Celebrities Who Changed Their Names To Be Less Ethnic

Celebrities Change Names To Be Less Ethnic

In case you didn’t know, show business is racist as hell. It’s hard for people to break in sometimes if they don’t appear White enough. That goes for Black people but it also was the same for Jewish people and basically anyone with a name that sounded like it came from anywhere outside of America. These celebrities knew what was going on so they changed their names when they broke in the business. Are they selling out or are they just trying to make it?

Raquel Welch – Jo Raquel Tejada

Lea Michele – Lea Michele Sarfati

Rachel Zoe – Rachel Zoe Rosenzweig

Whoopi Goldberg – Caryn Elaine Johnson She actually changed her name to appear MORE Jewish to make it in Hollywood. Go figure.

Natalie Portman – Natalie Herschlag

Ricky Martini – Enrique Martín Morales

Ben Kingsley – Krishna Pandit Bhanji

Gene Simmons – Chaim Witz