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October 12, 2008 4:07:07 AM CDT



The Best Celeb Name Changes

Posted Jul 10, 08 1:23 PM CDT in Gossip Glossies 

(Newser) – What’s in a name? Apparently everything worth changing, reports Radar. Inspired by the list-heavy Cityfile, a wiki-style Facebook of sorts for notable New Yorkers (wondering which celebs are Bentley owners?), Radar created its own gossipy inventory: famous folks with changed names:

  • Natalie Portman, actor: Natalie Hershlag
  • Moby, musician: Richard Melville Hall

  • Ghostface Killah, rapper: Dennis Coles
  • Jon Bon Jovi, rocker: Jon Bongiovi
  • Jon Stewart, TV host: Jonathan Stewart Leibowitz
  • Geraldo Rivera, TV reporter : Gerald Rivera
  • Joan Rivers, TV personality: Joan Molinsky
  • Ralph Lauren, fashion tycoon: Ralph Lifshitz
Follow the link below for the complete list.

Source Radar

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"The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart simply dropped the last part of his full title, Jonathan Stewart Leibowitz.   (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman started out as Natalie Hershlag, but somewhere along the way decided it didn't play well on movie posters.   (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
"Thank you! We're Bongiovi!" just doesn't roll off the tongues of American rock fans, so Jon Bon Jovi changed his handle.   (AP Photo)
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