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Subject: What's in a name
Written By: danootaandme on 09/10/05 at 12:18 pm
Birth names and aliases
Bob Dylan-Robert Zimmerman
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Alchoholica on 09/10/05 at 12:24 pm
Rob Van Dam - Robert Szatkowski
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Cait Sith on 09/10/05 at 3:01 pm
Priscilla White - Cilla Black
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: loki 13 on 09/10/05 at 3:06 pm
vince furnier.....alice cooper
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Cait Sith on 09/10/05 at 3:07 pm
Brian Warner - Marilyn Manson
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: danootaandme on 09/10/05 at 3:15 pm
John Wayne-Marion Morrison
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Cait Sith on 09/10/05 at 3:20 pm
Caryn Elaine Johnson - Whoopi Goldberg
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: danootaandme on 09/11/05 at 7:21 am
Tom Cruise-Thomas Mapother IV
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/05 at 7:25 am
Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: danootaandme on 09/11/05 at 7:30 am
Cat Stephens-Stephen Georgiou
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/05 at 7:38 am
Peter Sellers was born as Richard Henry Sellers
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Cait Sith on 09/11/05 at 7:40 am
Michael Peter Balzary = Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/05 at 7:42 am
Spike Milligan was born Terence Alan Milligan
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Cait Sith on 09/11/05 at 7:42 am
Michael Osbourne = Ozzy Osbourne
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/05 at 7:50 am
Michael Bentine was born Michael Bentin
Bonus points to anyone who knows the reason why he changed his name?
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Cait Sith on 09/11/05 at 10:37 am
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh was born Crystal Walker
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/05 at 10:39 am
Cat Stephens-Stephen Georgiou
Do you mean Cat Stevens, now know as Yusuf Islam?
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Bobby on 09/11/05 at 10:41 am
Boris Karloff - William Pratt
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Cait Sith on 09/11/05 at 10:42 am
The Artist Formally Known as Prince = Prince Rogers Nelson
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/05 at 10:42 am
Archibald Leach ~ Cary Grant
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Bobby on 09/11/05 at 10:42 am
Cliff Richard - Harry Webb
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Cait Sith on 09/11/05 at 10:46 am
Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPierre
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/05 at 10:46 am
Marilyn Monroe ~ Norma Jane Baker
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Cait Sith on 09/11/05 at 10:47 am
Julie Wells - Julie Andrews
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/05 at 10:48 am
Diana Mary Fluck became Diana Dors
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Cait Sith on 09/11/05 at 10:51 am
Doris Mary Ann Von Kappelhoff = Good ol' Doris Day
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Bobby on 09/11/05 at 10:51 am
Phil. Why did Michael Bentin add the 'e' to his name?
Hulk Hogan - Terry Bolea
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/05 at 10:54 am
Phil. Why did Michael Bentin add the 'e' to his name?
Hulk Hogan - Terry Bolea
Ask you have asked... When he started appearing in the theatres with his one man show, the 'e' was added to even up the billling on the advertising poster, i.e.;
MICHAEL
BENTINE
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Bobby on 09/11/05 at 11:02 am
Ask you have asked... When he started appearing in the theatres with his one man show, the 'e' was added to even up the billling on the advertising poster, i.e.;
MICHAEL
BENTINE
Ha ha! Good one. Trust Bentine. ;D
Ultimate Warrior - Jim Hellwig*
*Well, the crazy dude actually changed his name to 'Warrior' but this was the name he was born with. :)
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/11/05 at 11:06 am
Enya's real name at birth was Eithne Ni Bhraona
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: danootaandme on 09/11/05 at 12:47 pm
Martin Sheen-Ramon Estevez
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: danootaandme on 09/11/05 at 4:14 pm
Judy Garland-Frances Gump
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: danootaandme on 09/12/05 at 5:06 am
Paul McCartney-James Paul McCartney
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: quirky_cat_girl on 09/12/05 at 7:07 am
Sting.....was born "Gordon Matthew Sumner".
