Movie Stars Real Names

Movie stars are very well-known for the various stage names they use. Like everyone of us, celebrities too have birth names right since childhood. But they usually alter these names according to their will, making them either sound or spell differently. Some use these names used in Hollywood are used because celebrities dislike their birth names, they are very lengthy, or even because they want to be known by different names. Stage names have been around for a very long time and are used by many actors. Some of the movie stars real names and their stage names are put together just for you in this article. So, read on and find some surprising real names that celebrity go by!

Real Names of Movie Stars

Almost all movie stars use stage names. These names can be used for various purposes by people in the entertainment field. The best part about these movie stars real names is that, if these stars were known by their real names, they wouldn't be recognized as much as they are by their stage names. For example, would you know who Annie Mae Bullock was if she wasn't known as Tina Turner or Walter Willison if he didn't go by the name Bruce Willis? This is why celebrities use pseudo names or stage names, where they get their fame through them. Here is a list of some such fascinating movie stars real names, and the names by which they are know today. Take a look!

Stage Name	Real Name
Al Jolson	Asa Yoelson
Al Pacino	Alfredo James Pacino
Antonio Banderas	José Antonio Dominguez Bandera
Barbara Stanwyck	Ruby Stevens
Beatrice Arthur	Bernice Frankel
Bela Lugosi	Béla Blaskó
Ben Kingsley	Krishna Banji
Bette Davis	Ruth Elizabeth Davis
Bing Crosby	Harry Lillis Crosby
Bob Hope	Leslie Townes Hope
Bobby Darin	Walden Robert Cassotto
Boris Karloff	William Henry Pratt
Brad Pitt	William Bradley Pitt
Cary Grant	Archibald Leach
Charlie Sheen	Carlos Irwin Estevez
David Wayne	Wayne McMeekan
Dean Martin	Dino Crocetti
Demi Moore	Demetria Gene Guynes
Doris Day	Doris Kappelhoff
Eddie Cantor	Edward Israel Iskowitz
Edie Adams	Elizabeth Edith Enke
Frances Smith	Dale Evans
Frankie Avalon	Francis Thomas Avalonne
Fred Astaire	Frederic Austerlitz
Gary Cooper	Frank James Cooper
Gene Hackman	Eugene Allen Hackman
George Burns	Nathan Birnbaum
Harry Houdini	Ehrich Weiss
Hulk Hogan	Terry Jene Bollea
Jack Black	Thomas Black, Jr.
Jack Palance	Walter Palanuik
Jamie Foxx	Eric Marlon Bishop
Jerry Lewis	Joseph Levitch
John Wayne	Marion Michael Morrison
Joan Crawford	Lucille Fay LeSueur
Jude Law	David Jude Heyworth Law
Judy Garland	Frances Gumm
Julianne Moore	Julie Anne Smith
Kevin Spacey	Kevin John Fowler
Lana Turner	Julia Jean Turner
Lauren Bacall	Betty Joan Perske
Marilyn Monroe	Norma Jean Baker
Matt Damon	Matthew Paige Damon
Meg Ryan	Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra
Mel Brooks	Mel Kaminsky
Mel Gibson	Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson
Meryl Streep	Mary Louise Streep
Michael Caine	Maurice Micklewhite
Michael Crawford	Michael Dumble-Smith
Mike Douglas	Michael Delaney Dowd, Jr.
Nicolas Cage	Nicolas Kim Coppola
Orlando Bloom	Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom
Peter Finch	William Mitchell
Peter Lorre	Laszio Lowenstein
Rhonda Fleming	Marilyn Louis
Red Buttons	Aaron Chwatt
Reese Witherspoon	Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon
Rita Hayworth	Margarita Cansino
Rita Moreno	Rosita Alverio
Robert Blake	Michael Gubitosi
Ron Ely	Ronald Pierce
Roy Rogers	Leonard Slye
Sam Neill	Nigel John Dermot Neill
Sophia Loren	Sophia Scicoloni
Stepin Fetchit	Lincoln Perry
Sylvester Stallone	Sylvester Gardenzio
Tom Cruise	Thomas Mapother IV
Tony Curtis	Bernard Schwartz
Tony Franciosa	Anthony Papaleo
Whoopie Goldberg	Caryn Johnson
William Holden	William Beedle
Winona Ryder	Winona Horowitz
Yul Brynner	Yul Taidje Kahn, Jr.

With the above mentioned movie stars real names, I hope you found the reason why these famous people prefer to change their names! Feel free to add to this list as it's great to know which of your favorite stars were named what in their childhood.