Hollywoods Hottest Stars Shed Their Aliases

#17. John Wayne

Real Name: Marion Morrison

It's crazy to think that a name as legendary as John Wayne wasn't a real one. But the actor was born Marion Morrison, and he held onto it until nabbing his first starring role in 1930's The Big Trail. According to the California Museum, the film's director Raoul Walsh urged his leading man to take a stage name and, from there, John Wayne was born.