These Celebrities Don't Actually Use Their Real Names

Reese Witherspoon

The "Legally Blonde" actress uses one of her two middle names professionally. She was born Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon. She adopted her mother's maiden name as her first name and goes by that in all of her films.

Emma Stone

The "La La Land" actress had to rebrand herself at 16 years old. She was born Emily Jean Stone, and there was already an Emily Stone in Hollywood. "I changed it to Emma because you know it's closer to Emily, but most people call me 'M,' that know me well," she explained. 

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The More You Know

  • Michael J. Fox's middle name doesn't start with a "J." His middle name is actually Andrew.
  • Channing Tatum played a bartender in Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" music video. He made $400 for the role.
  • Jonah Hill had to go to the hospital for bronchitis while filming Wolf of Wall Street. For seven months, he was snorting vitamin D (almost) daily, pretending it was cocaine.
  • Actor Joaquin Phoenix was born in a cult, which might help explain why his siblings were named River, Rain, Liberty, and Summer. Their parents were members of Children of God group, which was founded in the 1960s.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.