Say My Name

SAY MY NAME, SAY MY NAME

If you want your name to twinkle on a theater marquee, you need to consider something other than Maurice Joseph Micklewhite. Who the heck is that?

It's Sir Michael Caine, the legendary actor. The British icon changed his professional name in the 1950s to help distinguish his budding acting career. Whether you call it shady or call it smart, Caine has plenty of company in the name-changing club.

Vin Diesel of The Fast and the Furious franchise was born Mark Sinclair, but that sounded like the name of a dude with average biceps. Rapstress Nicki Minaj loves inventing alter egos, yet her birth certificate still calls her Onika Tanya Maraj, and entertainer Jamie Foxx (Django Unchained) was born Eric Marlon Bishop.

This is fun! Let's do one more: how did Peter Gene Hernandez funk up his personna? He became Bruno Mars!

You gotta do what you gotta do, or at least think you do.

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