{"id":2114409,"date":"2025-10-25T04:58:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T04:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2114409"},"modified":"2025-10-25T04:58:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T04:58:33","slug":"celebrity-real-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/celebrity-real-names\/","title":{"rendered":"celebrity real names"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cheryl_Burkes_true_name_exposed_The_change_of_name_from_%E2%80%9CStephanie%E2%80%9D_to_%E2%80%9CCheryl%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%94_how_her_family_helped_her_with_her_name_change\"\/>Cheryl Burke\u2019s true name exposed: The change of name from \u201cStephanie\u201d to \u201cCheryl\u201d \u2014 how her family helped her with her name change<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Cheryl Burke is returning with her story from afar.<br \/>The Dancing with the Stars alum revealed that she changed her name legally before her career launch and her real name has a backstory with several layers.<br \/>The dance pro, 41, wrote in an August 2022 TikTok, \u201cMy name is Cheryl, but my legal name was Stephanie (until I changed it by myself and my parents were forced to change it).\u201d<br \/>In the comments, she was saying that it was her late father, Stephen Burke, who died in March 2018, who named her \u201cStephanie,\u201d while \u201cCheryl\u201d \u2013 at that time her middle name \u2013 is the name of her mother, Sherri \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cBurke.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Cheryl_changed_her_legal_name_%E2%80%94_from_bullying_memories_to_DWTS_stardom\"\/>Why Cheryl changed her legal name \u2014 from bullying memories to DWTS stardom<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>It was a proud moment for Cheryl Burke when she told that her name is the one that honors both parents but she changed it after a not so nice experience during her childhood. \u201cIn my middle school, a girl who was bullying me and her name was Stephanie,\u201d she told, \u201cso [I] decided to make my legal name Cheryl Stephanie Burke.\u201d<br \/>Without a doubt, her ex-first name is associated with the past that she tried to forget but for the last twenty years, she has been able to take back her power. \u201cCheryl\u201d was a DWTS trademark during her fierce competition from 2006 to 2022 and now she will be coming back to the ballroom as a guest judge for the Halloween Night episode of the \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cshow.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_social_share_1024x768_scale,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2025-10\/cheryl-burke-lm-251022-4a6e6f.jpg\" alt=\"Cheryl Burke Reveals Name She Had Before She Legally Changed It\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cheryl_Burke_returns_to_DWTS%E2%80%94from_dancer_to_guest_judge\"\/>Cheryl Burke returns to DWTS\u2014from dancer to guest judge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe secret\u2019s out!\u201d Cheryl wrote on her Instagram video on Oct. 21, looking back at her DWTS journey. \u201cI still vividly recall that night even though it\u2019s been 3 years since my last dance and official retirement. So, to come back now, from the judge\u2019s side, is something that I\u2019ll never be able to take for granted.\u201d<br \/>She also mentioned that the competition show \u201chas been my home for almost 20 years.\u201d<br \/>\u201cThe people, the energy, the stories told through movement\u2014it\u2019s where I discovered my voice way before I ever used it off-stage,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI am very lucky to be able to reconnect with so many people whom I spent almost two decades of my life with and am looking forward to meeting the new generation of dancers and celebrities who will be sharing their stories on that legendary \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cfloor.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"first:mt-1.5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Austin_Richard_Post\"\/>Austin Richard Post<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p class=\"first:mt-1.5\">Congrats to Post Malone for cleverly weaving his surname into his stage name\u2014but close friends still use his real name. At the 2024 MTV VMAs, Taylor Swift called him \u201cAustin\u201d as they accepted Best Collaboration for their duet \u201cFortnight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ALL-PARTNER-02-LOOK-3_PM_DSP_-43_v2.jpg\" alt=\"Post Malone - 'Austin' review: Posty gets honest about his vices\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"first:mt-1.5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aubrey%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Anderson-Emmons_Changes_the_Name_to_%E2%80%9CFrances%E2%80%9D_for_Her_Music_Career\"\/>Aubrey\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Anderson-Emmons Changes the Name to \u201cFrances\u201d for Her Music Career<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p class=\"first:mt-1.5\">Best known as Lilly in the television series Modern Family, the actress has taken on the name \u201cFrances Anderson\u201d to signify her change of direction in music. \u201cFrances is actually my middle name and it is after my mom\u2019s old family friend,\u201d she explained to E! News in 2025. \u201cFirstly, I thought it was a bit shorter than \u2018Aubrey Anderson-Emmons.