Erin :)
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: danootaandme on 09/12/05 at 7:56 am
Bono-Paul Hewson
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/05 at 7:59 am
James Newell Osterberg became Iggy Pop
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: quirky_cat_girl on 09/12/05 at 7:59 am
Joey Ramone....."Jeff Hyman"
Erin :)
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/12/05 at 9:14 am
Tony Curtis had the birth name of Bernard Schwartz
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: quirky_cat_girl on 09/12/05 at 9:16 am
Johnny Ramone...."Johnny Cummings"
Erin :)
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: danootaandme on 09/12/05 at 4:31 pm
Michael Caine-Maurice Micklewhite
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 09/12/05 at 7:19 pm
Sade's real name is Helen Folsade Adu.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 09/14/05 at 6:52 pm
Rock Hudson's real name was Roy Harold Scherer, Jr.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/25/05 at 3:56 am
Eileen Regina Edwards turned into Shania Twain
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 09/27/05 at 6:44 pm
Jacob Cohen was better known as Rodney Dangerfield.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 10/03/05 at 7:07 pm
Another white rapper Vanilla Ice was born as Richard Van Winkle.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/09/05 at 8:50 am
Vic Reeves was born as Jim Moir
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 10/11/05 at 8:02 pm
MC Hammer, another famous rapper, was born as Stanley Kirk Burrell.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/05 at 10:57 am
Maria Magdalena Dietrich von Losch was born as Marlene Dietrich
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: danootaandme on 10/15/05 at 12:49 pm
Zasu Pitts was born Zasu Pitts(and that is sooo wierd)
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/05 at 12:57 pm
Sari Gabor became Zsa Zsa Gabor.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: FaultyDog on 10/15/05 at 2:19 pm
David Garrick's real name is Philip Darryl Core
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/05 at 2:23 pm
John Peel's name at birth was John Ravenscroft
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: danootaandme on 10/15/05 at 4:28 pm
Duke Ellington-Edward Kennedy Ellington
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/15/05 at 4:29 pm
David Essex's real name is David Albert Cook
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 10/17/05 at 4:07 pm
Paul Revere's (of Paul Revere and the Raiders) real name is Paul Revere.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/22/05 at 2:29 pm
;D
Charlie Drake's real name is Charles Springall
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 10/23/05 at 4:05 pm
Engelbert Humperdinck's real name is Arnold Dorsey, not Jerry Dawsey or Jerry Dorsey.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 10/25/05 at 8:03 pm
"The other Hoosier singer" of the 80s, Henry Lee Summer, was born Hank Schwartz.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/05 at 11:11 am
Jordan's real name is Katie Price
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: danootaandme on 11/30/05 at 1:44 pm
Paul Revere's (of Paul Revere and the Raiders) real name is Paul Revere.
But Paul Reveres' ( of the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere) real name was Apollos Riviore. He
anglicized it
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/05 at 1:57 pm
Billy Idol's real name is William Broad
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: ultraviolet52 on 11/30/05 at 2:09 pm
Natalie Portman = Natalie Hershling (or it could be Hershlang or something similiar)
**Modification**
I'm sorry, it's Hershlag
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/05 at 2:10 pm
Vic Reeves real name is Jim Moir
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 11/30/05 at 6:36 pm
Lesley Hornby is better known as 60's model Twiggy.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: danootaandme on 12/01/05 at 6:03 am
Jack Kerouac was Jean Louis Labrie deKerouac
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 12/02/05 at 7:36 pm
Peter Graves' real name was Peter Aurness. He is the brother of Gunsmoke hero James Arness.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/05 at 9:32 am
Nelly AKA Cornell Haynes, Jr.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: stingr22 on 12/03/05 at 9:33 am
Dave Evans is the real name of The Edge from U2.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/05 at 9:38 am
Boris Karloff AKA William Henry Pratt
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: stingr22 on 12/03/05 at 9:40 am
Gordon Sumner aka Sting
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/05 at 9:41 am
Zulu AKA Gilbert Frances Lani Damian Kauhi
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: stingr22 on 12/03/05 at 9:47 am
Terry Bollea aka Hulk Hogan
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/05 at 9:52 am
Vangelis AKA Evangelos Odyssey Papathanassiou
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: danootaandme on 12/03/05 at 11:13 am
Ice-T - Tracy Marrow
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/05 at 11:14 am
Xzibit AKA Alvin Nathaniel Joyner
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 12/04/05 at 3:29 pm
Joan Rivers was born as Joan Molinsky
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/05/05 at 10:01 am
Willie Aames AKA Albert William Upton
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 12/08/05 at 5:47 pm
Walter Matuschanskyayasky, Walter Matthau for short. ;)
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/05 at 2:16 am
Seal AKA Sealhenry Olusegun Olumide Samuel
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 12/09/05 at 7:09 am
Barry Manilow was born with the less attractive name of Barry Pincus.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/09/05 at 5:41 pm
John Denver real name at birth was Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 12/09/05 at 5:49 pm
Marilyn Monroe ~ Norma Jane Baker
Actually, she was born Norma Jeane Mortenson.
