20 Celebrities You Never Realized Used A Stage Name

1. Meg Ryan = Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra

You've Got Mail
You’ve Got Mail

2. MIndy Kaling = Vera Mindy Chokalingam

The Mindy Project  Season 2 [HD]
The Mindy Project Season 2 [HD]

3. Christina Milian = Christine Flores

Torque (2004)
Torque (2004)

4. Freddie Mercury = Farrokh Bulsara

Queen - Rock Montreal
Queen – Rock Montreal

5. Jamie Foxx = Eric Marlon Bishop

Collateral
Collateral

6. Pat Benatar = Patricia Mae Andrzejewski

Pat Benatar: Live in New Haven
Pat Benatar: Live in New Haven

7. Jackie Chan = Chan Kong-Sang

Rush Hour
Rush Hour

8. Shania Twain = Eilleen Regina Edwards

Shania Twain - Up (Live in Chicago)
Shania Twain – Up (Live in Chicago)

9. Nicolas Cage = Nicolas Kim Coppola

Snake Eyes
Snake Eyes

10. Jonathan Taylor Thomas = Jonathan Taylor Weiss

Home Improvement: Season 1
Home Improvement: Season 1

11. Gene Simmons = Chaim Klein Witz

Gene Simmons - Family Jewels - Season One
Gene Simmons – Family Jewels – Season One

12. Natalie Portman = Natalie Hershlag

Black Swan
Black Swan

13. Richard Simmons = Milton Teagle Simmons

Sweatin' to the Oldies: The Complete Collection
Sweatin’ to the Oldies: The Complete Collection

14. Alicia Keys = Alicia Augello Cook

Smokin' Aces
Smokin’ Aces

15. Kevin James = Kevin George Knipfing

Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Paul Blart: Mall Cop

16. Olivia WIlde = Olivia Jane Cockburn

In Time
In Time

17. Miley Cyrus = Destiny Hope Cyrus

LOL
LOL

18. Winona Ryder = Winona Laura Horowitz

Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice

19. Jon Stewart = Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart [HD]
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart [HD]

20. Bob Dylan = Robert Allen Zimmerman TC Mark

30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (Deluxe Edition) [Blu-ray]
30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (Deluxe Edition) [Blu-ray]

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