Celebrities’ changing their birth names has been happening since Hollywood’s earliest days. Famous people adopt new names for a bunch of reasons. Some want a flashier stage persona while others change their names to avoid sharing the same name as others.
For example, Lana Del Rey changed hers from Lizzy Grant in an effort to distance herself from a failed project, or Beatles legend Paul McCartney goes by his middle name to avoid getting mixed up with his father. We actually thought that the names they bore were their real ones.
Keep scrolling to see 23 stars who have lived under a moniker.
For example, Lana Del Rey changed hers from Lizzy Grant in an effort to distance herself from a failed project, or Beatles legend Paul McCartney goes by his middle name to avoid getting mixed up with his father. We actually thought that the names they bore were their real ones.
Keep scrolling to see 23 stars who have lived under a moniker.
#1 Al Pacino's real name is Alfredo Pacino
Source: Kevin Mazur
#2 Jason Derulo's real name is Jason Desrouleaux
Source: Jamie MaCarthy
#3 Ty Pennington's real name is Tygert
Source: Michael Loccisano
#4 Will Smith's really name is Willard
Source: Frazer Harrison
#5 DJ Mustard's real name is Dijon McFarlane
Source: Bennett Raglin
#6 Liam Neeson's real name William Neeson
Source: Bennett Raglin
#7 Julianne Moore's real name is Julie Anne
Source: Dimitrios Kambouris
#8 Albert Brooks' real name is Albert Einstein
Source: Alberto E. Rodriguez
#9 Téa Leoni's real name is Pantaleoni
Source: Noam Galai
#10 Stevie Wonder's real name is Stevland
Source: Arturo Holmes
#11 Jojo Siwa's real name is Joelle Joanie Siwa
Source: Todd Williamson
#12 Natalie Portman's real name is Neta-Lee
Source: Steve Granitz
#13 Gigi Hadid's real name is Jelena
Source: gilbert carrasquillo
#14 G-Eazy's real name is Gerald
Source: Josh Blanchard
#15 Paul Wesley's real name is Paweł Tomasz Wasilewski.
Source: Bravo
#16 Eric Bana's real name is Eric Banadinović
Source: John Shearer
#17 Tony Danza's real name is Anthony Iadanza
Source: Bennett Raglin
#18 Rita Wilson's real name is Margarita
Source: Michael Buckner
#19 Guy Fieri's real name is Guy Ferry
Source: D Dipasupil
#20 Brie Larson's real name is Brianne
Source: Aaron J. Thornton
#21 Emma Stone's real name is Emily
Source: Aaron J. Thornton
#22 Jon Bon Jovi's real name is John Bongiovi
Source: Gary Gershoff
#23 Meryl Streep's real name is Mary
Source: Gary Gershoff