As the identity of her father is undetermined, she was later baptized Norma Jeane Baker
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/05 at 6:58 am
Stewart Granger's real name is James Lablanche Stewart
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 12/10/05 at 2:11 pm
Redd Foxx's real name (believe it or not) was John Sanford. His brother's name was Fred, like Foxx's character on "Sanford and Son".
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/10/05 at 2:14 pm
The singer Buster Bloodvessel's real name is Douglas Trendle
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 12/10/05 at 3:07 pm
KISS' Gene Simmons was introduced to the wolrd as Gene Klein (or Chaim Witz, according to some sources)
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: belladonna on 12/11/05 at 4:41 am
Elvis Costello was born Declan McManus
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/05 at 4:57 am
Sonia Evans is the real name of Sonia
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: belladonna on 12/11/05 at 5:25 am
Huey Lewis was originally Hugh Cregg
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/05 at 5:27 am
Ernest Evans is the real name of Chubby Checker.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: belladonna on 12/11/05 at 5:38 am
Meatloaf = Marvin Lee Aday
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/05 at 5:52 am
Glynn Ellis is the real name of Wayne Fontana.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: belladonna on 12/11/05 at 6:03 am
Andre Norton started life as Mary Alice Norton
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/05 at 6:07 am
Wendy Carlos was born Walter Carlos.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: belladonna on 12/11/05 at 6:19 am
Wendy Carlos was born Walter Carlos.
Who the hell is Wendy Carlos?
Slash - Saul Hudson
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/05 at 6:26 am
Who the hell is Wendy Carlos?
Wendy Carlos (born Walter Carlos, November 14, 1939 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island) is an American composer and electronic musician. Carlos was one of the first famous performers of electronic music using synthesizers. Most famous for the adaption of the Beethoven and other classical music for the A Clockwork Orange.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/05 at 6:46 am
Fabian was born with the name of Fabiano Anthony Forte Bonaparte
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: FaultyDog on 12/11/05 at 12:50 pm
F-R David was born Elli Robert Fitoussi
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/11/05 at 12:51 pm
F-R David was born Elli Robert Fitoussi
you beat me to it!
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 12/12/05 at 2:14 pm
Captain Beefheart, a 70s artist, was once known as Don Van Vliet.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/05 at 3:00 am
The actor Ray Walston was bron with the Herman Walston
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: danootaandme on 12/13/05 at 11:32 am
Edward G. Robinson was born Emmanuel Goldenberg
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/05 at 12:10 pm
Truman Capote was born Truman Streckfus Persons
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Stompgal on 12/13/05 at 1:36 pm
The Streets was born Mike Skinner
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/05 at 2:09 pm
Alice Cooper was born Vincent Damon Furnier
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: danootaandme on 12/13/05 at 2:31 pm
David Bowie is David Jones
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/13/05 at 2:44 pm
Elton Hercules John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 12/13/05 at 6:13 pm
Lauren Bacall came into the world as Betty Joan Perske.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/14/05 at 3:16 am
Carol Connors original name was Annette Kleinbard
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 12/14/05 at 5:23 pm
Is that the porn star or the songwriter? :D
Mike Connors' real name was Michael Ohanian.
Carol Connors original name was Annette Kleinbard
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/15/05 at 12:09 pm
Lene Lovich was born Lili-Marlene Premilovich
Carol Connors original name was Annette Kleinbard
Is that the porn star or the songwriter? :D
Mike Connors' real name was Michael Ohanian.
