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Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn changed her last name from Ruston after her father decided to change their last names to Hepburn-Ruston. She dropped Ruston altogether to become the iconic Audrey Hepburn we still know today.
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Reese Witherpoon
Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon dropped her first name and used her mother's maiden name, Reese instead!
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Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey was originally called Lizzie Grant. Struggling to make a name for herself in the music world, she changed her name and voila! It worked!
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Meg Ryan
Margaret Hyra is what the famous actress was named at birth. She just decided to change her name to something a little funkier for the acting world, so Meg Ryan it is!
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Carmen Electra in 2024
Tara Leigh Patrick is much less glamorous than Carmen Electra. She changed her name after Prince persuaded her!
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Natalie Portman
In an act to protect her privacy, Natalie Hershlag took her grandmother's surname of Portman, and has never looked back.
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Olivia Wilde
Olivia Cockburn was that actress' birth name. She changed her last name to Wilde as a mark of admiration for Oscar Wilde, among other things.
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Cher
Cherilyn shortened her name when she became famous and then in 1979, she legally changed it to Cher with no middle or surname.
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Mariah Carey
Maria Nunez is this famous singer's birth name. Her grandfather changed is name to Carey when he moved to New York and her first name, Mariah, was inspired by a song.
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Jennifer Aniston
Following in her father's footsteps, Jennifer Anastassakis changed her Greek surname to Aniston.