It's no secret that sometimes celebrities' names are just too perfect to be the ones they were born with.
The Huffington Post rounds up the real names of 44 stars, including:
- Meg Ryan: Margaret Hyra
- Pat Benatar: Patricia Mae Andrzejewski
- Chevy Chase: Cornelius Crane Chase
- Portia De Rossi: Amanda Lee Rogers
- Dakota Fanning: Hannah Fanning
- Steven Tyler: Steven Victor Tallarico
- Alicia Keys: Alicia Augello Cook
- Spike Lee: Shelton Jackson Lee
- Joan Rivers: Joan Alexandra Molinsky
- Tina Turner: Anna Mae Bullock
- Demi Moore: Demetria Gene Guynes
- Helen Mirren: Ilyena Vasilievna Mironov
- Bruce Willis: Walter Willis
- Ben Kingsley: Krishna Pandit Bhanji
Click for the complete list, which includes an Oscar-winning actor born with the unfortunate moniker "Maurice Joseph Micklewhite."
This post originally appeared at Newser.
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