Celebrity Real Names

Not all celebrities were blessed with the perfect Hollywood name. In fact you may be suprised at how many famous actors you know and love were born under another name.
We now have 302 celebrity names and growing daily!

STAGE NAME	GIVEN NAME
50 Cent	Curtis Jackson
Ahmad Rashad	Bobby Moore
Al Jolson	Asa Yoelson
Alan Alda	Alphonso D'Abruzzo
Albert Brooks	Albert Einstein
Alice Cooper	Vincent Furnier
Alicia Keys	Alicia Augello Cook
Andre the Giant	André René Roussimoff
Andre Norton	Mary Alice Norton
Andrew "Dice" Clay	Andrew Silverstein
Angelina Jolie	Angelina Jolie Voight
Angie Dickenson	Angeline Brown
Anna Nicole Smith	Vickie Lynn Hogan
Anne Bancroft	Anna Maria Italiano
Ashton Kutcher	Christopher Ashton Kutcher
Axl Rose	William Bailey
B.B. King	Riley B. King
Babyface	Kenneth Edmonds
Barbara Eden	Barbara Huffman
Barbara Hershey	Barbara Herzstine
Barbara Stanwyck	Ruby Stevens
Barry Manilow	Barry Alan Pincus
Beatrice Arthur	Bernice Frankel
Beau Bridges	Lloyd Vernet Bridges III
Bela Lugosi	Bela Ferenc Blasko
Ben Kingsley	Krishna Banji
Bernadette Peters	Bernadette Lazzaro
Bing Crosby	Harry Lillis Crosby
Billie Holiday	Eleanora Fagan
Billy Idol	William Broad
Bjork	Bjork Gudmundsdottir
Bo Derek	Mary Cathleen Collins
Bo Diddley	Elias Bates
Bob Dylan	Robert Zimmerman
Bob Hope	Leslie Townes Hope
Bobby Darin	Walden Robert Cassotto
Bono (Vox)	Paul Hewson
Boris Karloff	William Henry Pratt
(Lil) Bow Wow	Shad Gregory Moss
Boy George	George Alan O'Dowd
Bozo the Clown	Larry Harmon
Brandy	Brandy Rayana Norwood
Bruce Lee	Lee Yuen Kam
Busby Berkeley	Welliam Berkeley Enos
Busta Rhymes	Trevor Smith
Buster Keaton	Joseph Frank Keaton
Carl Malden	Mladen George Sekulovich
Carrot Top	Scott Thompson
Cary Grant	Archibald Alexander Leach
Cedric the Entertainer	Cedric Antonio Kyles
Chad Everett	Raymond Crampton
Chaka Khan	Yvette Stevens
Charles Bronson	Charles Buchinski
Charlie Sheen	Carlos Irwin Estevez
Charo	María del Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza de Rasten
Cher	Cherilyn Sarkisian
Cheryl Ladd	Cheryl Stoppelmoor
Chipper Jones	Larry Wayne Jones
Chubby Checker	Ernest Evans
Chuck Norris	Carlos Ray
Ciara	Ciara Princess Harris
Claudette Colbert	Lily Chauchoin
Clay Aiken	Clayton Holmes Grissom
Connie Stevens	Concetta Ingolia
Conway Twitty	Harold Lloyd Jenkins
Count Basie	William Basie
Criss Angel	Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos
Crystal Gayle	Brenda Gayle Webb
Cyd Charisse	Tula Finklea
Daddy Yankee	Raymond Ayala
Dale Evans	Frances Octavia Smith
Danny DiVito	Daniel Michaeli
Danny Kaye	David Kaminsky
Danny Thomas	Muzyad Yakhoob
David Bowie	David Robert Jones
David Copperfield	David Kotkin
Dean Martin	Dino Crocetti
Della Reese	Delloreese Patricia Early
Demi Moore	Demetria Guynes
Diane Keaton	Diane Hall
Dido	Florian Cloud De Bounevialle Armstrong
Diahann Carroll	Carol Diahann Johnson
DMX	Earl Simmons
Don Johnson	Don Wayne
Donna Reed	Donna Belle Mullenger
Donna Summer	La Donna Gaines
Doris Day	Doris von Kappelhoff
Dorothy Lamour	Mary Kaumeyer
Eddie Albert	Edward Albert Heimberger
Edie Adams	Elizabeth Edith Enke
Edward G Robinson	Emmanuel Goldenberg
Elle MacPherson	Elenor Gow
Ellen Burstyn	Edna Gilhooley
Elton John	Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Elvira	Cassandra Peterson
Elvis Costello	Declan McManus
Ethel Merman	Ethel Zimmerman
Eminem	Marshall Bruce Mathers III
Engelbert Humperdinck	Gerry Dorsey
Enya	Eithne Ni Bhraonian
Erykah Badu	Erica Wright
Esteban	Stephen Paul
Eve Arden	Eunice Quedens
Fabio	Fabio Lanzoni
Faith Hill	Audrey Faith Perry McGraw
Fanny Brice	Fanny Borach
Fatboy Slim	Quentin Norman Cook
Fergie	Stacey Ann Ferguson
Frankie Valli	Frank Castelluccio
Flavor Flav	William Johnathon Drayton Jr.
