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It\u2019s no secret Kristen Bell loves a musical number and jumped at the opportunity to break out in song during her monologue at the 2026 Actor Awards<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n The Nobody Wants This\u00a0star kicked off the show with some, let\u2019s say, creative stage name suggestions for some of the night\u2019s nominees.<\/p>\n More from The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAs you know, this year, the show got a little bit of a facelift. Like many people in this room can understand, we nipped the \u2018sag,\u2019 and now it\u2019s just the Actor Awards. But thinking about it got me thinking about rebranding, because at one time or another, everyone has thought about\u2026\u201d Bell began before singing, \u201cA stage name up on the marquees that rolls off the tongue with melodious ease.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued singing, \u201cA stage name to bring you acclaim, to double your luck and to triple your fame \/ A stage name that says who you are, that tells the whole world, baby, I\u2019m a star.\u201d<\/p>\n Bell went on to suggest some interesting stage names for some of the actors in the room. \u201cBut here\u2019s the thing, I feel like the people in this room could be doing so much more with their stage names,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Some of her suggestions included Jacob O\u2019Lordy instead of Jacob Elordi, Teddy Dandaughter instead of Ted Danson and TeyTay instead of Teyana Taylor. However for Chase Infiniti, Bell said, \u201cNo notes.\u201d<\/p>\n Ahead of the 2026 awards ceremony, the returning host\u00a0told\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter\u00a0<\/a>that she\u2019s rehearsed \u201ca lot a lot.\u201d Bell added, \u201cWe rehearse the scripts, the beats, the walk-ups, the walk-aways, the camera marks. I practice reading a teleprompter, I practice pretending to not read a teleprompter even though I absolutely am. By show day, it\u2019s basically muscle memory.\u201d<\/p>\n The 32nd annual Actor Awards streamed live on Netflix on Sunday from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles. Find all the winners here<\/a>, and check out the red carpet looks<\/a>.<\/p>\n More to come.<\/p>\n Best of The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for THR’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s no secret Kristen Bell loves a musical number and jumped at the opportunity to break out in song during her monologue at the 2026 Actor Awards on Sunday. The Nobody Wants This\u00a0star kicked off the show with some, let\u2019s say, creative stage name suggestions for some of the night\u2019s nominees. 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