Carol Connors the songwriter!
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 12/15/05 at 5:29 pm
Speaking of porn stars (or ex-porn stars), Harry Reems' real name is Herbert Streicher.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/05 at 1:43 am
David Essex's real name is David Albert Cook
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: danootaandme on 12/16/05 at 3:30 pm
Bill Clinton - Bill Blythe
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/16/05 at 4:42 pm
Born as Stephen Demetre Georgiou, he became Cat Stevens and now known as Yusuf Islam
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 12/18/05 at 2:59 pm
Speaking of ex-Presidents, James Earl Carter officially became Jimmy Carter after starting his political caraar.
Bill Clinton -
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/18/05 at 4:02 pm
Phillippe Pages became richard Clayderman
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 12/30/05 at 6:13 pm
Loretta Lynn was Loretta Webb until she married Doolittle "Mooney" Lynn.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/06 at 4:14 pm
Preston, from the Ordinary Boys, real name Samuel Preston.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 02/28/06 at 6:47 pm
Buckwheat from The Little Rascals/Our Gang was born William Thomas.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: ADH13 on 02/28/06 at 11:42 pm
Roger Nelson = Prince = The Artist Formerly Known as Prince = <some stupid symbol>
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: danootaandme on 03/01/06 at 7:01 am
Whoopi Goldberg - Caryn Johnson
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/01/06 at 8:17 am
Dobie Gray was born Lawrence Darrow Brown.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: danootaandme on 03/01/06 at 12:35 pm
Y.A. Tittle(american footballer) - Yelberton Abraham Tittle
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/02/06 at 8:25 am
Minty was born with the name of Angela Kelly.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 03/02/06 at 6:50 pm
The famous Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clements.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Abix on 03/03/06 at 7:07 am
Fredrick March was born Fredrick Bickel (He starred in the Post WW2 movie "The Best Years Of Our Lives" which won Best Picture and Best Actor in 1946.)
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: karen on 03/03/06 at 8:05 am
Engelbert Humperdinck was originally named Arnold Gerry Dorsey
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Abix on 03/03/06 at 8:41 am
Lily Tomlin was born Mary Jean Tomlin
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 03/03/06 at 7:21 pm
Gene Kelly's real name is Eugene Curran Kelly.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/04/06 at 1:07 pm
Omar Sharif's real name is Michael Shalhoub
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 03/06/06 at 6:38 pm
Charlie's Angels director McG's full name is Joseph McGinty (Nichol).
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/11/06 at 6:41 am
E Type's real name is Bo Martin Eriksson.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 03/17/06 at 6:55 am
Boomer Esiason was knw in a non-(American) football capacity as Norman Julius Esiason, III.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/17/06 at 4:35 pm
Zucchero which means Sugar, was born Adelmo Fornaciari.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 03/23/06 at 2:55 pm
Outlaw Billy The Kid was born Henry McCarty, and went by the aliases Henry Antrim and William Harrison Bonney.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/06 at 12:41 pm
James Blunt was James Hillery Blount
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: danootaandme on 04/01/06 at 3:35 pm
Sundance Kid - Harry Longabaugh
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: loki 13 on 04/01/06 at 4:13 pm
Harry Houdini was born..Erich Weiss
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/06 at 11:37 am
Jack Hobbs was born John Berry Hobbs
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Abix on 04/02/06 at 2:41 pm
Elvis Costello was born Declan Patrick McManus
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/05/06 at 2:00 am
Arnold Schwarzenegger was born with the name Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Badfinger-fan on 04/05/06 at 3:02 am
Ringo Starr was born Richard Starkey
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Indy Gent on 04/05/06 at 7:55 am
Richard Penniman is better known as Little Richard.
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/11/06 at 11:41 am
Tom Jones — Birth Name: Thomas Jones Woodward
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 10/28/07 at 12:46 pm
Xzibit — Birth Name: Alvin Nathaniel Joiner
Subject: Re: What's in a name
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/08 at 12:32 pm
Les Dennis -- Leslie Heseltine