These Celebrities Don't Actually Use Their Real Names

A Star is Born

Though she'd been featured in other projects, Gaga's defining breakout role in Hollywood was surely A Star is Born alongside Bradley Cooper. Cooper approached Gaga after she'd performed at a fundraiser and asked if she'd work on the project with him. Gaga walked away from the film with a National Board of Review and Critics' Choice Award, and nominations for the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actor's Guild Award, and BAFTA Award for Best Actress.

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The More You Know

  • Actor Joaquin Phoenix was born in a cult, which might help explain why his siblings were named River, Rain, Liberty, and Summer. Their parents were members of Children of God group, which was founded in the 1960s.
  • Before Taylor Lautner was a vampire, he was a junior world karate champion for several years running.
  • Hugh Hefner helped save the Hollywood sign
  • Matthew McConaughey has a phobia about revolving doors.
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