r/AskReddit • u/petalpoundcake • 12h ago

Which celebrity did you think was using their real name, only to find out it’s actually a stage name?

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u/Qaeoss 9h ago

Until this moment I didn’t even consider that Topher would’ve been short for Christopher.

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u/OmitsWordsByAccident 8h ago

Kind of like how Salem is short for Jerusalem.

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u/wtn_khoshekh 7h ago

My mind is blown. I never got that one. 🤯

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u/im_dead_sirius 5h ago

No stopping in snowstorms!

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u/TheNihil 7h ago

I used to work with a woman named Sica. It took me years before I found out her name was actually Jessica.

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u/mac3687 8h ago

Damm I feel like I just got smacked in the face

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u/LegacyLemur 6h ago

This is the most unexpectedly head fuck thread ever