10 Question Celebrities Quiz: Birth Names Of Celebrities | Birth and Stage Name

Answer: Tom Cruise

Thomas Mapother IV was born on July 3, 1962 in Syracuse, New York. He dropped his father's surname at age 12 when his parents split up and went by his middle name Cruise. He became a successful film star. Some of his most famous films include "The Outsiders" (1983), "Top Gun" (1986), "Cocktail" (1988) and "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989).

Answer: John Robert Reitz

Reitz was born in October, 1932, outside of Chicago, Ill.. He studied acting at the Royal Academy in London. He starred as a young lawyer in 'The Defenders' in the early 1960s, before landing the role as the father on 'The Brady Bunch', which he was less than pleased about.

His misgivings to the show's 'gags and gimmicks' which was nothing like the Shakespearian drama he was accustomed to playing led to heated and bitter arguments with the show's producers. After the show ended, he landed parts in several series, such as the "Rich Man, Poor Man" mimidrama and Galactica 1980.

He also taught a course in Shakespearian acting. Sadly, Reed died in May, 1992 of the HIV virus.

Answer: That was the name of her then husband

Suzanne Mahoney was born in San Bruno, Cal. in October, 1946. She began modeling in the late 1960s, using her married name Somers. she then had a small part in the 1973 film, American Graffiti. In 1977, she got the part of Chrissy Snow in the popular ABC sitcom, Three's company.

She was fired in 1981 after demanding a huge raise and 10% of the show's profits. She then became a Las Vegas showgirl and then starred in the 1990s sitcom "Step By Step".

Answer: Alice Cooper

Furnier was born in Detroit, Mich. in February, 1948. He made several shock-rock CDs and videos and had many hits, such as "I'm Eighteen" (1971), "School's Out" (1972), "No More Mr. Nice Guy" (1973) and "Poison" (1989). He also had a cameo in the 1992 movie "Wayne's World".

Answer: Robert Zimmerman

Robert Allen Zimmerman was born in Duluth, Minn. in May, 1941. He used the name Dylan after his favorite poet, Dylan Thomas. He became one of the most influential folk rock singers of the 1960s. Dylan had several hits, such as "Blowin' In The Wind", "Like A Rolling Stone" and "Mr. Tambourine Man".

He was also an influential political activist, dedicated to the civil rights movement and a strong opponent of the Vietnam War.

Answer: Whoopi Goldberg

Caryn Johnson was born in New York, New York, in November, 1955. She used the name Whoopi after being told she was a "whoopi cushion", and Goldberg from her jewish ancestors. Her films included "Jumpin' Jack Flash", (1986), "Ghost" (1990) and the "Sister Act" movies (1992) and (1994), respectively. Goldberg was the second African-ameruican woman to win an Academy award for her role as a psychic in "Ghost", in which she starred with Patrick Swayze.

Answer: Eugene Orowitz

Orowitz was born on Halloween, 1936, in Forest Hills, New York. He took the name from a phonebook. Landon is best known for his roles in the 1960s western "Bonanza", plus the dramatic 1970s series "Little House On The Prairie", based on the true life of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Landon played the Ingalls patriarch, Charles Ingalls.

He later starred in the 1980s drama "Highway To Heaven". Sadly, he died in July, 1991 from pancreatic cancer.

Answer: His fetish for wearing several rings

Starkey was born in Liverpool, England, in July, 1940. In 1959, he joined the group Rory Storme and the Hurricanes and became their drummer. In 1962, he joined the Beatles, who became the most popular and successful rock group of all time. After their break-up in 1970, he made several solo CDS and had many hits, such as "Photograph" and "You're Sixteen".

He also pursued an acting career, starring in the 1981 film "Caveman', with his future wife, Barbara Bach.

Answer: Mary Cathleen Collins

She was born in Long Beach, Cal, in November, 1956. She modeled as a teenager and in 1976 married director, John Derek, where she got her stage name. She made a breakthrough in 1979 with her film "10". She won a Raspberry Golden Worst Actress Awards for "Tarzan The Ape Man' (1981), "Bolero' (1984) and "Ghosts Can't Do It" (1990).

She was also nominated in 2000 for Worst Actress Of The Century. She did regain her status as a mother and wife in the 2003 movie "Malibu's most Wanted".

Answer: John Richie

John Simon Richie was born in London in May, 1957. He got the name after getting bitten by Johnny Rotten's pet hamster, who also had the same name. In 1977, Vicious became a member of the British punk group, The Sex Pistols. He played bass on their only recorded CD, "Never Mind The bullocks, Here's The Sex Pistols". Vicious died in February, 1979, of a heroin overdose.

He was on bail after allegedly stabbing his girlfriend, Nancy Spungeon, to death.