Before They Were Stars
Hot Gallery: Guess Who? Check Out Your Favorite Celebs’ Names Before They Rose to Stardom!
You might know these celebs by their famous monikers, but these name changers traded in their birth names for mass appeal. A rose by any other name might smell as sweet, but would you know what to call it? They do! By Kacey Arnold
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Now Known As: Meg Ryan
Looking to make some extra cash while pursuing her journalism degree at NYU, Meg took up acting and a stage name—since she kept landing gigs, it stuck. Best known as the girl you can’t help but fall in love with, she has starred in a string of rom-coms like When Harry Met Sally…, Sleepless in Seattle, and You’ve Got Mail. (Her years of success are more proof that it’s okay to switch majors.)
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