These Celebrities Don't Actually Use Their Real Names

G-Eazy

The rapper explained his stage name back in 2012. It came about 10 years ago now. Times were different then," he said. "The name probably sounded cool to me when I was 13, [like G-Unit]. The climate has definitely changed since: the fashion trends, the style of music I listen to." His birth name Gerald Earl Gillum doesn't really have the same flow.

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The More You Know

  • Brad Pitt first gained recognition as a cowboy hitchhiker in the road movie Thelma & Louise.
  • Tom Hanks had an asteroid named after him which was called “12818 tomhanks”.
  • Before becoming a movie star, Harrison Ford was a master carpenter – a craft he still does as a hobby.
  • Morgan Freeman has a private pilot’s license, which he earned at the age of 65!
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