It’s not uncommon for celebrities to use stage names in Hollywood, but some stars’ actual monikers may surprise you.
Take Ashton Kutcher, for example. While accepting the Ultimate Choice honor at the 2013 Teen Choice Awards, the That’s ’70s Show alum turned entrepreneur admitted that he was actually named Chris
“In Hollywood, there’s a lot of insider secrets to keeping your career going and I feel like a fraud,” he said at the time. “My name in fact is not even Ashton — Ashton is my middle name. My first name’s Chris and it always has been. It got changed when I was about 19 and became an actor.”
He added, “There are some really amazing things I learned when I was Chris, and I wanted to share those things with you guys because I think it’s helped me be here today.”
Funnily enough, Kutcher’s ex-wife, Demi Moore, and current wife, Mila Kunis, also go by different monikers in the public eye. Moore, born Demetria Gene Guynes, shortened her first name and adopted her first husband Freddy Moore’s surname. Kunis, for her part, abbreviated her first name, Milena, to Mila when she started booking roles as a young actress.
Scroll through the gallery below to see which of your favorite celebrities go by a stage name.
