23 Celebrities Who I Personally Think Should Have Gone By Their Real Full Names
I'll never get over Alfredo Pacino.
1. Al Pacino's real name is Alfredo Pacino.
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ALFREDO!!!!!!! Like the SAUCE.
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2. Jason Derulo's actual name is Jason Desrouleaux.
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Desrouleaux = Derulo for smart people/the French.
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3. Ty Pennington's full name is Tygert.
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Tygert. Like Gogurt but different.
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4. Will Smith's full name is Willard.
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Willard Smith. Just funny 2 me.
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5. DJ Mustard's actual name is Dijon McFarlane.
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Dijon is a type of mustard. Therefore we have DJ [Dijon] Mustard.
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6. Liam Neeson was born William Neeson.
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WilLIAM. It makes sense, but who knew. He's a WILLIAM.
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7. Julianne Moore's actual name is Julie Anne.
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She just smooshed the names together to get Julianne.
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8. Albert Brooks' real name is Albert Einstein.
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Unfortunately, Albert Einstein was taken by someone else.
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9. Téa Leoni's full last name is Pantaleoni.
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Pantaleoni! The word pant was given the boot.
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10. Stevie Wonder's full first name is Stevland.
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Like, the land of Stev. Stevland.
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11. JoJo Siwa's full name is Joelle Joanie Siwa.
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JOelle JOannie. get it? JoJo.
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12. Natalie Portman was born Neta-Lee.
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In Hebrew, it's spelled נטע-לי (read right to left). Phonetically it sounds like Neta-Lee (Thank you, Hebrew School). So the Amercanized version is Natalie.
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13. Gigi Hadid's full name is Jelena.
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Jelena Hadid!
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14. G-Eazy's full/real name is Gerald.
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Mr. G(erald) Eazy.
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15. Paul Wesley's real name is Paweł Tomasz Wasilewski.
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Paweł = Paul in Polish.
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16. Eric Bana's full name is Eric Banadinović.
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He cut off the "hard" part.
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17. Tony Danza's full name is Anthony Iadanza.
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I guess he hates the first two letters of his last name.
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18. Rita Wilson's full first name is Margarita.
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Introducing Margarita Wilson.
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19. Guy Fieri's real name is Guy Ferry.
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Fieri must be how to say Ferry in Italian.
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20. Brie Larson's full name is Brianne.
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Brianne Desaulniers actually.
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21. Emma Stone's full name is Emily.
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Just weird that she's an EMILY.
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22. Jon Bon Jovi's real full name is John Bongiovi.
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Bongiovi = Bon Jovi for Italians.
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And finally...
23. Meryl Streep was born Mary.
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Mary Streep.
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