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 ID: 228669 Posts: 87 | Date: 2008-01-29 21:37 fa'mous adj. -- Well or widely known; famous
in-fa'mous adj. -- Having an exceedingly bad reputation; notorious.
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On Picking a Memorable Stage Name
There are many ways to become famous. There are famous athletes, famous
politicians, famous cooks, famous artists, famous musicans, famous actors, and
more. This article focuses on how to become famous in the entertainment
industry.
Even in the narrow field of entertainment, there are millions of aspiring
actors, but only a handful of famous ones. So how do you become famous? The
answer is: You must become outstanding at your craft. That requires training,
experience, and persistence. Beyond that, picking a memorable stage name
helps.
famous, stardom, celebrity, hollywood
Stage names have a long history. People used stage names for all sorts of
reasons -- to become memorable, to hide their real identity, or because their
real name sounded ridiculous or was unreadable. People have also changed their
names because their real name sounded similar or was identical to some other
famous person. For instance, Ray Charles was originally Ray Robinson, but there
was already a famous boxer named "Sugar" Ray Robinson, which was also a stage
name.
People that were part of the American Vaudeville era used stage names to hide
their immigrant backgrounds. Ironically, at about the same time, many ballet
dancers changed their English names to sound Russian. More often, people
anglicized their names, or made them sound English. Here are some examples:
Freddie Mercury, the lead singer from the rock group Queen, was originally
called Farrokh Bulsara. Bob Dylan started as Robert Zimmerman. Rodney
Dangerfield's real name was Jacob Cohen. Vikki Carr was born Florencia Bisenta
de Casillas Martinez Cardona. Mel Brooks was Melvin Kaminsky. And Woody Allen's
original name was Allen Stewart Konigsberg.
These days, people change their names or use stage names just to be memorable.
Did you know that Marilyn Monroe's original name was Norma Jean? Why is the name
"Marilyn Monroe" better? Her new name uses a poetic device called alliteration
-- the use of similar repetitive sounds. Here are some other examples of names
that benefit from the use of alliteration: Robert Redford, Alan Alda, Billy
Bragg, Billy Baldwin, Ozzy Osbourne (originally Jonathan Michael Osborne), Hulk
Hogan (who was born Terry Gene Bollea) and a whole score of animated characters
like Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse. So, using alliteration in your stage name can
make you more memborable.
Then there are the single word names, which were very cool in the 80's --
Prince. Madonna. Sting. But they're still in use today; Usher (real name is
Usher Raymond IV) and Seal (originally Sealhenry Olusegun Olumide Samuel) uses
one. Perhaps Twiggy -- born Leslie Hornby -- did it first in the 60's. Of
course, Cher -- born Cherilyn Sarkisian -- was doing it in the 70's too. So you
can still consider a single word handle today -- it will make you stand out from
the regular two-named people.
Of course, another trend is the three-word name: like Sarah Jessica Parker.
Other famous three word names are: "Sugar" Ray Robinson (born Walker Smith,
Jr.), Anna Nicole Smith (born Vickie Hogan) and James Earl Jones (originally
Todd Jones).
Still, some people put a "the" somewhere in their name, like wrestlers Jesse
"the body" Ventura and Tony the Tiger. Others add a cute word, which is not
ordinarily even a name, to their name. Some examples: like Cat Stevens (born
Steven Demetri Georgiou), Juice Newton (originally Judy Cohen), Courtney Love
(started as Courtney Michelle Harrison), Billie Holiday (was Eleanora Fagan
Gough) and Adam Ant (began as Stuart Leslie Goddard).
Of course, you can't ignore some of the hip-hop names that have emerged as well:
Snoop Dogg (originally Cordazer Calvin Broadus), P. Diddy (originally Sean John
Combs), Big Boi, Biggie, Bo Diddly (Ellas Bates, later Ellas McDaniel), and
Ice-T (born Tracy Marrow).
So what is the future of stage names? Perhaps the most avant-garde type of stage
names are actually the ones that contain numbers. The most famous are 2Pac
(originally Tupac Shakur) and 50 Cent (who was Curtis Jackson.) Then there is
Tech N9ne (born Aaron D. Yates.) Maybe I'll change my name to 3ric wo1fr4m.
So pick a professional name that people can remember. You don't need to legally
change your name to have a stage name, although plenty of celebrities eventually
change their name to adopt their stage name, not all of them do that. Most
importantly, work at your craft. A good stage name will only help you if you're
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 ID: 246345 Posts: 32 | Date: 2008-06-22 01:54 To be famous , I think is more importent to have your own personality that
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 ID: 204248 Posts: 489 | Date: 2008-06-22 07:18 This is an excellent posting and so so true! Those looking seriously at
Marketing tehmselves as future talents should consider some of these!
Organisations such as Disney were well aware of the principles you mention when
coming up with memorable, catchy names for there characters ie:
Mickey Mouse! Donald Duck! Fred Flintstone!
The history and info shown in your post is great and thought Provoking, I hope
you add more!
Elena you can still be yourself regardless of title! A name is not
Character changing, it is purely giving yourself a tag that you feel suits you
best! |
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ID: 204248 Posts: 489 | Date: 2008-06-24 18:25 Perhaps members could add the name they think sounds cool to promote themselves
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