Vic Reeves isn't actually Vic Reeves!

[Crankley]

I've just started watching an old Celebrity Masterchef on Netflix which I hadn't seen and Vic Reeves was one of the celebs except they kept calling him Jim which made me very confused. Apparently his real name is Jim Moir. Am I alone in not knowing this?

Mackenzie Crook is called Paul.
He's a very good artist too

Apart from anything else, in Britain Equity doesn't allow you to register with the same name as someone else on their books

True
I know one - Ian Kelsey Emmerdale and Casualty is really Ian Terry but couldn't have his real name as was already taken Equity wise

@TheNestedIf

I'm not going to criticise. I'm just going to quietly sit here and feel old.

Teenager of the 1990s? We were all obsessed with them when I was in the sixth form. People were acting out 'oh I've fallen Bob' all over the place.

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I know his family, sorry OP this you must be the only one.

@jmh740

Rylans name is Ross, and I might have this wrong but I think Danny dyer is called malcom

Rylan tweeted a really funny story about his nephew saying that Rylan was his favourite singer. I bloody love Rylan/Uncle Ross.

Michael Pennington is better known as....... (drumroll) Johnny Vegas!

Hugh Dennis isn't really Hugh Dennis either.

@MrsEricBana

You'll be trying to tell us that Wee Jimmy Crankie isn't a little boy and isn't called Jimmy next.

I remember the day I found that out. I was gobsmacked.

Then again, I also believed Al Jolson was really black, so I think we can conclude that I was a gullible child.

When he was on who do you think you are there was a third name I can't remember now, but [ep[;e called him different names depending on when they had known him from.

Oh and in other news, Prince Harry isn't called Harry.

David Tennant is named after the beer.

Emilio Estavez and Charlie Sheen are brothers.

July Garland was Frances Gumm.

Prof Brian Cox is always called Professor so he isn't mixed up with the actor.

My actual name is the same as the real name of an American rock singer. I was gutted when I was about 10 and discovered that they were a man!

Because of equity, David Williams and Paul Martin had slight name changes.

Jane Seymour's real name -- was it something like Lynne Frankheim?
(Haven't googled, honest)

BikeRunSki Alice Cooper?

Jonny Vegas’ name is Michael Pennington.

I saw him talk as Michael Pennington a few years back and he switches from talking about himself in the first person to third person... Jonny is his alter-ego (he explains when he was first on the stand up scene he’d have to drink too much as Michael to be able to go up ... so it was better to play Jonny and the bravado that comes from that.

Jim has been common knowledge for years.
David Tennant is really David MacDonald, had to change it for equity. He got Tennant from a magazine he opened where he read Neil remnant from the pet shop boys

Tennant not remnant 😂 damn spellcheck

Yes, because he’s always referred to as Jim to his face on any programme he is on, or if his wife refers to him.

@Tartyflette - a lady never tells

Danny Dyer's real name absolutely is not Malcolm Smith - that was made up by Keith Lemon on Celebrity Juice.

And Keith Lemon isn't real!

I still haven't recovered from finding out the Chuckle brothers aren't really called Chuckle. I thought it was a happy coincidence.

@LadyCatStark

Well I didn’t know but then I’m still surprised that Paul and Barry’s real surname isn’t Chuckle 😂

Childhood ruined!!

Andrew Lincoln from The Walking Dead (Teachers if you're from my generation) is actually Andrew Clutterbuck which is the best name ever.

I now am desperate to know whether Frank Skinner was any good as an English teacher.

I imagine Greg Davies was a great teacher. Not sure about Romesh Ranganathan - I suspect he had a sarcastic streak and he doesn’t strike me as being the most patient man. Talking of which, RR’s real first name is Jonathan.

Could we staff an entire school with out of work standups returning to their former profession?

I haven't googled but is Jane Seymour Joyce Frankenberg?