The real names of the stars (25 photos)

Many celebrities have changed their names, nicknames taking on a more sonorous. Really, who needs Sigizmun Veneaminovich Parabellum? But John Colt - sounds cooler.

Did you know that Bruce Willis is actually named Walter. And Jackie Chan ... however - see for yourself.

Carlos Irwin Estevez (Charlie Sheen)



Nicholas Coppola (Nicolas Cage)



Reginald Dwight (Elton John)



Farrokh Bulsara (Freddie Mercury)



Georgios Panaylotou (George Michael)



Margaret Hyra (Gwyneth Paltrow)



Natalie Hershlag (Natalie Portman)



Enrique Morales (Ricky Martin)



Eldrick Woods (Tiger Woods)



Caryn Johnson (Woody Goldberg)



Allen Konigsberg (Woody Allen)



Jose Antonio Dominguez Bandera (Antonio Banderas)



David Robert Jones (David Bowie)



Kong-Sang Chan (Jackie Chan)



Eric Bishop (Jimmie Foxx)



Audrey Ruston (Audrey Hepburn)



Lawrence Harvey Zeiger (Larry King)



Christopher Ashton Kutcher (Ashton Kutcher)



Courtney Michelle Harrison (Corti Love)

Carlos Ray Norris (Chuck Norris)



Winona Laura Horowitz (Winona Ryder)



Lesane Parish Crooks (2pac)



Steven Tallarico (Steven Tyler)



Susan Alexandra Weaver (Sigourney Weaver)



Walter Willis (Bruce Willis)