Celebrities' names before they changed

 

Having the last name Cockburn, Heshlag or Bottom isn't exactly the easiest way to get callback in Hollywood. That's why many of your favourite entertainers have changed their names. See who shed their old monicker.

 
February 9, 2012
 
 
 
Olivia Wilde was born Olivia Jane Cockburn on March 10, 1984.
 

Olivia Wilde was born Olivia Jane Cockburn on March 10, 1984.

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Olivia Wilde was born Olivia Jane Cockburn on March 10, 1984.
Charlie Sheen was born Carlos Irwin Estevez on Sept. 3, 1965.
Chuck Norris was born Carlos Ray Norris on March 10, 1940.
Meg Ryan was born Margaret Hyra on Nov. 19, 1961.
Joaquin Phoenix was born Joaquin Rafael Bottom on Oct. 28, 1974.
Kal Penn was born Kalpen Suresh Modi on April 23, 1977.
Dakota Fanning was born Hannah Fanning on Feb. 23, 1994.
Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947.
Lana Del Rey was born Elizabeth Grant on June 21, 1986.
Katy Perry was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on Oct. 25, 1984.
Chevy Chase was born Cornelius Crane Chase on Oct. 8, 1943.
Christie Brinkley was born Christie Lee Hudson on Feb. 2, 1954.
Michael Caine was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite on March 14, 1933.
Elvis Costello was born Declan Patrick MacManus on Aug. 25, 1954.
Miley Cyrus was born Destiny Hope Cyrus on Nov. 23, 1992.
Portia De Rossi was born Amanda Lee Rogers on Jan. 31, 1973.
Steven Tyler was born Steven Victor Tallarico on March 26, 1948.
Tina Fey was born Elizabeth Stamatina Fey on May 18, 1970.
Alicia Keys was born Alicia Augello Cook on Jan. 25, 1981.
Larry King was born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger on Nov. 19, 1933.
Pat Benatar was born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski on Jan. 10, 1953.
Joan Rivers was born Joan Alexandra Molinsky on June 8, 1933.
Tina Turner was born Anna Mae Bullock on Nov. 26, 1939.
Demi Moore was born Demetria Gene Guynes on Nov. 11, 1962.
Vin Diesel was born Mark Sinclair Vincent on July 18, 1967.
Woody Allen was born Allen Stewart Konigsberg on Dec. 1, 1935.
Tom Cruise was born Thomas Cruise Mapother IV on July 3, 1962.
Bruce Willis was born Walter Willis on March 19, 1955.
Natalie Portman was born Natalie Hershlag on June 9, 1981.
Carmen Electra was born Tara Leigh Patrick on April 20, 1972.
Whoopi Goldberg was born Caryn Elaine Johnson on Nov. 13, 1955.
 
 
 
 
 

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