Stage Name: Pseudonym or name variant used by performing artist
A stage name is a name an entertainer (such as a movie star or a musician) uses instead of their real name.
Famous examples include actress Marilyn Monroe, singer Lady Gaga and rapper Nicki Minaj.
takes in the place of their real or birth name, they might like this name better than their real one or it's easier for people to remember. Professional wrestlers use stage names also, in their case it is called a "ring name".
Actors and actresses choose stage names for a variety of reasons. Their real names may be the same as or similar to those of other people, or they may be difficult to say or spell.
Famous examples
| Stage name | Real name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2pac | Tupac Shakur | None |
| 50 Cent | Curtis Jackson Brown | None |
| Alan Alda | Alfonso Joseph D'Abruzzo | None |
| David Bowie | David Robert Jones | None |
| Elvis Costello | Declan Patrick McManus | None |
| Dalida | Yolande Christina Gigliotti | None |
| Doris Day | Doris Mark Ann von Kappelhoff | None |
| Bob Dylan | Robert Allen Zimmerman | Surname legally changed to Dylan. |
| Paco de Lucía | Francisco Sanchez Gomez | None |
| Eminem | Marshall Mathers III | None |
| Jamie Farr | Jameel Joseph Farah | None |
| Lady Gaga | Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta | None |
| WC Fields | William Claude Dukenfield | None |
| Elton John | Reginald Kenneth Dwight | Full name legally changed to Elton Hercules John |
| Tom Jones | Thomas John Woodward | None |
| Marilyn Manson | Brian Warner | None |
| Prince | Prince Rogers Nelson | None |
| Rick Springfield | Richard Springthorpe | None |
| Ringo Starr | Richard Starkey | None |
| Tiny Tim | Herbert Khaury | None |
| Peter Tork | Peter Halsten Thorkelson | None |
| Peter Tosh | Winston McIntosh | None |
| Stevie Wonder | Steveland Hardaway Judkins | Last name can also be Morris. |
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