Celebrities' Real Names

There are a number of us at work who have an affinity for trivia. I have participated in a couple of Trivia Night events over the past year or so, and had a ball with it. One category that's come up is Celebrities' Real Names. Someone brought in a list, courtesy of the internet. Naturally I got a copy of it..

Here is a list of all the ones I can remember, some from the list and others I just knew. Interesting to note the differences between the nom de voyage and the real name: the stage name is either more anglicized(more white-bread)or just more euphonious or exciting.


Judy Garland--Frances Gumm
Jack Benny- Benjamin Kubelsky
Jane Seymour--Joyce Frankenberg
Woody Allen- Allen Stuart Konigsberg
George Burns- Nathan Bierbaum
Mel Brooks- Melvin Kaminsky
John Denver--Henry John Deutschendorf
Sally Field- Sally Mahoney
Rock Hudson--Roy Scherer Jr
Suzanne Somers- Suzanne Mahoney
Danny Thomas--Muzyad Yakoob
Angie Dickinson- Angelina Johnson
Kirk Douglas--Issur Demsky
Billie Holliday- Eleanora Fagan
Karl Malden--Mladen Sekulovich
Orson Bean--Dallas Burrows
Jerry Lewis--Joseph Levitch
Red Buttons--Aaron Chwatt
John Forsythe--John Lincoln Freund
Michael Landon--Eugene Michael Orwitz
Bea Arthur--Bernice Frankel
Gene Wilder--Jerome Silberman
Robert Blake--Michael Gubitosi
Tony Randall--Leonard Rosenberg
Tammy Wynette--Wynetta Pugh
Jimmy Dean--Seth Ward
Eric Clapton--Eric Clapp
Huey Lewis--Hugh Cregg
Sandra Dee--Alexandra Zuck
Bobby Darin--Walden Robert Cassotto
Alan Alda--Alfonso D'Arbruzzo
Eddie Albert--Edward Albert Heimberger
Lee J Cobb--Lee Jacob
Ellen Burstyn--Edna Gilhooley
Whoopi Goldberg--Caryn Johnson
Dean Martin--Dino Crocetti
Inger Stevens--Inger Stensen
Shelley Winters--Shirley Schrift
Shirley Booth--Thelma Booth Ford
Nicholas Cage--Nicholas Coppola
Tony Danza--Anthony Iadanza
Jill St John--Jill Oppenheim
Raquel Welch--Raquel Tejada
Lauren Bacall--Betty Joan Perske
Michael Caine--Maurice Mickelwhite
Jamie Farr--Jameel Farah
Jodie Foster--Alicia Christian Foster
Elvis Costello- Declan McManus
Roy Rogers-- Leonard Slye
Dale Evans--Frances Octavia Smith
Natalie Wood--Natasha Gurdin
Lana Wood--Svetlana Gurdin
William Holden--William Franklin Beedle Jr
Ted Knight--Tadeus Konopka
Anne Bancroft--Anna Italiano
Shirley MacLaine--Shirley Beaty
Martin Sheen-- Ramon Estevez
Charlie Sheen--Carlos Estevez
Ringo Starr--Richard Starkey
Richard Burton--Richard Jenkins
Twiggy--Leslie Hornby
Les Paul--Lester Polfus
John Wayne--Marian Michael Morrison
Larry King--Larry Ziegler
Bernadette Peters--Bernadette Lazzaro
Cheryl Ladd--Cheryl Stoppelmoor
Chad Everett--Raymond Compton
Cary Grant--Archibald Leach
Burl Ives--Berle Ivanhoe
Diane Keaton--Diane Hall
Michael Keaton--Michael Douglas
Tom Cruise--Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
Harry Morgan-Harry Bratsburg
Lou Diamond Phillips--Lou Upchurch
Tim Allen--Timothy Allen Dick
Tina Turner--Annie Mae Bullock
Bobbie Gentry--Roberta Streeter
Mark Twain--Samuel Langhorne Clemens
George Orwell--Eric Blair
Candace Azzara--Matilda Azzara
Billy Idol--William Board
Sting--Gordon Sumner
Donna Summer- LaDonna Andrea Gaines
Don Ameche--Dominic Amici
Pat Benatar--Patricia Andrezewski
Crystal Gayle--Brenda Webb
Muhammed Ali--Cassius Clay
Barry Manilow--Barry Alan Pincus
Marilyn Monroe--Norma Jean Baker
Chevy Chase--Cornelius Crane Chase
Bob Hope--Leslie Towne Hope
Lou Costello--Louis Cristillo
Rodney Dangerfield--Jacob Cohen
Kim Hunter--Janet Cole
Meatloaf--Marvin Lee Adair
Troy Donahue--Merle Johnson Jr
Moe Howard--Moses Horwitz
Curly Howard--Jerome Horwitz
Shemp Howard--Samuel Horwitz
Olivia Hussey--Olivia Osuna
Tony Bennett--Antonio Benedetto
Sophia Loren- Sofia Scicolono
Sigourney Weaver--Susan Weaver
Dyan Cannon- Samile Diane Fiersen
Pat Martino- Pat Azzara
Fred Astaire- Frederick Austerlitz
Joan Crawford- Lucille LeSeure
Morgan Fairchild- Patsy Ann McClenny
Roger U Roundly--Sam Crain(who?)

Okay, that's all my brain can muster in this sitting. More than a few others, but seemingly half-remembered. Seems like these could easily be categorized into Actors/Actresses, Authors, Musicians, and General Celebs. Maybe next time. Hope you enjoy these. Might be one in here you didn't know.