Quiz: Can You Guess The Real Names Of These Hollywood Movie Stars?
The movies: just as they offer an escape from the drudgery and banality of everyday life for all us regular folk, they also offer an escape of sorts for those who go to work in them. There's something magical about being immortalised on film: the stars of screen are captured in their prime, at their most charismatic and capable, preserved forever to thrill generations of viewers to come.
It's no wonder, then, that in seeking to present the best possible version of themselves on the big screen, a great many actors choose to do so under a new name. Not everyone is blessed at birth with a moniker that radiates superstar iconography; many actors opt to ditch the handle their parents gave them, and present themselves to the world under a more stylish and more memorable name that's an easier sell than the one they were born with.
It's often fascinating to learn the real names of the biggest movie stars. Sometimes, the pseudonym that actors choose is only a slight variation on the name on their birth certificate. In other instances, their real name is so radically different that you never would have had the slightest clue.
Do you think you can correctly identify what some of the biggest names in the movies are called in real life? If you fancy your chances, go ahead and take our quiz. We're sure that some of them will take you by surprise!
The movies: just as they offer an escape from the drudgery and banality of everyday life for all us regular folk, they also offer an escape of sorts for those who go to work in them. There's something magical about being immortalised on film: the stars of screen are captured in their prime, at their most charismatic and capable, preserved forever to thrill generations of viewers to come.
It's no wonder, then, that in seeking to present the best possible version of themselves on the big screen, a great many actors choose to do so under a new name. Not everyone is blessed at birth with a moniker that radiates superstar iconography; many actors opt to ditch the handle their parents gave them, and present themselves to the world under a more stylish and more memorable name that's an easier sell than the one they were born with.
It's often fascinating to learn the real names of the biggest movie stars. Sometimes, the pseudonym that actors choose is only a slight variation on the name on their birth certificate. In other instances, their real name is so radically different that you never would have had the slightest clue.
Do you think you can correctly identify what some of the biggest names in the movies are called in real life? If you fancy your chances, go ahead and take our quiz. We're sure that some of them will take you by surprise!
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