Did you know?: What the biggest stars have inked on their birth certificates
Hollywood’s finest actors and singers often trade in their names for catchier and better sounding ones.
Nicki Minaj: Onika Tanya Maraj
Celebrities’ real names: What the biggest stars have inked on their birth certificates
The biggest names in Hollywood sometimes don’t go by the names they were given at birth. Hollywood’s finest actors and singers often trade in their names for catchier and better sounding ones. Whether it is for better publicity, more money or because they claim their fame to a cooler name. Huffington Post released a list of some A-list celebrities who have changed their birth names. From Tom Cruise and Snoop Lion to Cher and Ben Kingsley, find out what these celebrities’ real names are:
Sir Elton John: Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Demi Moore: Demetria Gene Guynes
Bruno Mars: Peter Gene Bayot Hernandez
Cher: Cheryl Sarkisian
Nicki Minaj: Onika Tanya Maraj
Charlie Sheen: Carlos Irwin Estevez
Snoop Lion: Calvin Cordozar Broadus
Fergie: Stacy Ann Ferguson
Tom Cruise: Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
Ben Kingsley: Krishna Pandit Bhanji
Published in The Express Tribune, March 30th, 2013.
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The biggest names in Hollywood sometimes don’t go by the names they were given at birth. Hollywood’s finest actors and singers often trade in their names for catchier and better sounding ones. Whether it is for better publicity, more money or because they claim their fame to a cooler name. Huffington Post released a list of some A-list celebrities who have changed their birth names. From Tom Cruise and Snoop Lion to Cher and Ben Kingsley, find out what these celebrities’ real names are:
Sir Elton John: Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Demi Moore: Demetria Gene Guynes
Bruno Mars: Peter Gene Bayot Hernandez
Cher: Cheryl Sarkisian
Nicki Minaj: Onika Tanya Maraj
Charlie Sheen: Carlos Irwin Estevez
Snoop Lion: Calvin Cordozar Broadus
Fergie: Stacy Ann Ferguson
Tom Cruise: Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
Ben Kingsley: Krishna Pandit Bhanji
Published in The Express Tribune, March 30th, 2013.
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