# Celebrities whose names confuse you

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-confuse-you/745638>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 9, 2016, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-confuse-you/745638 "2016-02-09T19:00:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-confuse-you/745638/101 "2016-02-13T16:02:52Z")

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> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#):
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> Ryan Phillippe, Ryan Reynolds and Ryan Gosling used to give me a hard time, but I think I’ve finally got it all worked out.

And who’s the guy who took over New Year’s Eve from Dick Clark? Oh yeah - Ryan Seacrest. At least I can keep Ryan O’Neal separate from the other lot!

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**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-confuse-you/745638/102 "2016-02-13T18:14:58Z")

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If Carrie Underwood adopted her husband’s name she would be Carrie Fisher. I guess that’s why she kept her maiden name.

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**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-confuse-you/745638/103 "2016-02-13T18:16:00Z")

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> [@Dewey\_Finn](#):
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> Also often confused are Dylan McDermott and Dermot Mulroney.

So much so, that when my friend ran into Dermot Mulroney in a cafe in Charlotte a few months ago and said his name, he thanked her for not calling him Dylan McDermott. 😃

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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-confuse-you/745638/104 "2016-02-13T18:23:23Z")

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> [@Labdad](#):
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> At least I can keep Ryan O’Neal separate from the other lot!

Did someone say Ryan O’Neal? [Oh, man](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KyBdPeKHg).

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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-whose-names-confuse-you/745638/105 "2016-03-17T17:51:23Z")

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You can add another one to my list: Henry Cavill and Jim Caviezel.

One played Jesus, the other plays Superman. Until today, for some reason, I always thought it was the same guy.

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