\u2019 I really do have a long, hyphenated last \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cname.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/ocrrB40r7c6GE-Xc2E1kzNxfIaA=\/1500x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2)\/aubrey-anderson-emmons-2025-american-music-awards-061625-c96ed049d84945c0b4a5fbb6610f112e.jpg\" alt=\"Modern Family's Aubrey Anderson-Emmons Comes Out as Bisexual\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"William%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Radke_explains_the_reason_behind_his_use_of_the_name_%E2%80%9CCarl%E2%80%9D_on_Summer_House\"\/>William\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Radke explains the reason behind his use of the name \u201cCarl\u201d on Summer House<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>At first, the Summer House cast member shocked Bravo fans by admitting that his real first name is not Carl. \u201cWell, my driver\u2019s license and my passport\u2014my first name is William,\u201d he informed the PopViewers in August 2025. \u201cThat means my middle name is Carl, but you know, I have always been called Carl from the very first day,\u201d he \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cclarified.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/sites\/bravo\/files\/2023\/03\/daily-dish-summer-house-carl-radke.jpg\" alt=\"Summer House Recap: Carl Radke's Hospitalization Details\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sterling%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Brown_tells_the_reason_what_made_him_change_his_name_from_%E2%80%9CKelby%E2%80%9D_to_%E2%80%9CSterling%E2%80%9D_in_memory_of_his_dad_who_passed_away\"\/>Sterling\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Brown tells the reason what made him change his name from \u201cKelby\u201d to \u201cSterling\u201d in memory of his dad who passed away<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Sterling Brown passed as Kelby, his middle name, until he was a teenager. \u201cMy father is Sterling Brown Jr., my grandfather is Sterling Brown Sr.,\u201d he said in an interview with The Kelly Clarkson Show, April 2025. \u201cI wanted a different name for myself and it seemed to me that Sterling was a name for an old man.\u201d<br \/>However, the One Day at a Time actor decided to go back to his first name after his father died to keep his memory alive. \u201cHe died when I was 10, so when I was 16 and I hadn\u2019t spoken to him for five, five-and-a-half years,\u201d he explained. \u201cI was like, \u2018I really want to hear that name again.\u2019 So I told people that they have to call me \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cSterling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sterling-k-brown-1014x570.jpg\" alt=\"Sterling K. Brown on 'The Boys'? Star Reveals He Almost Played a Villain\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Andrew%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Mignogna_Matthew_Mignogna_and_Joey_Mignogna\"\/>Andrew\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Mignogna, Matthew Mignogna, and Joey Mignogna<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Essentially, Andrew, Matthew, and Joey Lawrence were the three brothers that originally had the last name Mignogna. When a talent agent gave a negative review to their surname, Joey, whose middle name is Lawrence, was the first one to use it as his stage name and after that, his brothers also changed their last \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cnames.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/hF0dNrJjde0nOk8uVN5_5xuxRl8=\/1500x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(764x207:766x209)\/lawrence-brothers-032925-d36e0a30028a49388bd7d274aa886de5.jpg\" alt=\"The Lawrence Brothers Wish They Hadn't Changed Their Last Name\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Kat_Dennings_used_her_stage_name_when_she_was_just_9_years_old\"\/>Why\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Kat Dennings used her stage name when she was just 9 years old<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Kat Dennings changed her name to her stage name at the age of 9, which was long before her debut in the Sex and the City movie in 2000. On the March 13, 2025 episode of Not Gonna Lie With Kylie Kelce, the 2 Broke Girls alum said that she did not think her real name was suitable \u201cto be displayed on a poster\u201d. From the character of Christina Ricci in Casper, she took \u201cKat\u201d and from Janine Denni, the French wife of The Black Cauldron author Lloyd Alexander\u2014her mother\u2019s best friend, she took \u201cDennings\u201d. \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wmmr.