Check out this amazing list of celebrities who don’t actually use their real names! (3 of 8)

Mandy Moore

Birth name: Amanda Leigh Moore

We love her singing as much as her acting. But, do you know that her birth name isn’t actually Mandy? In fact, she was named Amanda by her parents. She changed it to Mandy before getting into singing as she felt that her actual name was too commonplace. This Candy singer has bagged nomination for Golden Globe Award for her role in comedy drama series This is Us.

Courtney Love

Birth name: Courtney Michelle Harrison

If you really believed this rock star’s surname was actually “Love”, you are clearly mistaken. Having one of the most awesome stage names ever, Courtney decided to go back to her original surname in the year 2010.

She said that she likes that name when she is performing on stage, but doesn’t quite like it in her life otherwise.

Whoopi Goldberg

Birth name: Caryn Johnson

We’ve all wondered what Whoopi Goldberg’s real name is, and she didn’t disappoint her fans on the Graham Norton Show. She revealed that she would always act like a “whoopee cushion” when she started out, and hence the name. She further joked that she would always have to walk away from the stage farting, and people would call her a whoopee cushion! That’s quite an interesting story behind choosing a stage name!

Joaquin Phoenix

Birth name: Joaquín Rafael Bottom

If you believed Joaquin Phoenix was the birth name of this great actor, you were wrong. He was named Joaquin Rafael Bottom at birth, and he spent the initial years of his life as part of the Bottom family. However, his parents later left the religious group and decided to use Phoenix as their surname.

Calvin Harris

Birth name: Adam Richard Wiles

While everyone has a reason behind choosing a particular stage name, Calvin Harris has a very interesting one. He revealed that his first track was a soulful track, so he wanted himself to be more ambiguous racially, and he stuck with it. In fact, no one knew this until his ex-girlfriend, Taylor Swift gave a shout-out at one of the leading music awards, where she called him “Adam”.