20 celebrities who changed their name for a career: from Nicolas Cage to Julianne Moore

Public figures are often forced to go to various tricks in order not to lose their popularity. So, for example, the heroes of our review, in order to be better remembered by the audience, changed their names. Who would have thought that famous actors and musicians are not really who they pretend to be.

Nicolas Cage

Did you know that Nicolas Cage's real name is Nicholas Kim Coppola? At the beginning of his career, the actor changed his name to hide his relationship with director Francis Ford Coppola. Although it is worth noting that for a long time everyone has been calling him simply "actor-meme".

Valeria

And although Valeria's parents really called the girl by this name, the singer's birth certificate for a long time indicated "Alla Perfilova". Only in 1993, while working on the recording of an English-language album, the woman decided to finally become Valeria, since the name Alla was very hard to hear.

Ani Lorak

Karolina Kuek became Ani Lorak at the beginning of her career, when she took part in various competitions. There was already a contestant named Karolina at one of these events, so the producer found a creative way out of the situation — he read the girl's name in reverse.

Tutta Larsen

The famous TV presenter Tutta Larsen is actually just Tatiana Romanenko. The real name of the star was not memorable, so she decided to take a pseudonym. She came up with it herself, inspired by children's fairy tales about Tutta Karlsson.

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise's real name — Thomas Cruz Mapother IV. But, of course, short and memorable names are much more suitable for media personalities.

Anfisa Chekhov

Many people remember the program "Sex with Anfisa Chekhov". Agree, if it was called "Sex with Alexandra Korchunova", she would have much fewer fans. But that's exactly how the sex symbol of Russian show business is recorded in the passport.

Woody Allen

Like many other show business stars, Woody Allen changed his name when fame overtook him. His parents named the actor Allen Stewart Konigsberg.

Jean Renaud

The "Leon Killer" known to many is actually Juan Moreno. And many did not even realize that Jean Reno has Spanish roots.

Mohammed Ali

The legendary boxer is probably the only one on our list who changed his name not for the sake of popularity. Cassius Marcellus Clay became Muhammad Ali when he converted to Islam.

Charlie Sheen

Actor Charlie Sheen partially borrowed his pseudonym from his father Martin Sheen. In fact, the movie star's name is Ramon Gerardo Antonio Estevez.

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon also didn't think too long about the pseudonym and just collected it from the surnames of her mother and grandmother. The real name of the actress Laura Jean.

Abraham Rousseau

Michael Kors

Julianne Moore

Stevie Wonder

Ralph Lauren

Egor Creed

Roma The Beast

Max Barskikh

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