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Did these TV stars use their real names or stage names?
Which classic television actors changed their given names for showbiz?
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Some people are born with a name that seems destined to turn up someday in bright lights on a movie marquee. Other budding actors feel the need to change their given name to sound more marketable, for whatever reason.
When you look back at those legends of classic television, you might not realize which stars were going by their birth names and which ones used stage names. The names they used in the credits are the ones by which we known them.
But let's see if you can figure out who changed their name when they got into showbiz. If you can get more than 10 correct, you are a true TV trivia ace.
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Jack Lord
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Clint Eastwood
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Lucille Ball
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Alan Alda
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Tina Louise
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Steve McQueen
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Gavin MacLeod
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Barbara Stanwyck
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Tony Randall
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Ward Bond
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Michael Landon
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Bob Crane
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Valerie Harper
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Barbara Billingsley
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Don Knotts
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Did these TV stars use their real names or stage names?
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5 Comments
9 out of 15 :/
11/15! missed numbers 5,6,10,and 14.
The last question is incorrect! Don Knotts was born Jesse Knotts!
You got 15 out of 15
Well done! You saw right through these actors like Perry Mason. There's no such thing as a John Doe when you're on the case.
Well done! You saw right through these actors like Perry Mason. There's no such thing as a John Doe when you're on the case.