Jr.
Actor
Randy Travis
Real Name: Randy Traywick
Singer, Songwriter
Tina Turner
Real Name: Anna Mae Bullock
Singer
Shania Twain
Real Name: Eileen Regina Edwards
Singer
Steven Tyler
Real Name: Steven Tallarico
Singer, Songwriter Lead singer of Aerosmith
Hunter Tylo
Real Name: Deborah Hunter Morehart
Actor
U
Usher
Real Name: Usher Raymond IV
Actor, Singer
V
Vangelis
Real Name: Evangelos Odessey Papathanassiou
Composer
Vanity
Real Name: Denise Katrina Smith
Singer
Abigail Van Buren
Real Name: Pauline Ester Friedman
Author Advice Columnist "Dear Abby"
Vivian Vance
Real Name: Vivian Roberta Jones
Actress
Sid Vicious
Real Name: John Simon Ritchie
Singer, Songwriter
Bobby Vinton
Real Name: Stanley Robert Vintula, Jr.
Singer
Kat Von D
Real Name: Katherine Von Drachenberg
Tattoo Artist, TV personality
Bono Vox
Real Name: Paul David Hewson
Singer, Songwriter, Musician
W
Lindsay Wagner
Real Name: Lindsay Jean Ball
Actor TV's "Bionic Woman"
Christopher Walken
Real Name: Ronald Walken
Actor
Burt Ward
Real Name: Burton Gervis
Actor TV's "Robin"
Dinah Washington
Real Name: Ruth Lee Jones
Singer
Muddy Waters
Real Name: McKinley Morganfield
Musician
John Wayne
Real Name: Marion Michael Morrison
Actor
Sigourney Weaver
Real Name: Susan Alexandra Weaver
Actor
Raquel Welch
Real Name: Jo Raquel Tejada
Actor, Model
Tuesday Weld
Real Name: Susan Kerr Wells
Actor
Adam West
Real Name: William West Anderson
Actor - TV's Batman
Mae West
Real Name: Mary Jane West
Actor, Comedian
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
Real Name: Karola Ruth Siegel
Sex Advice Doctor
Barry White
Real Name: Barry Eugene Carter
Singer
Vanna White
Real Name: Vanna Marie Rosich
TV Host
Gene Wilder
Real Name: Jerome Silberman
Actor
Anson Williams
Real Name: Anson William Heimlick
Actor
Barry Williams
Real Name: Barry William Blenkhorn
Actor TV's "Greg Brady"
Bruce Willis
Real Name: Walter Bruce Willison
Actor
Reese Witherspoon
Real Name: Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon
Actor
Stevie Wonder
Real Name: Steveland Hardaway Judkins
Singer, Songwriter
Tiger Woods
Real Name: Eldrick Woods
Athlete
Tammy Wynette
Real Name: Virginia Pugh
Singer
X
Xuxa
Real Name: Maria Meneghel
Singer, TV Host
Malcolm X
Real Name: Malcolm Little
Civil Rights Leader
Xzibit
Real Name: Alvin Joyner
Rapper
Y
Yanni
Real Name: John Yanni Christopher
Musician
Michelle Yeoh
Real Name: Yeoh Choo-Kheng
Actor
Z
Pia Zadora
Real Name: Pia Schipani
Actor, Singer
Franco Zeffirelli
Real Name: Gianfranco Corsi
Filmmaker
Rachel Zoe
Real Name: Rachel Zoe Rosenzweig
Celebrity Stylist
Rob Zombie
Real Name: Robert Cummings
Singer/Musician
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