Named from film or actors names

[agric]

Do you know of any poor children burdened with either film characters, or actors names.

To start us off, I knew someone who called his kid Anakin

[Dr Jekyll]

I knew someone years ago who had changed the spelling of his name to match a film star specifically so that people would remember him.

Mind you, it's the only reason I do remember him, and he is now reasonably famous and very rich.

[ScottishSamurai]

I'm called Rod Stuart...

[Sheets Tabuer]

Yes, thanks dad.

Yours

Ron Jeremy.

[stewy68]

Dr Jekyll said:

I knew someone years ago who had changed the spelling of his name to match a film star specifically so that people would remember him.

Mind you, it's the only reason I do remember him, and he is now reasonably famous and very rich.

I was thinking James Caan - Dragon's Den.

[Dr Jekyll]

stewy68 said:

Dr Jekyll said:

I knew someone years ago who had changed the spelling of his name to match a film star specifically so that people would remember him.

Mind you, it's the only reason I do remember him, and he is now reasonably famous and very rich.

I was thinking James Caan - Dragon's Den.

Bingo!

[ArtVandelay]

Dr Jekyll said:

stewy68 said:

Dr Jekyll said:

I knew someone years ago who had changed the spelling of his name to match a film star specifically so that people would remember him.

Mind you, it's the only reason I do remember him, and he is now reasonably famous and very rich.

I was thinking James Caan - Dragon's Den.

Bingo!

Why though, surely Khan would be better



I know a girl called Lauren Hill, but I doubt she was named after her

[agric]

I suppose its the thought, of some poor kid being sadlled with the name of an TV star they will never really know, much less appreciate spending their lives sharing a name with.

Over recent years the Kylie/Jason phenomenon springs to mind, although as I say, Star Wars has overtaken the Neighbours cast I think, I'm just waiting to hear of the first product based childs name,
possibly....

Cuchelle




as itr sounds 'exzotikk'

[Ricky_M]

There was a boy in my School called Jack Daniels.

[cazzer]

ArtVandelay said:

Dr Jekyll said:

stewy68 said:

Dr Jekyll said:

I knew someone years ago who had changed the spelling of his name to match a film star specifically so that people would remember him.

Mind you, it's the only reason I do remember him, and he is now reasonably famous and very rich.

I was thinking James Caan - Dragon's Den.

Bingo!

Why though, surely Khan would be better

Bloody kids....

James Caan VVVVV

[Limey 666]

I used to work with a guy called himself Tony but his real name was John Wayne he said it was really embarassing when they shouted his name out at the doctors.

[Wacky Racer]

Limey 666 said:

I used to work with a guy called himself Tony but his real name was John Wayne he said it was really embarassing when they shouted his name out at the doctors.

Would have been even more embarassing if it had been John Wayne Bobbitt....

[Cock Womble 7]

Wacky Racer said:

Limey 666 said:

I used to work with a guy called himself Tony but his real name was John Wayne he said it was really embarassing when they shouted his name out at the doctors.

Would have been even more embarassing if it had been John Wayne Bobbitt....

Not as embarassing as if he had been christened with John Wayne's real name.

[s24ng]

im named after a character in a sitcom my mum used to watch when she was pregnant with me. dont know what it was called though, only know the characters name was Stacey (obviously)

[BIG BAVARIAN]

Worked with a nineteen year old "yoof" the other week named jethro , after jethro tull and not the cornish stand-up comedian as i thought .

[EDLT]

I bought my car off a guy called Gordon Brown.

[Bullett]

I know a couple who called thier daughter Leia

Used to work for a large flower delivery company taking telesales orders. The few really good ones I remember were

Funeral flower for the late Robin Hood and another funeral for a Rupert Bear, the caller told me he had a brother called


yes




parents can be cruel




Theodore Bear.

[SFMXKR]

Brother-in-law called his son Tyler, as in Tyler Durden from fight club!

[davido140]

Used to work with a girl who called her son Luke, as in Luke Skywalker, and was quite open about how she picked the name.

Went to school with a Michael Jackon, average white boy, no idea if he was named after the famous/infamous musician/kiddy fiddler.

A friend changed his surname to Lee, after Bruce Lee, then changed it back again a couple of months later as it proved troublesome to get it done officially on birth certificates (or something like that).

[alfa pint]

My brother in law's ex was a Star Wars fanatic, voted Jedi etc etc. Against my b-i-l's wishes, my nephews now have 'solo' and 'skywalker' as their middle names.