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Eric Bishop is Jamie Foxx's birth name. He obviously had to change to a smoother and cooler name if he wanted to make it big.
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Bruce Willis changed his name from Walter Willis. He talked about his name change in the most expensive car advertisement ever, made for Aviva Insurance.
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Michael Douglas changed his name to Micheal Keaton to avoid confusion with the other Michael Douglas that was already prominently acting in Hollywood. It was reading that Diane Keaton already had to change her name to Keaton that inspired Michael to do the same.
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Mark Sinclair Vincent changed his name to Vin Diesel as a result of nicknames given by friends.
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Everyone knows her as Mindy, but this star's birth name is Vera Mindy Chokalingam. She dropped her first name and changed her last name when she started doing stand-up!
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That's right, the now Duchess of Sussex changed her name! Her real full name is Rachel Meghan Markle, so she chooses to go by her middle name as her first name. Who would have thought?!
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While Mila more just shortened her name, the Ukrainian-born actress' full name is Milena Markovna Kunis.
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Drake's birth name is Aubrey Drake Graham. Makes sense that he just stuck with his middle name when he hit fame!
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Michael Caine's birth name is in fact Maurice Joseph Micklewhite. Definitely a big change there!
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Miley Cyrus was named Destiny Hope Cyrus at birth because her parents thought she was destined for great things. She then developed a nickname, 'Smiley' which then ultimately tuned to the Miley Cyrus we know today.
So many celebrities have changed their names, whether it's when they had their first dose of fame, or well before that. See which celebs changed their names and why right here...
Sometimes celebrities want to have a catchier name for Hollywood and other times there is already someone well known with their birth name! Can you guess what these celebrities original name was?
Some of these will surprise you!