These Celebrities Don't Actually Use Their Real Names

Courtney Love

Kurt Cobain's ex-wife was born Courtney Michelle Harrison, though her stage name is one of the most famous ever. However, in 2010 she renounced "Love" and went back to Harrison. "We love her when she goes on stage, but I don't need her in the rest of my life," she said.

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The More You Know

  • Leonardo DiCaprio has never done drugs and had to speak to a drug expert to prepare for Wolf of Wall Street.
  • Leonardo DiCaprio is fluent in German.
  • A far cry from her upper-class role on Gossip Girl, Leighton Meester was born in prison; her mother was serving time for smuggling drugs.
  • Morgan Freeman has a private pilot’s license, which he earned at the age of 65!
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