22 Celebrities Who Changed Their Names Once They Became Famous
You'll be surprised.
1. Jamie Foxx

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Real Name: Eric Marlon Bishop
2. Katy Perry

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Real Name: Katy Hudson
3. Louis C.K.

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Real Name: Louis Szekely
4. Olivia Wilde

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Real Name: Olivia Jane Cockburn
5. Bruno Mars

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Real Name: Peter Gene Hernandez
6. Stevie Wonder

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Real Name: Steveland Judkins
7. Natalie Portman

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Real Name: Natalie Herschlag
8. Ben Kingsley

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Real Name: Krishna Pandit Bhanji
9. Tina Fey

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Real Name: Elizabeth Fey
10. Albert Brooks

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Real Name: Albert Einstein
11. Helen Mirren

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Real Name: Ilyena Lydia Vasilievna Mironov
12. Faith Hill

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Real Name: Audrey Faith Perry
13. Alicia Keys

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Real Name: Alicia Augello Cook
14. Vin Diesel

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Real Name: Mark Sinclair Vincent
15. Calvin Harris

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Real Name: Adam Richard Wiles
16. Elton John

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Real Name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight
17. John Legend

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Real Name: John Rogers Stephens
18. Jack Black

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Real Name: Thomas Jacob Black
19. Miley Cyrus

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Real Name: Destiny Hope Cyrus
20. Michael Caine

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Real Name: Maurice Joseph Micklewite
21. Frank Ocean

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Real Name: Christopher Edwin Breau
22. Diplo

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Real Name: Thomas Wesley Pentz