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There are many celebrities who have opted to change their names for a new start in their careers for reasons like their birth names being very lengthy or complicated; their names giving out their cultural or religious background, or for wanting to adopt a part of the name of a favorite celebrity and so on. Caryn Elaine Johnson, better known as Whoopi Goldberg, opted for the change since Johnson sounded less Jewish to her mother and the first name was owing to her plump appearance.
Elton John the legendary singer was originally named Reginald Kenneth Dwight. The first name was in memory of Elton Dean, the famous saxophone player and the second name was after Long John Baldry. The front man in the group U2, Bono was born Paul David Hewson and he was called ‘Bono Vox’ in school. He retained Bono for his new name. The singer Seal got the name since his original name gave out his lineage of being Nigerian and also because he wanted his name short.
The famous actor Michael Caine was originally Maurice Joseph Micklewhite. While being pestered by his agent, he chanced to see a poster of the movie ‘Caine Mutiny’ which prompted him to call himself Michael Caine.
Cary Grant was originally named Archibald Alexander Leach. He opted for a change to cover up his lineage of working class in England. Albert Brooks was born Albert Einstine and opted for the change for obvious reasons. The famous performer ‘Charo’ had a name which comprised of 17 words which was reason enough for her to go in for a shorter name.
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