My name was originally John Collins, but I just didn't think it had the flair I needed. I found out the poet laureate of Poland was named Krasinski and so it seemed like a shoe-in for show business.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I know somebody from university who's called Phil Collins, and I think there's something terribly unfortunate about sharing a name with somebody who either is famous or becomes famous.
John Legend is a nickname that some friends started calling me, and it kind of grew into my stage name.
My name is James Edward Franco. Ted is a nickname for Edward. That's what my parents called me. I also got 'Teddy Ruxpin' a lot. It just got to a point where I got sick of it, so when a teacher called out 'James Franco' my junior year of high school, I didn't correct her.
I can't believe that people actually know my first and last name. I think it's really, really, gosh-darn neat.
When I started working, I just had my name be 'Bryce Dallas.'
I started out as Keith Mitchell. I had done probably about ten years of television work under that name. Then my grandfather passed away in 1984. I wanted to honor him and his name.
My first name, with the rare two-r spelling, came from a sportswriter named Garry Schumacher. My parents didn't know him personally, but my mother liked the spelling.
My father had the same name as me but he was known as Alec. He was a member of the House of Representatives.
My pseudonym is 'George R. R. Martin.' That guy's just an actor.
James was my given name, but I was a junior; so I was Jamie as a kid.