These Celebrities Don't Actually Use Their Real Names

Drake

The rapper used to star on "Degrassi: The Next Generation," where he was credited as Aubrey Drake Graham. In 2006, when his music career started to pick up, he dropped his first name and went by Drake only. Looks like the using one name has been successful for him. 

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The More You Know

  • Martha Stewart started out as a fashion model.
  • Before Taylor Lautner was a vampire, he was a junior world karate champion for several years running.
  • Bill Murray was arrested when he was 20 for trying to bring 10 pounds of marijuana on a plane.
  • 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.
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