These Celebrities Don't Actually Use Their Real Names

Portia de Rossi

Former model and actress Portia de Rossi was born Amanda Lee Rogers. She credits completely changing her name to the fact that she was uncomfortable with her identity for so long. Portia comes from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice."

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The More You Know

  • Lady Gaga spent $50,000 to find out if a ghost named Ryan was haunting her.
  • In 1978, Tim Allen was arrested for possession of 1.4 pounds of cocaine and was sentenced to three to seven years in jail. He was let out on parole after two years and four months.
  • Before she was a megastar, Madonna worked at Dunkin Donuts. She got fired for squirting jelly on a customer.
  • Bill Murray was arrested when he was 20 for trying to bring 10 pounds of marijuana on a plane.
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