Do they officially changed their birth name?!
Question: I have always noticed some famous people use their new name instead of their birth name. For example - Donna Karan birth name is Donna Ivy Faske and Lance Armstrong birth name is Lance Edward Gunderson.
My question is, Do they really officially changed their name?
Answers: I have always noticed some famous people use their new name instead of their birth name. For example - Donna Karan birth name is Donna Ivy Faske and Lance Armstrong birth name is Lance Edward Gunderson.
My question is, Do they really officially changed their name?
some do som jus keep their names the way they r but r called by dif names , hollywood likes diff names or diff names go better together so they can b famous with a better soundin name its all hollywood , like resse witherspoon her real name is laura jean resse witherspoon
Some do and some don't it is kinda like a 'stage' name or how some authors have 'pen' names. Mostly it is to protect there families identities or because it sounds better.
some might , like Destiny Hope Cyrus officially changed her name to "Miley Ray Cyrus,
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?sectio...
They may go through the court system, but that can get costly and time consuming!!! I think it's a stage name and it some cases sounds better. You need something catchy these days to make it big apart from the talent. And lets not forget, some biological names are so hard to pronounce, it makes it easier to remember.