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There are many causes that people will change their names. Some will do that legally and some simply by donning and the use of a new moniker. Maybe they just dislike their identify, or have divorced and feel its time for a change. Most regularly people will trade their name when looking to make it in the leisure business, to something shorter, catchier and extra appealing.
Whatever the reason, people do it at all times, especially celebrities. You may not ever have heard of Maurice Micklewhite, Olivia Jane Cockburn and even Diane Hall…but you unquestionably know who Michael Caine (Micklewhite), Olivia Wilde (Cockburn) and Diane Keaton (Hall) are and those have been the names with which each one used to be born. When the Hollywood gadget started, other people often took what was once a simplified model in their real names to make them more uncomplicated to keep in mind and to say. Doris Day is way simpler than Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff and Clayton Holmes Grissom chose Clay Aiken because, smartly its more simply memorable. Reading the lists of actual names I can totally understand why many celebrities modified their names. After you have a have a look at some of these, you too will clearly comprehend why each of them decided to turn out to be someone else.
50. Meg Ryan Born: Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra
49. Snoop Lion (Dogg) Born: Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.
48. Tiger Woods Born: Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods
47. Whoopi Goldberg Born: Caryn Elaine Johnson
46. LL Cool J Born: James Todd Smith
45. Queen Latifah Born: Dana Elaine Owens
44. Stevie Wonder Born: Stevland Hardaway Morris ... sure Stevland
43. Chuck Norris Born: Carlos Ray Norris
42. Rachel Zoe Born: Rachel Zoe Rosenzweig
41. Marilyn Monroe Born: Norma Jeane Mortenson
40. Carmen Electra Born: Tara Leigh Patrick. Fun reality: It was once singer Prince who chose the name, reportedly pronouncing that she gave the impression of a "Carmen."
39. Alan Alda Born: Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo
38. Spike Lee Born: Shelton Jackson Lee
37. Chevy Chase Born: Cornelius Crane Chase
36. Courtney Love Born: Courtney Michelle Harrison
35. Ne-Yo Born: Shaffer Chimere Smith
34. Kat Von D Born: Katherine von Drachenberg
33. Dr. Seuss Born: Theodor Seuss Geisel
32. Tina Turner Born: Anna Mae Bullock
31. Bret Michaels Born: Bret Michael Sychak
30. Miley Cyrus Born: Destiny Hope Cyrus
29. Marilyn Manson Born: Brian Hugh Warner
28. Gene Simmons Born: Chaim Weitz
27. Jackie Chan Born Chan Kong-sang
26. Roman Polanski Born: Rajmund Roman Thierry Polański
25. Bruno Mars Born: Peter Gene Hernandez
24. Ricky Martin Born: Enrique Jose Martin Morales
23. (*50*) Born: Amanda Lee Rogers
22. Carrot Top Born: Scott Thompson
21. Harry Houdini Born: Erik Weisz
20. Vin Diesel Born: Mark Vincent
19. Shania Twain Born: Eilleen Regina Edwards
18. Brad Pitt Born: William Bradley Pitt
17. Yves St. Laurent Born: Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent
16. Marc Anthony Born: Marco Antonio Muñiz
15. Judy Blume Born: Judith Sussman
14. Sting Born: Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner
13. Billie Holiday Born: Eleanora Fagan
12. Kirk Douglas Born: Issur Danielovitch
11. Mickey Rourke Born: Philip Andre Rourke Jr
10. Vanilla Ice Born: Robert Matthew Van Winkle
9. Sigourney Weaver Born: Susan Alexandra Weaver
8. Jamie Foxx Born: Eric Marlon Bishop
7. Alan Thicke Born: Alan Willis Jeffrey
6. Winona Ryder Born: Winona Laura Horowitz
5. Busta Rhymes Born: Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr.
4. Sir Elton John Born: Reginald Kenneth Dwight
3. Elvis Costello Born: Declan Patrick MacManus
2. Joaquin Phoenix Born: River Joaquín Rafael Bottom
1. Larry King Born: Lawrence Harvey Zeiger
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