The Celebrity Originally Known As? Quiz

Answer: Virginia McMath

Ginger Rogers was born Virginia McMath in Independence, Missouri on July 16, 1911. She rose to great fame when she partnered with Fred Astaire to form the dance team of Astaire and Rogers. Together they starred in 10 films from 1933-39.

Answer: David Copperfield

World famous illusionist David Copperfield was born David Kotkin on September 16, 1956 in Metuchen, New Jersey. All the others were born with the last name of Cohen: Cosell (Howard Cohen); Dangerfield (Jacob Cohen); and Myron Cohen (born Myron Cohen), the only one of the four who kept his birth name.

Answer: Raquel Welch

Jo Raquel Tejada was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 15, 1940. Her father was from Bolivia and her mother was American. All of the others are from Italian ancestry: Bancroft (Anna Maria Italiano); Alda (Alphonso D'Abruzzo); and Darin (Waldon Robert Cassotto).

Answer: True

Michael Keaton was born Michael Douglas on September 5, 1951 in Corapolis, Pennsylvania and used that name in his early career. After moving to Los Angeles he decided to change his name in order to avoid confusion with the better known actor Michael Douglas, the son of actor Kirk Douglas. He decided on the name "Keaton" after reading a magazine article about actress Diane Keaton.

Answer: Eddie Albert

Eddie Albert was born Edward Albert Heimberger on April 22, 1906 in Rock Island, Illinois. Albert appeared in over 80 films during his 56 year career but is best known for his role as Oliver Wendell Douglas in "Green Acres". The others were born as follows: Allyson (Ella Geisman); Scott (George Randolph Crane); and Burton (Richard Jenkins).

Answer: Twiggy

Twiggy was born Leslie Hornby on September 19, 1949 in the London suburb of Neasden. At age 16 she became the first teenage super model and was named British Woman of the Year in 1966. After her modeling career she appeared in numerous stage, films and television series. The others were born as follows: Bono (Paul Hewson); Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson); and Sinbad (David Atkins).

Answer: Ice-T

Ice-T was born Tracy Morrow in Newark, New Jersey on February 16, 1958. In addition to his music career, Ice-T has appeared in many feature films, such as "New Jack City" (1991) and "3000 Miles To Graceland" (2001), and television series ("Law & Order" and "Players"). The others were born as follows: Lil' Kim (Kimberly Denise Jones); Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson); and Jay-Z (Shawn Carter).

Answer: Barbara Stanwyck

Legendary film actress Barbara Stanwyck was born Ruby Stevens in Brooklyn, New York on July 16, 1907. Stanwyck began her film career in 1928 and was nominated for four Academy Awards over her 60 year career. The other three all were born with the surname of Johnson: Goldberg (Caryn Johnson); Donahue (Merle Johnson Jr.); and Carroll (Carol Diahann Johnson).

Answer: William Pratt

Boris Karloff was born William Henry Pratt on November 23, 1887 in London. In 1931 he gained fame for his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the film "Frankenstein". He also appeared in "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) and Son of Frankenstein (1939).

Answer: Barry Pincus

Barry Manilow was born Barry Alan Pincus on June 17, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York. Manilow began his career as a "jingle" writer for television commercials such as State Farm Insurance "Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there." He then gained notoriety as Bette Midler's pianist and producer in the early 1970s.

In 1974 we had his first #1 Hit with "Mandy" and since then has been recognized as Radio & Records number one Adult Contemporary Artist or all time.