71 years ago today

[Jake from State Farm]

Jerome Lester Horwitz, aka Curly Howard, died
He was just 48

 

[tapintoamerica]

This brings up a great question. Who are some others whose stage names are nothing like real names?
Marion Morrison became John Wayne, for example.

 

[Neutral Corner]

Archibald Leach --> Cary Grant

 

[cyclingwriter2]

Yuri Dilmonovitch — George Santos

 

[Sea Bass]

Norma Jean Baker.

 

[jr/shotglass]

Benito Mussolini >>> Donald Trump

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Terry Bollea = Hulk Hogan

 

[Jake from State Farm]

The Red Wings used to have a super fan named Mo Cheese who would dance at games

 

[micropolitan guy]

Bernie Schwartz = Tony Curtis

Reggie Dwight = Elton John

 

[CD Boogie]

Tom Cruise = Tom Cruise Mapother IV

 

[qtlaw]

Curly or Shemp?

 

[garrow]

John W. Lebzelter Jr.----> Jack Warden

 

[micropolitan guy]

Leslie Lynch King, Jr. = Gerald R. Ford

 

[MisterCreosote]

I always thought “Jerome Horwitz Elementary School” in the Captain Underpants novels was a nice touch.

 

[MTM]

Frances Gumm = Judy Garland

 

[Huggy]

Vincent Furnier = Alice Cooper

 

[da man]

Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz -- Shari Lewis
Charles Buchinsky -- Charles Bronson
Dino Crocetti -- Dean Martin
Joseph Levitch -- Jerry Lewis
Issur Danielovitch -- Kirk Douglas
Vivian Mary Hartley -- Vivian Leigh
Richard Starkey -- Ringo Starr
Frederic Austerlitz -- Fred Astaire
Benjamin Kubelsky -- Jack Benny
Nathan Birnbaum -- George Burns
Marion Morrison -- John Wayne

 

[wicked]

Ramón Antonio Gerardo Estévez --> Martin Sheen
Carlos Irwin Estévez --> Charlie Sheen

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

Johnny Baffa = Tony Roberts, the Notre Dame play-by-play man for many years.

 

[wicked]

Saul Hudson --> Slash