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27 Celebs&#39; Real Names
 27 Celebs' 
 Real Names 
Apr 20, 2013 8:28 PM CDT

27 Celebs' Real Names

Does Vincent Damon Furnier sound like a rocker's name?

(Newser) - Alice Cooper wasn't actually born with his female-sounding name; his parents dubbed him Vincent Damon Furnier. Radar lists the real names of 26 more stars:
  • Chuck Norris: Carlos Ray
  • Sting: Gordon Sumner
  • Kirk Douglas: Issur Danielovitch
  • Jodie Foster: Alicia Christian Foster
  • Hulk Hogan: Terry Jean Bollette
  • George Michael: Georgios
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How I Stopped Being 'Lindsay,' and Became 'Silas'

Silas Hansen writes about his journey

(Newser) - Silas Hansen was called "Lindsay," the name his parents gave him when he was born a girl, for 24 years—but the name never felt like his. "When I look in the mirror, I don’t see a Lindsay. I never have," Hansen writes in a...

Livestrong Ditches Armstrong's Name

Had officially been called Lance Armstrong Foundation

(Newser) - The Livestrong Foundation's official name was the Lance Armstrong Foundation—until Oct. 30. That day, Texas' secretary of state approved the cancer charity's bid to change its name, in a move to further distance itself from the cyclist who recently cut ties to the group . Henceforth, the Livestrong...

Jermaine Jackson Changing Name—to Jacksun

Something about 'artistic reasons'...

(Newser) - Jermaine Jackson is following in the footsteps of The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, Metta World Peace, and Chad Ochocinco. But unlike them, he's changing just one single letter of his name: He filed a legal request to become Jermaine Jacksun, TMZ reports. No word from Jackson—a judge...

&#39;Chad Ochocinco&#39; Is No More
 'Chad Ochocinco' 
 Is No More 
Jul 23, 2012 3:59 PM CDT

'Chad Ochocinco' Is No More

NFL player's new last name? Same as the old one

(Newser) - Who wouldn't want the last name Ochocinco? Chad Ochocinco's wife, apparently, so the former NFL phenom has changed his name back to Chad Johnson, NPR reports. "The main reason behind the name change was due to his marriage to Evelyn Lozada," said the OchoCinco News Network...

Man Changes Name to Tyrannosaurus Rex

He argues that it'll be good for branding

(Newser) - When he woke up yesterday, Tyrannosaurus Rex's name was Tyler Gold. But after a court hearing, the 23-year-old Nebraska man can legally call himself the king of the lizards, the York News Times reports, in a story spotted by NPR . Gold told the court he was changing his name...

Bobbi Kristina Changing Name
 Bobbi Kristina Changing Name 
Mar 11, 2012 10:53 AM CDT

Bobbi Kristina Changing Name

Whitney's daughter will become Kristina Houston

(Newser) - Bobbi Kristina Brown would like to be known as neither Bobbi nor Brown: The only daughter of the late Whitney Houston is changing her name to remove any association with dear old dad Bobby Brown, sources tell TMZ , though Houston was said to have put her foot down against such...

Police Arrest Guy With Weirdest Name Ever

It's 'Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop'

(Newser) - If you thought Blue Ivy Carter was the weirdest name you'd hear today, think again: A guy named Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop was arrested in Madison Thursday for allegedly violating bail, the Capital Times reports. Police were called when nearby residents saw the 30-year-old allegedly drinking and using drugs near...

To Really Shake Up Your Life, Change Your Name
To Really Shake Up Your Life, Change Your Name
OPINION
Dec 27, 2011 1:18 PM CST

To Really Shake Up Your Life, Change Your Name

Anonymity offers the chance for a fresh start: Alina Simone

(Newser) - Twelve years ago, Alina Vilenkin took her mother's maiden name and became Alina Simone, and with the switch came a whole new life. She went from being a person who never followed through on anything to one who finally pursued her true passion: singing. "I changed my name...

