List of people who have had an alter ego
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An alter ego is a persona that is used by some stage or screen performers or actors. An alter ego is not the same as a stage name.
Comic performers sometimes use an alter ego as a part of their routines.
- The Marx Brothers performed throughout their careers as vaudeville characters. Julius Marx would play various roles and would be credited as "Groucho" whether he was cast a professor (as in Horse Feathers), a veterinarian (A Day at the Races), or a president (Duck Soup).
- Stand-up comedians such as Don Rickles (Mr. Warmth) and Jackie Mason (Hartounian) can be said to have developed their shtick into distinct alter egos.
- Andy Kaufman was known to fans chiefly through several characters, including the Foreign Man (later Latka Gravas), Tony Clifton, and Kaufman's impersonation of Elvis Presley. The biopic Man on the Moon depicts Kaufman as a man whose true identity was difficult to define because of the prevalence of these alter egos.
Professional wrestlers, more often than not, perform under a "ring name" depicting an alter ego. Examples are:
- Terry Bollea (Hulk Hogan)
- Mark Calaway (The Undertaker)
- Paul Levesque (Triple H)
- Mike Mizanin (The Miz)
- Phillip Brooks (CM Punk)
| Formal name | Best known as | Alter ego(s) | Meaning or interpretation of alter ego(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Haggerty | Macklemore | Raven Bowie | Raven Bowie is Macklemore's alter ego, Raven Bowie is a sex crazed man who dominated Macklemore’s previous song “And We Danced” off of the Unplanned mixtape. | |
| Beyoncé Knowles | Formal first name Beyoncé | Sasha Fierce, Queen B | ||
| Troyal Garth Brooks | Garth Brooks | Chris Gaines | A fictional alternative rock persona created as an alter ego for Garth Brooks to explore rock and roll styles far removed from his success as a country singer. | |
| Avril Lavigne | Formal name | Abbey Dawn, Sk8er Girl, Punk Princess, Avie | ||
| The Beatles | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | |||
| Brian Warner | Alter ego | Marilyn Manson | Manson has stated that he got the name for his alter ego by combining Marilyn Monroe's first name with Charles Manson's last.[1] | |
| Calvin Broadus | Snoop Dogg (or Snoop Doggy Dogg) | Snoop Lion, Nemo Hoes | ||
| Clifford Harris | T.I. | T.I.P., T.I.'s album T.I. vs T.I.P. even directly appropriates a Jekyll and Hyde plot. | ||
| Damon Albarn | Formal name | Carbs Neuman | Carbs his legend by the full name of "Dame Carbs Neuman Crane". | |
| David Bowie | Formal name | Ziggy Stardust and The Thin White Duke | ||
| Donald Glover | Formal name | Childish Gambino | ||
| Dominick Wickliffe | Crooked I | Slaughterhouse | ||
| Dwayne Carter | Lil Wayne | Lil Tunechi, Weezy F. Baby | ||
| Freddie Mercury | Formal name | Mighty Mucker | ||
| Katheryn Hudson | Katy Perry | Queen KatyCat, K-Pez, Kathy Beth Terry, Goldie the Dancer, Yusef Sholem the MC, Kriss the Clown, Ace the Animal Trainer, Princess Mandee | Goldie, Yusef, Kriss, Ace and Mandee are all alter egos created by perry for her 2014 video for "Birthday" | |
| Keith Thornton | Kool Keith | Dr. Octagon, Dr. Dooom, Black Elvis, Poppa Large | ||
| Madonna Ciccone | Formal first name Madonna | Boy Toy, Dita, Veronica Electronica, Esther, M-dolla, MDNA | ||
| Marshall Mathers | Eminem | Slim Shady, Ken Kaniff | Slim his antagonist, Ken his gay antagonist | |
| Nasir Jones | Nas | Nas Escobar, Nasty Nas, Nastradamus & God’s Son. | ||
