# Does anyone call Marilyn Manson, Alice Cooper, Ice-T etc by their real names anymore?

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**Created:** [July 5, 2004, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-call-marilyn-manson-alice-cooper-ice-t-etc-by-their-real-names-anymore/253664 "2004-07-05T17:16:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-call-marilyn-manson-alice-cooper-ice-t-etc-by-their-real-names-anymore/253664/41 "2005-02-04T00:30:32Z")

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Lauren Bacall’s friends all call her Betty (Betty Joan Perske).

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**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2005, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-call-marilyn-manson-alice-cooper-ice-t-etc-by-their-real-names-anymore/253664/42 "2005-02-04T02:15:35Z")

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> [@Eva Luna](#):
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> My guitar teacher, who is an encyclopedia of all matters rock music-related, swore that The Edge’s mom actually calls him The Edge.

At least that’s what Bono says. I think it’s off their Boston DVD–Bono introduces the band and says “Even his mother calls him The Edge.” 🙂

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