Fred Allen	John Sullivan
Fred Astaire	Frederick Austerlitz
Gene Barry	Eugene Klass
Gene Simmons	Chaim Witz
Gene Wilder	Jerome Silberman
George Burns	Nathan Birnbaum
George Michael	Georgios Panayiotou
Gisele	Gisele Caroline Bündchen
The Great Khali	Dalip Singh Rana
Greta Garbo	Greta Gustafsson
Harry Houdini	Ehrich Weiss
Harry Morgan	Harry Bratsburg
Howard Cosell	Howard Cohen
Huey Lewis	Hugh Cregg
Hulk Hogan	Terry Gene Bollea
Ice Cube	O'Shea Jackson
Ice-T	Tracy Morrow
Irving Berlin	Israel Baline
Jack Benny	Benjamin Kubelsky
Jack Black	Thomas J. Black
Jack Lord	John Joseph Ryan
Jack Palance	Walter Palanuik
Jackie Chan	Chan Kwong-Sung
Jamie Farr	Jameel Joseph Farah
Jamie Foxx	Eric Bishop
James Garner	James Bumgarner
Jason Alexander	Jay Greenspan
Jane Seymour	Joyce Frankenberg
Jayne Mansfield	Vera Jane Palmer
Jay-Z	Shawn Carter
Jean Arthur	Gladys Greene
Jerry Lewis	Joseph Levitch
Joan Crawford	Lucille Le Sueur
Joan Rivers	Joan Sandra Molinsky
Jody Foster	Alicia Christian Foster
Joey Bishop	Joseph Gottlieb
John Bon Jovi	John Francis Bongiovi
John Denver	Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.
John Wayne	Marion Morrison
Johnnie Ray	John Alvin
Johnny Bench	Johnny Lee
Johnny Rotten	John Lydon
Judy Garland	Frances Gumm
Julie Andrews	Julia Wells
June Allyson	Ella Geisman
Kane (WWE)	Glen Jacobs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr.
Karl Malden	Mladen Sekulovich
Kathy Lee Gifford	Kathie Epstein
Kid Rock	Robert James Ritchie
Kirk Douglas	Issur Danielovitch
Lady Gaga	Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Larry King	Larry Ziegler
Lauren Bacall	Betty Joan Perske
Lee J. Cobb	Leo Jacoby
Lee Majors	Harvey Lee Yeary II
Lil Kim	Kimberly Denise Jones
Lil Romeo	Percy Romeo Miller Jr.
LL Cool J	James Todd Smith III
Lord Byron	George Gordon Byron
Lou Costello	Louis Cristillo
Ludacris	Christopher Brian Bridges
Madonna	Madonna Louisse Ciccone
Maggie Q	Margaret Denise Quigley
Maria Callas	Maria Kalogeropoulos
Marilyn Manson	Brian Warner
Marilyn Monroe	Norma Jean (Mortenson) Baker
Mark Anthony	Marco Antonio Muñiz
Mark Twain	Samuel Longhorne Clemens
Martha Stewart	Martha Kostyra
Martin Sheen	Ramon Estevez
Mario	Mario Dewar Barrett
Master P	Percy Robert Miller
Marilyn Monroe	Norma Jean Mortenson (Baker)
Martha Stewart	Martha Helen Kostyra
Mary Pickford	Gladys Smith
MC Hammer	Stanley Kirk Burrell
Meatloaf	Marvin Lee Aday
Mel Brooks	Melvin Kaminsky
Melvyn Douglas	Melvyn Hesselberg
Michael Caine	Maurice Micklewhite
Michael Crawford	Michael Dumble-Smith
Michael Keaton	Michael Douglas
Michael Landon	Eugene Maurice Orowitz
Mickey Rooney	Joe Yule Jr.
Miley Cirus	Destiny Hope Cyrus
Milton Burle	Milton Burlinger
Morgan Fairchild	Patsy McClenny
Mr. T	Lawrence Tero
Muddy Waters	McKinley Morganfield
Muhammad Ali	Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.
