Stage names are everywhere in Hollywood — and many of the most iconic stars weren’t born with the names we know them by. Whether it was for branding, pronunciation, or privacy, actors have been reinventing themselves since the golden age of cinema. Some did it to sound tougher. Others needed something catchier. And in some cases, their real names just didn’t roll off the tongue.
But how well do you really know your stars beyond the credits? Let’s find out if you can match these famous faces to the names they were given at birth.