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-510340930.jpg?format=auto&amp;optimize=high&amp;width=1440\" alt=\"Is Kat Dennings Returning to 'Avengers: Doomsday?' - 93.3 WMMR\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cher%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_finds_out_that_her_first_name_given_by_the_law_was_not_%E2%80%9CCherilyn%E2%80%9D_but_%E2%80%9CCheryl%E2%80%9D_before_she_changed_it_to_just_%E2%80%9CCher%E2%80%9D\"\/>Cher\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c finds out that her first name given by the law was not \u201cCherilyn\u201d but \u201cCheryl,\u201d before she changed it to just \u201cCher\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Cheryl Sarkisian<br \/>It was more than 30 years that Cher thought her first name in the official documents was Cherilyn. When in the late \u201970s she went to the office to change her name after getting her birth certificate, she realized that she had been recorded as \u201cCheryl\u201d not \u201cCherilyn.\u201d<br \/>In her 2024 memoir, Cher: The Memoir, Part One, the superstar talked about her mom Georgia Holt\u2019s reaction. Holt\u2014who gave birth at 19\u2014grabbed the paper saying, \u201cLet me see that!\u201d and, recalling her confusion after the birth, said, \u201cI was only a teenager, and I was in a lot of pain. Give me a \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cbreak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/ht-img\/img\/2024\/11\/26\/1600x900\/FASHION-FRANCE-WOMEN-BALMAIN-37_1695862359633_1732633271419.jpg\" alt=\"Cher reveals 'shocking' moment of discovering real name on birth certificate: 'My mother had no idea\u2026' | Hindustan Times\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Collins_Obinna_Chibueze_is_known_as_%E2%80%9CShaboozey%E2%80%9D\"\/>Why\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Collins Obinna Chibueze is known as \u201cShaboozey\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Collins Obinna Chibueze<br \/>The lowdown on how Shaboozey got his name is that the first time he used \u201cShaboozey\u201d informally was when it was a nickname given to him by a Virginia high school in a situation where they mistyped his last name and he later made it his official artist \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cmoniker.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/attachment-Shaboozey-Tipsy-Song-Lyrics.jpg\" alt=\"Nigerian-born singer, Shaboozey displaces Beyonc\u00e9 from top of Billboard's Country Songs chart - Daily Post Nigeria\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Katheryn_Elizabeth_Hudson_changed_her_name_to_%E2%80%9CKaty_Perry%E2%80%9D\"\/>Why\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson changed her name to \u201cKaty Perry\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson<br \/>After the initial release of a 2001 Christian album under her real name, the artist has changed her name to the stage name Katy Perry\u2014taking the name from her mother\u2019s side\u2014in order to suit her pop image \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cmore.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/240130133605-01-kate-hudson-file.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_833,w_1480,c_fill\" alt=\"Kate Hudson pivots from acting to a new career in music with debut single | CNN\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Belcalis_Almanzar_became_%E2%80%9CCardi_B%E2%80%9D\"\/>How\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Belcalis Almanzar became \u201cCardi B\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>When relatives and friends gave her sister the nickname \u201cHennessy,\u201d she decided to call herself \u201cBacardi,\u201d and later she just kept the first part of the name, which is the famous \u201cCardi B.\u201d \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fabfivelifestyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cardib.jpg\" alt=\"Cardi B Red Carpet Style At ASCAP Rhythm &amp; Soul Music Awards \u2013 FAB FIVE LIFESTYLE\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Rachel_Meghan_Markle_used_to_be_known_just_as_%E2%80%9CRachel%E2%80%9D\"\/>Why\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Rachel Meghan Markle used to be known just as \u201cRachel\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Rachel Meghan Markle<br \/>Meghan Markle, a.k.a. the Duchess of Sussex, for a very short time, in the early days of her career, dropped her last two names and just went by her first name, Rachel\u2014which happens to be the name of her character in \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cSuits.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/meghan-markle.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle Wins Court Bid to Keep Friends' Identities Secret\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Eilleen_Regina_Edward_transformed_that_to_%E2%80%9CShania_Twain%E2%80%9D\"\/>How\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Eilleen Regina Edward transformed that to \u201cShania Twain\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Eilleen Regina Edwards<br \/>On Apple Music\u2019s Home Now Radio, Shania Twain shared the story: \u201cMy birth name is Eilleen Regina Edwards and after being adopted I became Eilleen Regina Twain. As soon as I decided to make a career out of singing, I thought it would be nice to have a stage name that wouldn\u2019t remind people of my grandmothers\u2019 names which are Eilleen and Regina and by the way, I am named after them. I met someone named Shania, fell in love with the name and it was Shania Twain that I came up \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cwith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/EmEk9kpTURBXy9kY2E3NTU1MTU0NWIxYzQ1MzJjMDZhMTZkMjMyMWEzYi5qcGeTlQPNAQPMnM0Fc80DEJUCzQSwAMLDlQIAzQLuwsPeAAOhMAGhMQGhM8M\" alt=\"Shania Twain przerwa\u0142a karier\u0119 po tragedii. Pseudonimem odda\u0142a ho\u0142d zmar\u0142emu ojczymowi - Plejada\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Kayleigh_Rose_Amstutz_performs_as_%E2%80%9CChappell_Roan%E2%80%9D\"\/>Why\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Kayleigh Rose Amstutz performs as \u201cChappell Roan\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Kayleigh Rose Amstutz<br \/>Through her character called Chappell Roan, the artist of the album \u201cGood Luck, Babe!\u201d exploits this persona as a \u2018drag project\u2019 which helped her to create limits and live her personal life apart from the business \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cworld.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Chappell-Roan-02-1466x854.png\" alt=\"Chappell Roan is a rising queer pop princess\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Jelena_Noura_Hadid_became_%E2%80%9CGigi_Hadid%E2%80%9D\"\/>How\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Jelena Noura Hadid became \u201cGigi Hadid\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Gigi\u2019s nickname was born at school, when a teacher who always mixed up the names of Gigi and a classmate named Helena decided to call her by a new name which didn\u2019t resemble either of the two, i.e. Gigi. As her mother was calling her \u201cGigi\u201d at home, she told the teacher to call her \u201cGigi\u201d and from then on it was a permanent \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cname.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glamour.com\/photos\/5a0a82bf7db176473760f675\/master\/w_2560%2Cc_limit\/gigi-glamour-women-year-2017.jpg\" alt=\"Gigi Hadid: 'I Don't Always Wake Up Feeling Like the Gigi the World Expects Me to Be' | Glamour\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Destiny_Hope_Cyrus_was_called_%E2%80%9CMiley_Cyrus%E2%80%9D\"\/>Why\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Destiny Hope Cyrus was called \u201cMiley Cyrus\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Destiny Hope Cyrus<br \/>The original family nickname of Miley, \u201cSmiley,\u201d that was her bright grin, was shortened to \u201cMiley\u201d and that was the name she \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200ckept.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_social_share_1024x512_center,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-06\/miley-cyrus-name-zz-240612-fc1b7e.jpg\" alt=\"Miley Cyrus Reveals Story Behind Her Real Name, Destiny Hope\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Peter_Gene_Hernandez_became_the_stage_name_%E2%80%9CBruno_Mars%E2%80%9D\"\/>How\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Peter Gene Hernandez became the stage name \u201cBruno Mars\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>His father believed that his son resembled a \u201cBruno\u201d more than a Peter and consequently began referring to him as Bruno\u2014 a name that remained with him as he went on to be known as Bruno \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cMars.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celebrity-cutouts.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/peter-gene-hernandez-jacket-buddy-cardboard-cutout.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Gene Hernandez (Jacket) Half Body Buddy - Celebrity Cutouts\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Daniel_Sudeikis_is_known_as_%E2%80%9CJason%E2%80%9D\"\/>Why\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Daniel Sudeikis is known as \u201cJason\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Jason Sudeikis revealed on Today that he was named Daniel after his dad, but because there was a lot of confusion, his mother started calling him by his middle name, Jason\u2014and that\u2019s how it \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cstayed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2021819\/rs_1200x1200-210919162611-1200-Jason-Sudeikis-2021-Emmys-Emmy-Awards-Red-Carpet-Fashions-Arrivals.jpg?fit=around%7C1080:540&amp;output-quality=90&amp;crop=1080:540;center,top\" alt=\"Jason Sudeikis Reveals the Real Reason He Doesn't Go By His Birth Name\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Laura_Jeanne_Witherspoon_was_known_as_%E2%80%9CReese_Witherspoon%E2%80%9D\"\/>Why\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Laura Jeanne Witherspoon was known as \u201cReese Witherspoon\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon<br \/>It was not \u201cReese\u201d that was given to her as a middle name. To pay homage to her mom, she made use of her mother\u2019s maiden name\u2014Reese is her mom\u2019s maiden \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cname.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/reese-witherspoon.jpg?w=1000&amp;h=563&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Home Again' Starring Reese Witherspoon: Open Road Acquires Film\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Christopher_Edwin_Breaux_changed_his_name_to_%E2%80%9CFrank_Ocean%E2%80%9D_legally\"\/>Why\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Christopher Edwin Breaux changed his name to \u201cFrank Ocean\u201d legally<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Christopher Edwin Breaux<br \/>However, in 2014, the vocalist went on to make the change permanent and legally adopted the name he had been using in his career, Frank \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cOcean.