The center of the sports universe on Wednesday night was the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, where the annual ESPY Awards honored the best moments of sports by the world’s top athletes.
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Several celebrities have changed their names since making an entrance in Hollywood.The list includes huge stars like Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and more. Martin Sheen recently spoke out about having regrets over changing his name.The late Kirk Douglas shared a similar sentiment in 2015. Here’s a look at a few stars who renamed themselves for fame. Marilyn Monroe and Jamiee Foxx are among several celebrities who have changed their name since rising to fame in Hollywood.
(Getty Images) Kirk Douglas The late actor was born Issur Danielovitch before changing his name as he rose to fame in Hollywood. In 2015, he admitted to People magazine that he "wished" he would have kept his name, but claimed it was "too Jewish" for Hollywood at that time. He died in 2020 at the age of 103. Kirk Douglas has regrets after changing his name from Issur Danielovitch when he entered Hollywood.
(Photo by Nancy R. Schiff/Getty Image) Marilyn Monroe The iconic Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jean Baker. She didn’t change her name legally until 1956 even though she was known by the public as Monroe since 1946.
Before she was Monroe, she was married to James Dougherty, and became Norma Jean Dougherty. Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jean Baker. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn was born Audrey Kathleen Ruston. During World War II, Hepburn’s mother changed her name to Edda Van Heemstra, to mask her British heritage. As she rose to fame, she took her father’s surname of Hepburn-Ruston and shortened it to get her stage name.
The center of the sports universe on Wednesday night was the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, where the annual ESPY Awards honored the best moments of sports by the world’s top athletes.
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Wilson Chapman editorRita Moreno is not only an EGOT winner, but now the Hollywood legend is having a building with her name on it in Hollywood.The “West Side Story” star was on hand on June 23 at the naming ceremony of the Hollywood Arts Collective’s Rita Moreno Arts Building in Los Angeles.Set to open in summer 2023 at 1630 Schrader Blvd., the Entertainment Community Fund’s Hollywood Arts Collective complex will also house the Cicely Tyson Residential Building for low-income residents.“This really came as a surprise to me, and I was asked if I would allow them to put my name on it and I did two things: I almost peed, and I damn near fell down on the floor,” Moreno told Variety. “I said, ‘Really?’ And then I wanted to say ‘Why?’ but I figured that would be kind of rude. If they had chosen me there was something just wonderful about me that I needed to be reminded of.
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Martin Sheen is sharing his regrets about giving in to having a stage name to further his career in Hollywood.
Martin Sheen changed his name to become a successful Hollywood actor like his idol James Dean – but today, the star wished he could have stayed as Ramon Estévez. "That’s one of my regrets," the 81-year-old recently told Closer Weekly. "I never changed my name officially.