[post_page_title]Olivia Wilde – Olivia Jane Cockburn[/post_page_title]
The star of Tron Legacy probably wouldn’t have gotten as far in life with her original last name. What I’ve noticed so far is that most name changes for celebrities involve drastic shortening or just removing a few syllables. Olivia is a case in point; Wilde is much shorter than Jane Cockburn, as well as reminding us of another certain famous O. Wilde. We’ve yet to see a celeb who’s made their name even longer, but there’s still more to see…
[post_page_title]Helen Mirren – Ilyena Lydia Vasilievna Mironov[/post_page_title]
Talk about a mouthful. You can thank Mirren’s father for that exceedingly long name. As you may guess, he was Russian. He ended up in England while stranded during the Russian Revolution, previously being a diplomat for the old regime. Suddenly in a foreign country without a job and no prospect of safely making it home, he became a cab driver. Talk about an interesting story.
