John Wayne
Real name: Marion Mitchell Morrison
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Pen names are a celebrity tradition that have been around for centuries. Constantly, famous people are going under names that aren't actually their own, Which celebrities' real name surprised you the most?
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Carmen Electra
Real name: Tara Leigh Patrick -
Nicki Minaj
Real name: Onika Tanya Maraj -
David Bowie
Real name: David Robert Jones -
Oprah Winfrey
Real name: Orpah Gail Winfrey -
Winona Ryder
Real name: Winona Laura Horowitz -
Alan Alda
Real name: Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo -
Chevy Chase
Real name: Cornelius Crane Chase -
Elton John
Real name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight -
Shania Twain
Real name: Eilleen Regina Edwards -
Gene Simmons
Real name: Chaim Witz -
Lana Del Rey
Real name: Elizabeth Woolridge Grant -
Bruno Mars
Real name: Peter Gene Hernandez -
George Michael
Real name: Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou -
Louis C.K.
Real name: Louis Szekely -
Diane Keaton
Real name: Diane Hall -
Larry King
Real name: Lawrence Harvey Zeiger -
Bea Arthur
Real name: Bernice Frankel -
Rock Hudson
Real name: Roy Harold Scherer, Jr -
Miranda July
Real name: Miranda Jennifer Grossinger -
Judy Garland
Real name: Frances Ethel Gumm -
Elvis Costello
Real name: Declan Patrick Aloysius Macmanus -
Joan Crawford
Real name: Lucille Fay LeSueur -
Courtney Love
Real name: Courtney Michelle Harrison -
Truman Capote
Real name: Truman Streckfus Persons -
Téa Leoni
Real name: Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni -
Anne Rice
Real name: Howard Allen Frances O'Brien -
Kim Cattrall
Real name: Clare Woodgate -
Desi Arnaz
Real name: Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III -
Abigail Van Buren
Real name: Pauline Esther Friedman -
Harry Houdini
Real name: Erik Weisz -
Iggy Azalea
Real name: Amethyst Amelia Kelly -
Chuck Norris
Real name: Carlos Ray Norris -
Meat Loaf
Real name: Marvin Lee Aday -
Lorde
Real name: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor
