Oprah Winfrey
Oprah was named "Orpah" when she was born, but her name was often
mispronounced and she was often mistaken called Oprah. The name
eventually stuck.
Barry Manilow
Manilow was Barry Alan Pincus before he started singing about
"Mandy." He also wrote jingles for television and radio before making it
big.
Pat Benatar
The rock star was born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski.
Names are a battlefield
Alison Brie
The "Mad Men" star recently revealed to Esquire that she loves her birth name even though she changed it when she got into the biz.
On her
long list of things she loves: "My real last name," she says. "But the
mispronunciation of it is like nails on a chalkboard. It
starts S-c-h, so everybody pronounces it as if it were Shermerhorn. But
it should be pronounced like it's Skermerhorn."
The comedian's real last name doesn't begin with a 'C' or a 'K.'
Its Szekely. So w.here ever he got the C.K remains an illusion.
The "Zero Dark Thirty" star was born Jessica Howard. She took on Chastain, her mother's maiden name, as her stage name.
Ron Howard is not amused.
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