A celebrity who has changed his name since he gained fame in Hollywood

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Since entering Hollywood, some celebrities have been renamed. The list includes giant stars such as Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn. 

Martin Sheen recently talked aboutabout regretting having changed his name. The late Kirk Douglas shared similar feelings in 2015.

Let's take a look at some of the stars who have renamed themselves for his fame.

Kirk Douglas

The late actor gained fame in Hollywood and was before changing his name. Born as Vitch. 

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In 2015, he admitted. He told People magazine that he "wanted" to keep his name, but claimed that he was "too Jewish" for Hollywood at the time. He died in 2020 at the age of 103.

Marilyn Monroe

's iconic Marilyn MonroeJean Baker was born in Norma. She has been commonly known as Monroe since 1946, but she did not legally change her name until 1956.

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Before becoming Monroe She married James Doherty and became Norma Jean Doherty. 

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn was born as Audrey Hepburn. During World War II, Hepburn's mother changed her name to Eddavan Hemstra to hide her heritage in Britain. 

When she gained fame, she took her father's name, Hepburn-Ruston, and shortened it to get her stage name.

John Legend

John Legend was not born as a "legend". The musician was born as John Roger Stevens before Kanye West persuaded him to make a difference. 

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In the 2021 appearance of "Tonight's Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," the legend said, "Kanier put out a mixtape and he called me John Legend. I called. "

"It's just beginning to spread among more people listening to our music," he said. Since then, Legend has taken a nickname and formed a successful career.

Dove Cameron

Disney star Dove Cameronwas born Chloe Celeste Hosterman. Cameron's father died in 2011 at the age of 15 and was urged to change his name. 

Her father's nickname was dub, so she legally changed her name after his death. 

Vin Diesel

Unlike other celebrities, actor Vin Diesel has made a name for himself. I changed his name before I got it. At the age of 17, Diesel removed his birth name Mark Sinclair when he became a bouncer in New York. 

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He was adopted Vin, a shortened version of his stepfather's name, Irving H. Vincent. Diesel arose from a joke with his friend, the Hollywood Reporter shared.

Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj – Born onika Tanya Maraj – She Don't choose her stage name at the beginning of her career. The rapper shared with the Guardian in 2012 and told her she didn't like her name, but it wasn't up to her.

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"Someone changed my name," she told the outlet. "In one of the first production contracts I signed , the guy wanted my name to be Minaj, so I fought him teeth and claws, but he convinced me. I always hated it. "

A" Super Bass "rapper said he didn't like her family and friends calling her Nicki Minaj. She said, "When I'm with them, I'm not Nicki Minaj."

Calvin Harris

DJ Calvin Harriswas born to Adam Richard Wiles. When he started his musical career at the age of 22, he thought it would be better for his career to go under a different name.

"I thought my first single was more soul track and Calvin Harris sounded racially ambiguous," he told the shortlist in 2009. Then I stuck to it.

Like Minage, Harris claims that his friends and family don't like to call him Calvin, and they call him Adam.

Miley Cyrus

Pop Icon Miley Cyruslegally calls her Changed Named when she was 16 years old. The "Hannah Montana" star was born as Destiny Hope Cyrus, but she has been called "Smiley Miley" since childhood.

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Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx, born Eric Marlon Bishop changed his name early in his comedy career. 

Fox, who appeared in the "Late Show", started his career at Stephen Colbert. 

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He has many comedians It was a woman who was called on stage, so he chose an androgynous stage name.