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My first agent told me to change my name or I'd only play Jewish parts or Indians. Of course I refused to change it. Shortly thereafter she came up to me and told me I had to keep it, because her numerologist said it was very, very good.

— Malachi Throne

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname.

— Rachel Weisz

People always think I'm Jewish and changed my last name from Rabinowitz.

— Nathan Lane

My cousin, Rip Torn, persuaded me not to change my name. You shouldn't change what you are in the search for success.

— Sissy Spacek

Changing my name was traumatic for me.

— Eve Best

I was named after my mother's maiden name.

— Sprague Grayden

I do not want my name to be presented to the public as an Indian, but as a pitcher.

— Chief Bender

When I first got out of drama school, my original manager tried to get me to change my name because people were having trouble spelling it and saying it.

— Joe Manganiello

I changed my name at 14 because no one outside of my family could pronounce my first name correctly.

— J. August Richards

My first agent dissuaded me from calling myself 'Cumberbatch.' I had six months of not very productive time with her, so I changed agents. The new one said, 'Why aren't you using your family name? It's a real attention-grabber.' I worried, 'How much is it going to cost to put my name in lights?' But then I decided that's not my problem.

— Benedict Cumberbatch

✗Opposing Perspectives

I know my name gets used illegally all the time all over the internet. You know, it is a trademarked name, so it will be something that we always have to deal with. I never needed to change it. It was always fine with me. It is a strange name; that's for sure.

— Dweezil Zappa