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A stage name, or a screen name for movie stars, is a pseudonym used by performers and actors.People may take a stage name because their real name is considered unattractive, dull, amusing for the wrong reasons, or projects the wrong image; or because they wish to remain anonymous in relation to another sphere of work. In past decades stage names were used because certain actors' real names were considered too "ethnic." In the United Kingdom, the actors' union Equity stipulates that no two members may have the same working name, and therefore actors are often forced to modify their name or take a new one. The Screen Actors Guild has similar rules in the United States.
A consideration in choosing a stage name is ease of use. Actor's Equity Association (AEA) advises performers to select a name that is easy for others to pronounce, spell and remember. A survey of the three U.S. regional heads of AEA reveals that a performer whose name is difficult to pronounce, spell, or remember is less likely to be hired than other performers.
Many performers refer to their stage name as their "professional name."
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Famous stage names include:
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- 3-D - Robert Del Naja
- 50 Cent - Curtis Jackson Brown
- 8 Ball - Premro Smith
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- Mellow Man Ace - Ulpiano Sergio Reyes
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- Adeva - Patricia Daniels
- King Ad-Rock - Adam Horovitz
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- Bernard Albrecht - Bernard Dicken
- Alan Alda - Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo
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- Papa Dee Allen - Thomas Sylvester Allen
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- Julie AndrewsDame Julie Andrews is a British actress, singer, and author, best known for her starring roles in the musical films Mary Poppins ( 1964) and The Sound of Music ( 1965). She was born Julia Elizabeth Wells in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey on October 1, 1935. - Julia Elizabeth Wells
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- Jennifer Aniston - Jennifer Linn Anastassakis
- Ann-Margret - Ann Margaret Olsson
- Adam Ant - Stuart Leslie Goddard
- Little Anthony - Jerome Anthony Gourdine
- Alan Anton - Alan Alizojvodic
- Apache Indian - Steven Kapur
- Aphex Twin - Richard D. James
- Fiona Apple - Fiona Apple Maggart
- Tina Arena - Filippina Lydia Arena
- Bea Arthur - Bernice Frankel
- Kon Artis - Denaun Porter
- Ashanti - Ashanti Shaquoya Douglas
- Fred Astaire - Frederick Austerlitz
- Mary Astor - Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke
- Astro - Terence Wilson
- Jeanne Aubert - Marguerite Perrinot
- Frankie Avalon - Francis Thomas Avallone
- Jane Avril - Jeanne Beaudon
- Charles Aznavour - Shahnour Aznavurjan