Random Silliest Celebrity Name Changes (27 items)

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  (#5) Ol' Dirty Bastard

  • Dec. at 36 (1968-2004)

  After first adopting the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard, or simple ODB, the late Wu-Tang Clan rapper born Russell Tyrone Jones grew tired of his unflattering stage name in 1998. Just after announcing his solo career, he also announced a name change to "Big Baby Jesus." He managed to crank out three solo albums in between jail stints before passing away from a drug overdose in 2004.
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  (#15) Mark Duper

  • 60

  Decades before the likes of Chad Ochocinco and Metta World Peace were changing their name, one Miami Dolphins player formerly known as Mark Kirby Dupas was doing it. The wide receiver changed his name first to Mark Duper then Mark Super Duper in the 1980s early in his NFL career.
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  (#9) Whoopi Goldberg

  • 63

  Born Caryn Elaine Johnson in 1955, the actress and "The View" co-host was less than shy about her bodily functions: "If you get a little gassy, you've got to let it go. So people used to say to me, 'You're like a whoopee cushion.' And that's where the name came from." Whoopi's mother thought that a Jewish surname would get her further in Hollywood.
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  (#13) Conway Twitty

  • Dec. at 60 (1933-1993)

  Born Harold Lloyd Jenkins. Decided that he wanted the Twitty!
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  (#6) Sean Combs

  • 49

  Taking the title for the most silly name changes, Sean John Combs, an influential rapper, singer, producer, actor, and entrepreneur, has gone through a long list of stage names during his career. Puff Daddy, a title he used early in his rap career, changed to P. Diddy, which was then shortened to simply Diddy. With the March 2014 announce of an upcoming album, he decided to revert back to his old name, Puff Daddy, a name he hasn't used since 1997.

  He also goes by Sean Combs professionally and gave his clothing line another moniker, Sean John.
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  (#18) Ice Cube

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  As he ages, he sure looks a lot more like an O'Shea Jackson.

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