| Onika Maraj | Nicki Minaj | Cookie, Female Weezy, Lap Dance Nika, Martha Zolanski, Nicki Lewinsky, Nicole, Nicki Minaj, Nicki Teresa (aka The Healer), Nicki the Boss, Nicki the Ninja (or just Ninja), Norman (aka Blanket Man), Safaree Lloyd Samuels (known by many various names such as SB, VVS Beezy, and Scaff Breezy), Point Dexter (aka Dexter), Roman Zolanski (pronounced roh-mun zo-lan-skee or zo-lan-sky), Rosa (pronounced in Spanish), The Harajuku Barbie (aka Barbie), and Tyrone. | Multiple alter egos | |
| Robert Diggs | RZA | Known for having multiple aliases, for different lyrical styles and personalities: Prince Rakeem, The Abbot, Bobby Digital, Bobby Steels, the Scientist, Prince Delight, Prince Dynamite, Ruler Zig-Zag-Zig.[2] | ||
| Scott Mescudi | Kid Cudi | Mr. Rager, Mr. Solo Dolo, Man on the Moon | ||
| Shakira Mebarak | Formal first name Shakira | She Wolf | ||
| Shawn Carter | Jay-Z | J-Hova (pronounced Jay-Hova) | Considers himself "God" of rap, "They call me J-Hova cause tha flow is religious.". Jehovah is another name for God.[3] Also note that Jay-Z, pronounced Jay Cee for JC, is the slang reference of Jesus Christ. | |
| Stefani Germanotta | Lady Gaga | Jo Calderone (male), Yüyi the Mermaid. Alter egos in single roles include Candy Warhol, Gaga Panda, Drunky Gaga, Skeleton Gaga, Mother Monster, Mary Magdalene, Bride, Barn Hooker, Inez Doppelgänger, Nymhn, and Mother. | Jo her gay male, Yüyi the Mermaid for her production team, Mermaid Music LLC | |
| Tila Nguyen | Tila Tequila (and Miss Tila) | Jane Cordovez | ||
| Tim Chantarangsu | Traphik | Timothy DeLaGhetto | ||
| William Griffin | Rakim | Rakim, Ra, R.A.K.I.M., The Master, The God Emcee (or God MC), The God | ||
| Britney Spears | Formal name | Formerly Britannia, Mona Lisa, The Femme Fatale | Spears stated in interviews that Mona Lisa co-directed the video to her 2005 single "Do Somethin'". She later on released a song to the radio called Mona Lisa, without the permission of her label to release it. The song was re-recorded and released on her debut EP "Britney & Kevin: Chaotic. | |
| Christina Aguilera | Formal name and alter egos | Xtina (Stripped), Baby Jane (Back to Basics), Madame X (Bionic), Lutea (Lotus) | ||
| Elvis Presley | Formal name, and King of Rock and Roll or the King | Jesse Garon | Elvis stated "Ya know, I can remember when I was just a little guy, couldn’t’ have been more’n four or five years old, I heard a voice talkin’ to me, like it was in my head. I just figured it was my twin brother Jesse Garon. But I never told anyone – not even my mom. It was like a special secret between Jesse and me."[4] | |
| Jay Sean | Formal name | Jay Sean made innovative use of an alter ego in Me Against Myself, where his two personae, one an R&B singer and the other a rapper, clash in a rap battle.[5] | ||
| Janet Jackson | Formal name | Miss Jackson, Janet, Strawberry, Damita Jo | ||
| Jennifer Lopez | Formal name | J.Lo, Lola | ||
| Jimi Hendrix | Formal name | "He used to always talk about some devil or something was in him, you know. He didn’t know what made him act the way he acted and what made him say the things he said, and the songs and different things like that … just came out of him. It seems to me he was so tormented and just torn apart and like he really was obsessed, you know, with something really evil." - Jimi Hendrix's girlfriend, Fayne Pridgon | ||
