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<b>Is nobody telling the truth about who they really are?!</b>

Is nobody telling the truth about who they really are?!

How Well Do You Know These Celebrities' Real Names?

"Elton John" is an homage to Bluesology saxophonist Elton Dean and Long John Baldry.

Elton John's real name is Reginald Kenneth Dwight.

Elton John

C.K.'s stage name is derived from an approximate English pronunciation of his Hungarian surname, Szekely (See-Kay).

Louis C.K.'s real name is Louis Szekely.

Louis C.K.

No word on whether or not Suri Cruise's real name is Thomas Cruise Mapother V.

Tom Cruise's real name is Thomas Cruise Mapother IV.

Tom Cruise

He's the eighth wonder of the world, hence his stage name.

Stevie's real name is Stevland Judkins.

Stevie Wonder

As she explains, "There was already a Julie Smith, a Julie Anne Smith, there was everything. My father's middle name is Moore; my mother's name is Anne. So I just slammed the Anne onto the Julie. That way, I could use both of their names and not hurt anyone's feelings. But it's horrible to change your name. I'd been Julie Smith my whole life, and I didn't want to change it."

Julianne Moore was born Julie Anne Smith.

Julianne Moore

Helen Mirren's real name is Helen Lydia Mironoff.

Helen Mirren

Great rapper, or greatest rapper? Oh, neither? OK.

Bow Wow's real name is Shad Gregory Moss.

Lil' Bow Wow

Miley's real name is Destiny Hope Cyrus.

Miley Cyrus

George Michael's full name is Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου, aka Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou.

George Michael

Cher's real name is either Cherilyn Sarkisian, or "Divine Goddess of Pop."

Cher

Fun fact: Before choosing "Michael Caine" as a stage name, he went by "Michael Scott."

Michael Caine's real name is Maurice Micklewhite.

Michael Caine

He got reeeeeal creative with his stage name.

Jon Bon Jovi's real name is John Bongiovi. 

Jon Bon Jovi

Portia chose the given name of Portia, a character from William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice," and an Italian last name.

Portia De Rossi's real name is Amanda Lee Rogers. The rest of those names are members of "The Babysitter's Club."

Portia De Rossi

He and his siblings all adopted the surname "Phoenix."

Joaquin's birth name is Joaquín Rafael Bottom.

Joaquin Phoenix 

Albert Brooks' real name is Albert Einstein.

Albert Brooks

A movie executive thought "Marilyn Monroe" was sexy, had a "nice flow," and would be "lucky" due to the double M.

Marilyn's real name was Norma Jeane Mortenson.

Marilyn Monroe

Anne Rice's real name is actually Howard O'Brien.

Anne Rice

Vanilla Ice has the least rap name ever, with Robert Van Winkle.

Vanilla Ice

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