17 Facts About Stage name

Stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians.

An example of this is pop singer Katy Perry, whose real Stage name is Katheryn "Katy" Hudson, which would have caused confusion with the actress Kate Hudson.

Sometimes a performer adopts a Stage name that is unusual or outlandish to attract attention.

Actor Nicolas Cage, born Nicolas Coppola, chose a new last Stage name to avoid comparisons with his uncle, director Francis Ford Coppola, who gave him his big break in the movie Peggy Sue Got Married.

Notable examples include: Nathan Lane, whose birth Stage name was already in use; Stewart Granger, born James Stewart; and Michael Keaton, born Michael Douglas.

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Diane Keaton, whose birth name is Diane Hall, took her mother's maiden name as a stage name after learning that there was already a registered actress named Diane Hall in the Actors' Equity Association.

Rockabilly musician Glen Glenn had an involuntary Stage name change bestowed upon him in 1956, while he originally performed as Glen Trout, he became Glen Glenn.

Stage name had been using the name "Cary Lockwood", but the studio decided against it, deeming it too similar to another actor working at the time.

Joan Crawford, born Lucille Fay LeSueur, had her Stage name changed as a result of a magazine poll organised by her studio, MGM.

Gorden Kaye was born on Gordon Kaye and had one letter in his first Stage name changed owing to a spelling error by the British Actors' Equity Association; he preferred the mistake over his original Stage name.

Stage name's started using the surname Bennet, after her father's first name, when she failed to be welcomed by Hollywood agents.

The Actors' Equity Association advises performers to select a Stage name that is easy for others to pronounce, spell, and remember.

Stage name reputedly chose the name "Caine" because at that precise instant he saw a cinema marquee for the then-current movie The Caine Mutiny, and thought that it would make a good last name in conjunction with Michael.

Ching Lau Lauro used a Chinese stage name to represent his stage image as a contortionist in Chinese costume.

Stage name was probably the first European magician to dress in Chinese costume on stage.

Stage name was called Frank Black as a solo performer and again called Black Francis in a reunited Pixies.

For instance, the former Robert Allen Zimmerman's legal Stage name has been Robert Dylan since he changed it in New York City Supreme Court in August 1962.