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thewest.com.au\/publication\/B881627633Z\/1596419100490_GHM2S63CE.3-2.JPG\" alt=\"Grammy-nominated musician Frank Ocean's brother Ryan Breaux reportedly killed in car crash | The West Australian\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Elizabeth_Stamatina_Fey_performs_as_%E2%80%9CTina_Fey%E2%80%9D\"\/>Why\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Elizabeth Stamatina Fey performs as \u201cTina Fey\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Elizabeth Stamatina Fey<br \/>Not many people know that the real name of Tina Fey is Elizabeth. Her character on 30 Rock, Liz Lemon, was kind of a direct way of saying \u201chello\u201d to the real world from her fictional \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/s3fs-public\/thumbnails\/image\/2016\/04\/20\/09\/tina-fey.jpg\" alt=\"Why Tina Fey has no interest in directing | The Independent | The Independent\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Enrique_Morales_became_%E2%80%9CRicky_Martin%E2%80%9D\"\/>How\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Enrique Morales became \u201cRicky Martin\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Enrique Morales<br \/>The man who would later to be the music hero and did his \u201cBon Bon\u201d shake for the masses, was initially known by his birth name, Enrique Morales, and after that, he changed his stage name to Ricky \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cMartin.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/58v76y8z87lo.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/landscape\/ec9ddb0e9cea-gettyimages-1478291945.jpg\" alt=\"Ricky Martin reveals emotional reason he came out as gay after being warned it would 'end' his career | HELLO!\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Adam_Richard_Wiles_performs_as_%E2%80%9CCalvin_Harris%E2%80%9D\"\/>Why\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Adam Richard Wiles performs as \u201cCalvin Harris\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Adam Richard Wiles<br \/>When Taylor Swift, in her speech of acceptance, thanked \u201cAdam,\u201d fans could not figure out who it was. It was the time when the real name of Calvin Harris was revealed. In an interview with ShortList, the DJ explained that he made a choice of the name \u201cCalvin Harris\u201d because his very first single was soulful and he wanted a name that sounded more \u201cracially ambiguous\u201d to fit the \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200cstyle.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/FI3F7DCFMXDGV5NEHXKVHU5I4E.jpg?auth=8942565aeb2affe1e4f8a217fb161c17b05655d24e7b7c2b55e34f647c37dabd&amp;width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;quality=70&amp;smart=true\" alt=\"DJ Calvin Harris' outrageous diet of 'two bottles of whiskey a night' - NZ Herald\"\/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8D%E2%80%8C_Jennifer_Anastassakis_changed_her_name_to_%E2%80%9CJennifer_Aniston%E2%80%9D\"\/>How\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c Jennifer Anastassakis changed her name to \u201cJennifer Aniston\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p>Jennifer Anastassakis<br \/>Jennifer Aniston was known to the world when she decided to use the less complicated version of her birth name i.e. she first went by the name Jennifer Aniston and then later she just kept the last name \u201cAniston\u201d for her acting \u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200c\u200b\u200d\u200b\u200c\u200d\u200b\u200d\u200ccareer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osmosis.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/16871627664957-2.jpg\" alt=\"Is Jennifer Aniston Greek? Exploring the Actress's Surprising Heritage\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source urbanmatter.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheryl Burke\u2019s true name exposed: The change of name from \u201cStephanie\u201d to \u201cCheryl\u201d \u2014 how her family helped her with her name change Cheryl Burke is returning with her story from afar.The Dancing with the Stars alum revealed that she changed her name legally before her career launch and her real name has a backstory [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2114410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2114409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/celebrity-real-names.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2114409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2114409"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2114409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2114411,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2114409\/revisions\/2114411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2114410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2114409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2114409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2114409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}