These Celebrities Don't Actually Use Their Real Names

Bruno Mars

Mars was born Peter Gene Hernandez, though the "Grenade" singer has been Bruno his entire life. He was given the nickname as a toddler when his parents said he looked like wrestler Bruno Sammartino. However, he also thought his given last name would force him into the niche of Latin music, and that wasn't the angle he wanted to pursue.

The More You Know

Actor Joaquin Phoenix was born in a cult, which might help explain why his siblings were named River, Rain, Liberty, and Summer. Their parents were members of Children of God group, which was founded in the 1960s.
Jonah Hill had to go to the hospital for bronchitis while filming Wolf of Wall Street. For seven months, he was snorting vitamin D (almost) daily, pretending it was cocaine.
In the early days of his career, Sylvester Stallone was so poor that he sold his dog Butkus for $50.
Chuck Norris’s first name is actually Carlos.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.