From Emma Stone to The Weeknd: Celebs throw away their stage names
Ariana Grande, Emma Stone.
Getti Images (2)What’s in the name? Apparently, there is a lot for these Hollywood stars who participated in their famous nicknames.
As long as the majority can recall, the names of the stage names were the usual practice in Hollywood. Judy Garlend (Born Francis Ethel GUM) changed its nickname to look more theater. Elton John . Katie Perry Left her last name (Cetterin Hadson) to avoid confused with the actress Kate Hadson. Even Ries of the eaterspoon She decided to give up her name, Laura Zhanna, in favor of her mother’s maiden name before she broke on stage.
But recently we have been seeing the growth of mega-successful stars that throw the names that made them famous. January 31, Week (AKA ABEL TESFAYE) released his album Hurry up tomorrowwho noted the end of it After an hour The trilogy – and its alias. “This is the main space I have to enter that I just don’t have a desire,” said Tesphae Variety from throwing the Powernd persona. “It becomes this rats race: more awards, more success, more shows, more albums, more awards and more. It never ends until you finish it.”
In November 2024, Ariana Grande Created the headlines when her name looked different in loans nominated on Oscar-Film, Blast: Ariana Grande-Butera. “You know it was my name when I went to look at the show when I was 10 years old,” she explained in February 2025 Hollywood reporter. “It felt a really great way to honor it.”
According to Gayl SaltzAssistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry in New York Presbyterian Hospital, the star’s decision to change his name may make a deep meaning. “(May) get back to the time when they had all these dreams and wishes to be who they (later) became,” Saltz said US WeeklyAdding that “There is a lot of misinformation in this age for many of the truth. So, I think some celebrities, especially already, want to become their real and pay off their birth name.”
Seem Emo Stone. During his career, attending the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, Stone started going through the Emma (nodded at his commitment girl-speech!) By her legal name, she later explained that she prefers to call it. “I was scared a couple of years ago. For some reason I liked,” I can’t do it anymore. Just call me Emily, “she recalled.” I’d like Emily. … it would be so nice. “
Michael Kitan It is felt similarly. In the 70’s, Kitan was forced to choose his main name because his real name Dougla was accepted Michael Douglas We all know and love. . He plans to start using the hybrid version of his legal name – Michael Kitan Douglas – on future projects.
Is this game title just a tendency that goes here? Laura berkhamperThe brand’s construction expert and the CEO of Scaleblazer thinks it is only the beginning. “In the era of social media and greater affordability, the need for identity has decreased,” she said Us. “Celebrities are increasingly using their true names to honor their roots, simplify their heritage and reflect the current values of transparency.”
Michael Kitan may not be known for his famous nickname much longer. The actor, 73, recently showed that he was hoping to return to the name of his birth, Michael John Douglas, deciding not to use it in Hollywood for almost 50 years. He noted that he could not use his true last name from -whe (…)
Of course we will always be fans of the stars with (sometimes cookies!) Stage names Lady Gaga and Win diesel? But at a time when the world becomes more true, there is something refreshing in to be just ourselves – and we are completely here for that.
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