These Celebrities Don't Actually Use Their Real Names

Brad Pitt

Iconic actor Brad Pitt was actually born William Brad Pitt but uses Brad in his career. The newly-single actor actually introduces himself by his birth name when he's out meeting women. However, it probably won't be too hard to guess that the guy behind the name is the Hollywood actor. 

A High-Profile Marriage and Divorce

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie met on the set of their hit movie, Mr. and Mrs. Smith in the early 2000s. They started dating after his divorce from Jennifer Aniston and were together until legally separating in 2019. They have 6 children together.

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The More You Know

  • A far cry from her upper-class role on Gossip Girl, Leighton Meester was born in prison; her mother was serving time for smuggling drugs.
  • Angelina Jolie performed her own stunts whilst filming Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
  • 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.
  • Matthew Perry lost part of his middle finger in a car door.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.