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Do You Actually Know Whether These Celebrities Are Using Real Names Or Stage Names?

Her real name is Katy Hudson. She [changed it](https://www.thelist.com/71890/stunning-transformation-katy-perry/) to avoid any mixups with the actor Kate Hudson.

That's a stage name!

Katy Perry

His real name is Peter Gene Hernandez, although he's been called "Bruno" most of his life. The "Mars" part came after he entered the music industry, because he [says](https://www.gq.com/story/bruno-mars-interview-gq-april-2013#ixzz2OD5xERaE) that executives kept trying to box him into Latin music.

Bruno Mars

That's his real name!

Tom Hanks

Her real name is Caryn Johnson, but she [changed it](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2093588_2093587_2093597,00.html) to "Whoopi" because she was known for farting a lot.

Whoopi Goldberg

His real name is Mark Sinclair Vincent, but he [changed it](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2093588_2093587_2093580,00.html) when he became a bouncer at a club and all the other bouncers were using fake names.

Vin Diesel

That's her real name!

Halle Berry

Céline Dion

Her real name is Alicia Augello-Cook, but she changed it to make it more ~musical~. "It's like the piano keys. And it can open so many doors," she [told](https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/g20721647/celebrities-who-dont-use-real-names/?slide=1) Newsweek.

Alicia Keys

Chadwick Boseman

Her real name is Julie Anne Smith, but she was forced to change it when she became an actor because of union rules. She [told](https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/11/movies/film-hello-again-clarice-but-you-ve-changed.html) the New York Times: "'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

Jennifer Lopez

Ashton is actually his middle name, and Chris is his first. He [changed it](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/12/ashton-kutcher-real-name_n_3742669.html) when he became an actor at 19 to sound more ~Hollywood~.

Ashton Kutcher

Jennifer Lawrence

His real name is John Roger Stephens. He once [told](http://www.mtv.com/news/1593317/john-legend-reflects-on-his-early-days-when-kanye-west-was-opening-for-him/) MTV: "John Legend is a nickname that some friends started calling me, and it kind of grew into my stage name...I was just like, 'You know what? Let's just go for it. People are going to pay attention and I'm going to either live up to my name or I'm not.' My bet was on me trying to live up to the name."

John Legend

Constance Wu

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