CELEBRITIES WHO CHANGED THEIR NAMES
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Jamie Foxx His fans got surprised to hear that he had changed his name. Yes! Jamie Foxx isn’t his original name. Previously his name was Eric Marlon Bishop. He told about this on ‘The Late Show’. His name change was a big career move in his life. Jamie Foxx featured in ‘Django Unchained’. He decided to change his name, according to a report by Texas Monthly. Then he performed at local comedy clubs. Then he got a role in ‘In Living Colour’, a comedy series. He was separated from his parents in early childhood and he lived with his maternal grandparents. They raised him. Jamie did not know his parents. He gives credit of his success to his grandmother. He grew up poor. But he dreamed of a successful life. He has worked hard to achieve what he got in his life. On ‘The late show’, he opened up that he had a hard time getting on to the stage and performing. He started using androgynous stage names. But at last he chose the name Jamie Foxx, which is a gender neutral name. He is happy to say that he got success by this name and this changing of name has been a milestone in his life. Michael Caine Image courtesy: Pinterest When the Caine Mutiny was being shown at the Odeon Cinema in 1954, he decided to change his name to “Michael Caine”. His real name is Maurice Micklewhite. He adopted the stage name Michael Scott, but changed it to Michael Caine. According to a report by Guardian, he was inspired by the Caine Mutiny. The airport security guard would always say, “Hi Michael Caine” (when he had not changed his name) and then he would hand him a passport with a different name. To avoid this, he changed his name to Michael.