These Celebrities Don't Actually Use Their Real Names

The Weeknd

No one's first name is "The." The Weeknd's real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye. He revealed in a Reddit AMA why he chose the conceptual stage name...

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The More You Know

  • Growing up, Katy Perry wasn't allowed to eat Lucky Charms cereal because luck was "linked to the devil." Her family also called deviled eggs "angeled eggs."
  • Rob Lowe is deaf in his right ear.
  • Model Chrissy Teigen is pretty comfortable in her skin, but there’s one body part she refuses to show in photos: her feet.
  • When Lady Gaga went to NYU, a group of students started a "Stefani Germanotta, you will never be famous" Facebook group.
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