35 Stars Who Have Been Going by Their Middle Names This Whole Time
Not every celebrity goes by the name on their birth certificate (what, you didn't know Lady Gaga wasn't born that way?), but some stage names are definitely more obvious than others. There are a handful of stars who have been using their middle names throughout their careers, and you probably didn't even realize it! Whether they're using it as their first name or their last, we've rounded up over 30 stars who you may be surprised to learn have been low-key lying to you this whole time — scroll through to see them all now.
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Casey Affleck = Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck
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Mindy Kaling = Vera Mindy Chokalingam
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Ryan Phillippe = Matthew Ryan Phillippe
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Lea Michele = Lea Michele Sarfati
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Jude Law = David Jude Heyworth Law
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Angelina Jolie = Angelina Jolie Voight
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Brad Pitt = William Bradley Pitt
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Jason Momoa = Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa
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Ashton Kutcher = Christopher Ashton Kutcher
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Rihanna = Robyn Rihanna Fenty
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Reese Witherspoon = Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon
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Téa Leoni = Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni
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Keke Palmer = Lauren Keyana Palmer
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Drake = Aubrey Drake Graham
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Theo James = Theodore Peter James Kinnaird Taptiklis
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Kevin Spacey = Kevin Spacey Fowler
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Bruce Willis = Walter Bruce Willis
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Aaron Paul = Aaron Paul Sturtevant
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Tina Fey = Elizabeth Stamatina Fey
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Zachary Levi = Zachary Levi Pugh
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Lucy Hale = Karen Lucille Hale
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Jonah Hill = Jonah Hill Feldstein
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Faith Hill = Audrey Faith Perry
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Tim McGraw = Samuel Timothy McGraw
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Dakota Fanning = Hannah Dakota Fanning
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Elle Fanning = Mary Elle Fanning
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Skylar Astin = Skylar Astin Lipstein
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Rooney Mara = Patricia Rooney Mara
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Norah Jones = Geetali Norah Jones Shankar
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Marie Osmond = Olive Marie Osmond
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Paul McCartney = James Paul McCartney
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Garth Brooks = Troyal Garth Brooks
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Tom Cruise = Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
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Will Ferrell = John William Ferrell
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