It's nearly 100%.
-- In [email protected], "Ellen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> yeah all assassins have 3 names and their middle name is Wayne. But
> 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" <hermespal@>
> 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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