These Celebrities Don't Actually Use Their Real Names

Trace Cyrus

The MetroStation singer and brother of Miley Cyrus, Trace, was born Neil Timothy Helson. He was adopted by Billy Ray Cyrus and took his last name, and dropped the name Neil for an edgier sounding moniker that suited his punk band's aesthetic. 

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