‘Which celebrity did you think was using their real name, only to find out it’s actually a stage name?’ – 21 famous people who understandably rebranded themselves

12.

‘Sir Ben Kingsley, birth name is Krishna Pandit Bhanji.

People give him shit sometimes for playing Ghandi, but the dude is legitimately Indian! Just born in England.’
–texasscotsman

13.

‘Nicolas Cage. Born Nicolas Coppola.’
–supervillaindsgnr

14.

‘John Wayne. Real name: Marion Robert Morrison.

Judy Garland: Frances Ethel Gumm.

Cary Grant: Archibald Alec Leach.’
–justtiptoeingthru2

15.

‘Sophia Loren. Then again Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone may not have rolled off the tongue quite as easily.’
–this_is_my_kpop_acct

16.

‘Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead) is Andrew James Clutterbuck.’
–cheeza51percent

17.

‘Engelbert Humperdinck is Arnold George Dorsey. Hell of a stage name.’
–WeirdOtter121

18.

‘River and Joaquin Phoenix, real surname ‘Bottom’.’
–Teddypinktoes

19.

‘Tom Cruise comes from a long line of Thomas Mapothers – he’s the 4th.’
–larryking01

20.

‘Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin. Dude’s middle name is Macaulay Culkin.’
–deathcabforkatie_

21.

‘Anti answer: Burt Bacharach. That’s such a classy name for a performer I could’ve sworn it was a stage name but it turns out it’s real.’
–KingMe091

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