Hollywoods Hottest Stars Shed Their Aliases

#2. Sting

Real Name: Gordon Sumner

Gordon Sumner was a university student, but he still found time to play music in local clubs. Encyclopedia Britannica notes that he often wore a yellow-and-black-striped sweater, which led his bandmates to give him a bee-inspired nickname: Sting. And that's the moniker the star kept when he became a hugely successful musician.