it is murderers in general, not just assassins, which I believe by
definition are murderers of political leaders specifically, or is it
high-powered people in general? So the 3 names are probably only used
professionally--to their friends they are just whatever their first
name is.
--- In [email protected], "hermespal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Sigh. I would think it is obvious. (Apologies in advance if someone
> has already addressed this--I haven't caught up yet.)
>
> Okedokie. Some of them are probably unnecessary--your example is good
> for that--the odds of another Bryce Howard entering the business are
> pretty much nil. Whatever. (see * below) Maybe she likes the sound of
> her whole name. Michael Keaton was born Michael Douglas, but couldn't
> use that for obvious reasons, so he had to change his name to
> something else entirely. What a bummer.
>
> So, if one has a potentially common name, using a middle name or
> initial is useful. I have a common name, hence I use my middle
> initial on anything I get credit for, so that some PA who worked
> on "Return of the Zombie Mutant Axe Murderers 3" doesn't show up on
> my IMDB listing (nor do they get credit on their listing for MY
> work).
>
> Another good example: Two actresses came into the business pretty
> much at the same time some 20 years ago, both with the same first
> name, and last names that are pretty WASPY. In an effort to
> differentiate them, either they or their reps decided they should use
> their full, three-name names. Well, it didn't work, because I (and I
> know I'm not alone) kept mixing them up (not the faces, but I
> couldn't spit the names out)--I speak
of Mary Stuart Masterson and
> Mary Louise Parker. There was a third 3-namer right about then, and
> for the life of me I can't remember who it was right at that moment,
> I know her name was different, but I can't think of that either. It
> wasn't' Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio--name isn't waspy enough...and it
> wasn't even a Mary I don't think...
>
> * But anyway, none of the minutia matters: it all comes down to the
> same thing. Especially as an actor, you want people to remember you,
> especially when you're a nobody. So maybe the casting director won't
> remember you as Anthony Hall, Andrew Clay, or Larry Jenkins, but you
> might get another part if you're Anthony Michael Hall, Andrew Dice
> Clay or Larry Flash Jenkins.
>
> I mean, are you going to talk smack to Harry Dean Stanton about using
> three names? I think not.
>
> And you can't possibly NOT know about the whole three names for
> famous asassins bit, can you?
>
> --- In [email protected], "Ellen"
> <ellengoodman6@> wrote:
> >
> > What's up with the 3-name business anyway? If your name is Bryce
> > Dallas Howard, don't your friends just call you Bryce? Who cares
> > what your middle name is? Unless it's like Michael J. Fox--Michael
> > Fox was already taken in Actor's Equity. But nonetheless his
> friends
> > and family call him Mike.
> >
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "Hannah Robinson"
> > <hjrobinson@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I just like the notion of a name having meaning. My name,
> Hannah,
> > means
> > > 'graced' or 'in favor'. I hope to name my first daughter
> > Chaia, 'life'.
> > > The trendy names with the outre spellings seem like an attempt to
> > give
> > > individuality to your kid without actually thinking about what
> kind
> > of
> > > person s/he will be (Not to be wicked judgmental or anything.)
> > >
> > > Of course, there's always the naming that Ron Howard gave his
> > daughter,
> > > Bryce Dallas Howard. According to her iMDb listing:
> > >
> > > "My parents are both redheads, so they knew I was going to be a
> > redhead.
> > > They just thought Bryce Canyon was very strong and it was red.
> And
> > they
> > > thought it was beautiful. So they named me Bryce. And Dallas is
> > where I was
> > > conceived. My parents are hippies."
> > >
> > > I mean, "Hayley" for example, (or Hailee, or Hailey, etc.)
> > means "in a hay
> > > field". Now I could understand it if that where you were
> > conceived...come
> > > to think of it, Diane did say she was in the midwest...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 4/20/06, denisesudell <dsudell7781@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- In [email protected], "Ellen"
> > <ellengoodman6@>
> > > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > My name criteria are that they have to be gender-specific and
> > easy
> > > > to
> > > > > spell and pronounce.
> > > >
> > > > Personally, I prefer names that are *not* gender-specific.
> IMHO,
> > > > screwing with people's gender-related expectations is a service
> to
> > > > humanity.
> > > >
> > > > Plus women who have more androgynous names get hired more often.
> > > >
> > > >
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