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While there are many web pages that list the given names of celebrities, Famous Name Changes is one of the most comprehensive and well-organized sources. The site tells us that Eleanora Fagan was the lady who sang the blues, and Demetria Gene Guynes, star of the movies Ghost and Indecent Exposure, was married to macho Die Hard actor, Walter Willison. Those are just a few of the hundreds of listings. Some entries even include the reason for the name change -- Lucille
Fay LeSueur received her stage name of Joan Crawford through a fan contest sponsored by MGM. But some names defy easy explanation, like U2's David Howell Evans, aka the Edge. If an actor isn't listed on the site, you can always try looking up his or her stage name on the Internet Movie Database. While the database is obviously geared towards movies, many prominent musicians can be found here, due to their TV performances or movie-soundtrack work. For example, Reginald Kenneth Dwight's entry lists everything from a Grammy Awards telecast to The Lion King soundtrack. Can't find an actor or musician on either of
these sites? Search the Web for that person. Both official celebrity sites and fan web sites usually offer biographical information, which often includes the celebrity's real name.
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