Mar 9, 2010

What's in a Name

Here are a few you might remember and a few you probably never knew.
Birth Name Stage Name
Harry Lillis Crosby Bing Crosby
Mendel Berlinger Milton Berle
Joseph Gottlieb Joey Bishop
Emanuel Goldenberg Edward G Robinson
Laszlo Loewenstein Peter Lorre
Camille Javal Brigitte Bardot
Carlos Irwin Estevez  Charlie Sheen
John Charles Carter Charlton Heston
Demetria Gene Guynes  Demi Moore
Erich Weiss Harry Houdini
Jerome Silberman Gene Wilder
Marion Morrison John Wayne
Norma Baker Marilyn Monroe
Margaret Hyra Meg Ryan
Columcille Gibson Mel Gibson
Maurice Micklewhite Michael Caine
Nicolas Coppola Nicolas Cage
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV Tom Cruise
Allen Konigsberg  Woody Allen