Nat King Cole	Nathaniel Adams Coles
Natalie Portman	Natalie Hershlag
Nastassja Kinski	Natassja Naksyznyski
Natalie Wood	Natasha Gurdin
Nelly	Cornell Haynes, Jr.
Nicolas Cage	Nicholas Coppola
Nicole Ritchie	Nicole Camilla Escovedo
Nostradamus	Michel de Nostredame
Notorious B.I.G.	Christopher Wallace
Omar Sharif	Michael Shalhoub
Pat Benatar	Patricia Andrejewski
Patsy Cline	Virginia Patterson Hensley
Pee Wee Herman	Paul Reubenfeld
Pelé	Edson Arantes Do Nascimento
Penn (& Teller)	Penn Fraser Jillette
Peter Coyote	Peter Cohon
Peter Lorre	Laszio Lowenstein
Phyllis Diller	Phyllis Driver
Pink	Alecia Moore
Portia De Rossi	Amanda Lee Rogers
Prince	Prince Rogers Nelson
Puff Daddy (Diddy)	Sean John Combs
Queen Latifah	Dana Elaine Owens
Randy Travis	Randy Traywick
Raquel Welch	Raquel Tejada
Ray Charles	Ray Charles Robinson
Reese Witherspoon	Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon
Red Buttons	Aaron Chwatt
Richard Burton	Richard Jenkins
Rihanna	Robyn Rihanna Fenty
Ringo Starr	Richard Starky
Rip Torn	Elmore Rual Torn Jr.
Rita Hayworth	Margarita Cansino
Rita Moreno	Rosita Alverio
Robert Blake	Michael Gubitosi
Robert Conrad	Conrad Robert Falk
Robert Stack	Robert Modini
Rock Hudson	Roy Scherer Jr.
Rodney Dangerfield	Jacob Cohen
Ron Ely	Ronald Pierce
Roy Rogers	Leonard Franklin Sly
Rudolph Valentino	Rudolpho D'Antonguolla
Sally Field	Sally Mahoney
Sandra Dee	Alexandria Zuck
Shaggy	Orville Richard Burrell
Shakira	Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Shania Twain	Eileen Regina Edwards
Sheena E(aston)	Sheena Shirley Orr
Skeet Ulrich	Bryan Ray Ulrich
Sheila E	Sheila Escovedo
Shelley Winters	Shirley Schrift
Sinbad	David Atkins
Slash (Guns 'n Roses)	Saul Hudson
Stephanie Powers	Stefania Federkiewicz
Shirley MacLaine	Shirley Beaty
Sid Vicious	John Simon Ritchie
Slim Pickens	Louis Lindley
Snoop Dogg	Cordazer Calvin Broadus
Sophia Loren	Sophia Scicoloni
Sophie Tucker	Sophia Kalish
Stan Laurel	Arthur Jefferson
Steve-O	Stephen Gilchrist Glover
Steve Lawrence	Sidney Liebowitz
Stevie Wonder	Steveland Judkins
Sting	Gordon Sumner
Susan Surandon	Susan Tomaling
Suzanne Somers	Suzanne Mahoney
Talia Shire	Talia Coppola
Ted Danson	Edward Bridge Danson III
Teller (Penn & ...)	Raymond Joseph Teller
The Big Bopper	Jiles Perry "J.P." Richardson
The Rock	Dwayne Johnson
Tiger Woods	Eldrick Woods
Tim McGraw	Samuel Timothy Smith
Tina Turner	Annie Mae Bullock
Tiny Tim	Herbert Buckingham Khaury
Tom Cruise	Thomas Mapother IV
Tom Jones	Thomas Woodward
Tony Bennett	Anthony Benedetto
Tony Curtis	Bernard Schwartz
Tony Danza	Anthony Ladanza
Tony Randall	Leonard Rosenberg
Tori Amos	Myra Ellen Amos
Tre Cool (Green Day)	Frank Edwin Wright III
Triple H (HHH)	Paul Michael Levesque
Twiggy	Leslie Hornby
Undertaker	Mark Calloway
Usher	Usher Raymond IV
Veronica Lake	Constance Ockleman
Vic Damone	Vito Farinola
Vikki Carr	Florencia Casillas
Vin Diesel	Mark Vincent
Victor Borge	Borge Rosenbaum
W.C. Fields	William Claude Dukenfield
Walter Matthau	Walter Matuschanskayasky
Whoopie Goldberg	Caryn Johnson
Winona Ryder	Winona Laura Horowitz
Woody Allen	Allen Konigsberg
Wynonna Judd	Christina Ciminella
Yves St. Laurent	Henri Donat Mathieu
Yvonne De Carlo	Peggy Middleton

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