9 Weirdest Celeb Name Changes

The former Ron Artest is in good company

(Newser) - In honor of Ron Artest’s name change to Metta World Peace , Time rounds up nine more celebrities who’ve undergone rather, er, interesting name changes:
  • Lisa Bonet: The Cosby Show star became known as Lilakoi Moon in the 1990s because, she said, she wanted privacy. But she continued to
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Introducing 'Metta World Peace'

The Laker formerly known as Ron Artest gets his name changed

(Newser) - If the world felt a little calmer and gentler this morning, it must be because World Peace has officially arrived. A judge yesterday approved the bid of Los Angeles Lakers player Ron Artest to change his name to Metta World Peace, notes AP . It's been in the works awhile,...

Lakers' Ron Artest: Call Me 'Metta World Peace'

Lakers forward files papers to legally change name

(Newser) - Ron Artest may soon be Ron Artest no more. The Lakers forward wants to legally change his name to Metta World Peace, according to papers filed in LA County Superior Court yesterday. Why? Who knows. The attorney who filed the paperwork didn't say, though the Los Angeles Times notes...

Celeb Guys Who Took Their Wives' Names

Of course, none of them started actually going by it...

(Newser) - Katy Perry is taking new hubby Russell Brand’s last name —but in Hollywood, does it ever go the other way? Kate Torgovnick discovered that yes, it does. She lists four famous men who took their wives’ names, on The Frisky :
  • Jay Mohr: Added wife Nikki Cox’s last
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Guy Formerly Named Smith Is Now 'Captain Awesome'

Crazy people lurking in Eugene, Ore.

(Newser) - An unemployed cabinet installer might have just upstaged Prince's infamous name change: Douglas Allen Smith Jr, perhaps with a bit too much time on his hands, legally changed his name last month to Captain Awesome. Smith, er, Awesome, says he was inspired by a character on NBC's Chuck—Dr. Devon...

Meet Portia DeGeneres
 Meet Portia DeGeneres 
Sep 24, 2010 9:20 AM CDT

Meet Portia DeGeneres

De Rossi's name change becomes official

(Newser) - Portia de Rossi is no more. The actress and wife of Ellen DeGeneres has officially changed her name to Portia Lee James DeGeneres, PopEater reports . “I just got some amazing news. The court has granted Portia's name change. She's now officially Portia Winfrey,” DeGeneres joked via Twitter yesterday....

Portia de Rossi Taking Ellen's Name

Two years after marriage, she wants to be DeGeneres

(Newser) - Portia de Rossi will soon be Portia DeGeneres. She filed the petition Friday, perhaps as a two-year anniversary present for wife Ellen, whom she married on August 16, 2008. The papers say “petitioner is taking the last name of her spouse,” TMZ reports, but People notes it won’...

Village People: We're Not Changing YMCA

Even though the YMCA is now just the 'Y'

(Newser) - Fans of dorky dances, rejoice: The Village People aren't changing their famous song, even though the actual YMCA doesn't exist anymore. (The organization is shortening its name to the "Y.") Lead singer Victor Willis says the song and, more important, the dance will continue with all four...

National Public Radio Changes Name to ... NPR

It's no longer just radio anymore

(Newser) - The interwebs have killed National Public Radio! Sort of. The network has changed its name to NPR in low-key manner, reports the Washington Post . The reason: It's no longer just radio. "NPR is more modern, streamlined," says NPR's chief executive, likening the move to the Cable News Network's...

Madoff Kin Seek New Names
 Madoff Kin Seek New Names 
Feb 25, 2010 1:45 AM CST

Madoff Kin Seek New Names

Ponzi schemer's daughter-in-law wants change for family

(Newser) - Bernard Madoff's daughter-in-law has decided she no longer wants to carry the financial world's least-trusted name. Stephanie Madoff, wife of Madoff's son Mark, has filed a name change request for herself and her two young children, Audrey and Nicholas, in Manhattan court, the New York Daily News reports.

Cursed Celeb Name Changes
 Cursed Celeb Name Changes 
'LEE' WAS A BAD IDEA
Nov 24, 2009 10:48 AM CST

Cursed Celeb Name Changes

Should Heidi Klum really go by Heidi Samuel? Maybe not.

(Newser) - Heidi Klum is officially Heidi Samuel, taking a last name that even husband Seal doesn’t use—and it may not be a good PR move. Olivia Allin recalls other not-so-smart celebrity name changes on The Frisky :
  • Pamela Anderson: When she gained the “Lee” on the end of her
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