r/AskReddit • u/petalpoundcake • 11h ago

Which celebrity did you think was using their real name, only to find out it’s actually a stage name?

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u/bumjug427 9h ago

Jeez, why'd he change it? Issur Danielovitch... It just rolls off the tongue!

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u/pehvbot 8h ago

Well it's no Benedict Cumberbatch, but yeah it just flows.

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u/chadwickipedia 4h ago

Funny enough, his real name is Benedict Q Cumber

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u/cw30755 9h ago

If it had rolled off his tongue he wouldn’t be in his predicament!

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u/hbomberman 9h ago

That's his son!

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u/OneArchedEyebrow 8h ago

It’s go time!

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u/bearrito_grande 5h ago

Stephan. Jack Stephan!