{"id":2499919,"date":"2026-07-13T10:11:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2499919"},"modified":"2026-07-13T10:11:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:11:02","slug":"tom-holland-apologizes-to-name-twin-tom-holland-for-making-his-name-impossible-to-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tom-holland-apologizes-to-name-twin-tom-holland-for-making-his-name-impossible-to-google\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Holland apologizes to name-twin Tom Holland for making his name impossible to Google"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tom Holland finally came face-to-face with his name twin Tom Holland for a special podcast episode.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Together, the actor and historian unpack the myth of Christopher Nolan&#8217;s <em>The Odyssey<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But not before addressing the confusion caused by the historian sharing a name with a movie star.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No, you&#8217;re not seeing double\u2026 but you are seeing two Tom Hollands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two worlds collided on Sunday when <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tom Holland;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/tom-holland\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Holland<\/a> (a.k.a. Spider-Man) and Tom Holland (the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:author;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tom-holland.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">author<\/a> and historian) met face-to-face, in a union sure to torment search engines for years to come.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On a special episode of the author&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Rest Is History;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCUYK0BJZF3yNb2fw1EdAXUQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Rest Is History<\/em><\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:podcast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCUYK0BJZF3yNb2fw1EdAXUQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> podcast<\/a>, the two Toms unpack <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Christopher Nolan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/christopher-nolan\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Christopher Nolan<\/a>&#8216;s<em> The Odyssey<\/em> \u2014 and also have a frank conversation about the consequences of sharing a name with someone very famous.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Tom Holland, left, apologizes to historian Tom Holland, right<br \/>Credit: The Rest Is History\/Youtube<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After a little confusion over who got to sit in the seat labeled &#8220;Tom Holland&#8221; and a brief pause to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:recreate the Spider-Man pointing meme;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/tom-holland-andrew-garfield-tobey-maguire-recreate-spider-man-pointing-meme\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">recreate the Spider-Man pointing meme<\/a>, Historian Tom kicked things off by introducing his guest, who he dubbed, &#8220;the real Tom Holland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor was quick to interject, correcting, &#8220;Not the real Tom Holland. The <em>other<\/em> Tom Holland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I know my place,&#8221; the historian joked. &#8220;And were I the kind of person who regularly Googled himself, I mean, you would have destroyed my ability to do that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m sorry, Tom,&#8221; the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Marvel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/marvel-universe\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Marvel<\/a> alum offered, to which his counterpart replied, &#8220;Well, I don&#8217;t Google myself so it&#8217;s absolutely fine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The great meeting of Toms was narrowly avoided earlier this month, when both Hollands attended the London premiere of\u00a0 <em>The Odyssey<\/em> without actually crossing paths. But a few days later, the duo<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sparked some confusion;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tom-holland-historian-author-confuses-fans-with-odyssey-review-12013921\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> sparked some confusion<\/a> when the podcast host decided to share his thoughts about the Nolan adaptation, praising its handling of Homer&#8217;s epic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It is by some way the best cinematic adaptation of a Greek myth I have ever seen,&#8221; Holland gushed on his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X account;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/holland_tom\/status\/2074383569120546863?s=20\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">X account<\/a>. &#8220;It honours Homer while simultaneously making something new of him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Tom Holland in 'The Odyssey'Credit: Universal Pictures\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/716551071dc8976e2620637f1b5683ccaee68a90e5ea4d7348df81eb89ca2363\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fentertainment_weekly_785%2F053a70e00929d338567f5d9758bc6c0c\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Tom Holland in &#8216;The Odyssey&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Universal Pictures<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While some commenters were quick to voice their own opinion, others were caught up on the name attached to the post, wondering if it was a shameless promotional attempt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Bro, you&#8217;re in it,&#8221; replied one user.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Another user joked, &#8220;If Tom Holland meets Tom Holland the universe may implode.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To that, the historian hinted that something was in the works, teasing, &#8220;Yes, just imagine if that happened.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bringing it to fruition with the Sunday episode, the two Hollands spend the nearly 20-minute video winding through the myth explored in <em>The Odyssey, <\/em>which sees the actor star as Telemachus, the son of Odysseus (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Matt Damon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/matt-damon\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Damon<\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Tom Holland as Telemachus in 'The Odyssey'Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon\/Universal Pictures\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/1ff823b13159ea7e76665d783061c6dbf91ff49e93f0cf294f51eb6658b9003f\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fentertainment_weekly_785%2F80affb6ce51eb9df789c104913ffc9f6\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Tom Holland as Telemachus in &#8216;The Odyssey&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Melinda Sue Gordon\/Universal Pictures<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;For anyone that&#8217;s familiar with <em>The Odyssey<\/em>\u2026 turning it into a film feels like you&#8217;d have to make five films [because] it&#8217;s such a vast piece of work,&#8221; the actor pointed out. &#8220;But Chris&#8217;s ability to tell that story in 130 pages while maintaining the heart and the soul of what makes the story so exciting, so emotional, so relevant today, I think it&#8217;s just such a feat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Elsewhere, actor Holland shared how he believes Telemachus&#8217; story is in conversation with his father&#8217;s, explaining, &#8220;The way I see the film is that Telemachus and Penelope represent the reality of the story and Odysseus&#8217; side of the story \u2014 Matt&#8217;s side of the story \u2014 represents the myth and this humongous game of telephone that has been played with this text.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He continued, &#8220;What I love about the creative choices that Chris has made on that side of the story is that he&#8217;s kind of pushed the boundaries of what might be deemed historically accurate or reality because that is the myth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Odyssey<\/em> his theaters July 17. Watch the Tom Hollands meet in the video above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/actor-tom-holland-meets-historian-tom-holland-discuss-the-oydssey-12016759\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/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 www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Tom Holland finally came face-to-face with his name twin Tom Holland for a special podcast episode. Together, the actor and historian unpack the myth of Christopher Nolan&#8217;s The Odyssey. But not before addressing the confusion caused by the historian sharing a name with a movie star. 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