It's more common now for actors to use their real names than in the past, while singers are more apt to take a stage name than in the past. But whether the name is real, made up for show business, or some combination of both, there's always a story behind them. Mindy Kaling's name is pretty honest, but reveals both her age and her mother's taste in television. The story behind the name Deadmau5 is both random and bizarre.
Read the stories behind 22 stage names at Cracked.
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