stage names
Entertainers' assumed identities
Stage names are the professional aliases performers adopt instead of their birth names.
Actors, musicians, and entertainers choose stage names for various reasons: easier pronunciation, better memorability, avoiding confusion with existing performers, or distancing their public persona from their private identity.
Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson.
Also called screen names for film actors.
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