| Jonathon Davis | Jonathon Davis (Korn) JDevil (DJ) | JDevil (also J Devil) | As JDevil,[6] Davis is an Electronic dance music (EDM) producer, DJ, and performer. As he states in an interview,[7] he has combined initials (JD), and 'evil' into 'JDevil'. He has nicknamed his wife, Deven, Devil, which also is a part of JDevil moniker. Jonathan has always been fascinated by the devil and JDevil's persona embraces the idea of being the "antichrist of EDM".[7] An anagram of JDevil is live DJ.[8] | |
| Justin Bieber | Formal name | Kidrauhl/Shawty Mane/Jason Deeps/Jason McCann/Dr. Bieber/Jason McCann | ||
| Kylie Minogue | Formal name or simply Kylie | Aphrodite | ||
| Larry Ellison | Oracle, Iron Man | Oracle Corporation (Larry Ellisons) technologies are used by Marvel Entertainment to produce super hero movies.[9] Ellison was in a cameo of Iron Man 2.[9] | ||
| Lindsay Lohan | Formal name | Diane, Margot | ||
| Mariah Carey | Formal name | Butterfly, Bianca, Mimi, The Elusive Chanteuse | ||
| Miley Cyrus | Formal name | Hannah Montana (pop star secret identity), Miley Ray Stewart (normal teenage girl), and #TWERKMONSTER (hypersexual alter ego which she adopts on stage during performances; frequently "twerks") | Formal musical artist name and Hannah Montana as actor | |
| Lisa Lopes | Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes | Nicki, Nina | ||
| Paris Hilton | Formal name | DJ | ||
| Sacha Baron Cohen | Alter egos | Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno and Admiral General Aladeen | ||
| Sean Combs | Alter ego | Puff, Puffy, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Diddy, King Combs | ||
| Kim Kardashian | Formal name | Princess Jasmine | ||
| Vickie Lynn Marshall | Anna Nicole Smith | Vickie Lynn Marshall (when married to Marshall), Vickie Lynn Smith (consideration moniker), Vickie Smith (early Playboy career) | ||
| Vincent Damon Furnier | Alice Cooper | The Nazz | ||
| Ralph Karingombe | Formal name | Pazok, Omviv, Tandeka, Vivian, | ||
| Tyler Okonma | Tyler, the Creator | Wolf Haley, Ace, the Creator, Tron Cat, Dr. TC | Dr. TC is the therapist that Tyler talks to through his first two albums Bastard & Goblin. While Wolf Haley is the directing alter-ego of Tyler. Tron Cat is the evil in Tyler's head through Goblin | |
| Joanne Rowling | J.K Rowling | Robert Galbraith | Rowling wrote a crime novel under the alter ego 'Robert Galbraith' | |
| Marina Diamandis | Marina and the Diamonds | Electra Heart | ||
| Joseph Jules LaRosa | LaRosa | LaRosa | LaRosa (street magic), the polar opposite of his formal self, calm, smooth, good with women, socially conscious. |
See also[edit]
- Alter ego
- Moniker (nickname)
- Mononymous person
- Pen name
- Persona
- Pseudonym
- Secret identity
- Ring name
- Stage name
- Subpersonality
- True self and false self
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.biography.com/people/marilyn-manson-504532
- ↑ The Wu-Tang Manual by The RZA with Chris Norris, ISBN 1-59448-018-4
- ↑ Urban Dictionary: hova
- ↑ Welcome to Larry Geller's Blog | My life experience as Elvis Presley's hairstylist, confidant & spiritual mentor; my thoughts on health, haircare & enlightenment
- ↑ Dan Gennoe (8 November 2004). "Jay Sean - Me Against Myself". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
- ↑ "JDevil". Dim Mak Records. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Interview: Jonathan Davis of Korn Introduces J Devil". Artistdirect. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ↑ "Noisia invites J-Devil in Simplon en Iris van Herpen in Groninger Museum". RTVOOG. 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Iron Man 2. Marvel. Oracle. Software. Hardware. Complete
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