Old Hollywood had a big problem with that. But I think it's more now days, the actor wants to sound different, or they want to have a more interesting name.
Some actors, like Mr B up there, only use the stage name when acting. For everything else they use their legal name. :-)
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Date: 2012-02-09 09:34 pm (UTC)Some actors, like Mr B up there, only use the stage name when acting. For everything else they use their legal name. :-)