Celebrities Real Names Get A Clever Twist In This Funny Twitter Meme

Celebrities have been giving themselves stage names since, well, pretty much as long as there have been celebrities. Norma Jeane Baker may not have found herself in front of many casting directors, but Marilyn Monroe? Now that’s the name of a star. Likewise, for every Stefani Germanotta, Aubrey Drake Graham, and Cherilyn Sarkisian, there’s a Lady Gaga, a Drake, and a Cher.

The subject of real celebrity names became a jokey meme this week however, when Twitter user @RidersOvRohan tweeted the following screen shot of a Google search for “what is ice cubes real name?”

Okay now, very obviously, Ice Cube’s real name is not really Icelandic Cubicle (the gangsta rap founding artist was actually born the very un-gangsta sounding O’Shea Jackson), and this is clearly just a clever Photoshop. But as the tweet began to go viral, others replied with their own takes and the thing became a full blown meme.

Here is just a sampling of the funniest ones, starting with the great Cardi B:

https://twitter.com/MikeLastname45/status/1034873697822224384

https://twitter.com/YovaniMunoz6/status/1035220534601150464

https://twitter.com/KhairuzArrif/status/1035198947206156289

(For what it’s worth, Benedict Cumberbatch was indeed born Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch, because some things you can’t just make up.)

https://twitter.com/MashAllPotatoes/status/1035333261826961409

https://twitter.com/ghostrascal/status/1035046564035624960

For what it’s worth, it’s still not too late for Cardi B to start going by Cardigan Backyardigan. Kinda got a nice ring to it.

(Via Buzzfeed)