Celebrity · Posted 1 minute ago 41 Celebrities Who I Had No Idea Changed Their First Or Last Names Before They Were Famous Will Ferrel's first name is actually John. by Ajani Bazile-Dutes BuzzFeed Staff Link Facebook Pinterest Twitter Mail 1. Jason Sudeikis was born Daniel Jason Sudeikis.
Steven Simione / WireImage Jason doesn't go by his first name because his father's name is also Daniel , and it would get confusing in his house when his mom would call out for Daniel. 2. Mindy Kaling was born Vera Mindy Chokalingam.
Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images for Warner Bros. Discovery 3. Meghan Markle was born Rachel Meghan Markle.
Getty Images 4. Ryan Phillippe was born Matthew Ryan Phillippe. Steve Granitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images 5.
Kevin Jonas was born Paul Kevin Jonas II. Frank Micelotta / ABC via Getty Images Kevin's father's name is Paul Kevin Jonas Sr. 6.
Tina Fey was born Elizabeth Stamatina Fey. John Nacion / Getty Images Tina Fey is known by a shortened version of her middle name. She's said that only a few people know her first name is Elizabeth and still call her that, including Amy Poehler.
7. Ashton Kutcher was born Christopher Ashton Kutcher. Gregg Deguire / WireImage At the 2017 Teen Choice Awards, Ashton revealed in an acceptance speech that his first name was Chris and that he started going by his middle name when he was 19 and became an actor.
8. Tom Hardy was born Edward Thomas Hardy. Dave Benett / Dave Benett / WireImage / Getty Images 9.
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