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Title: Celebs Who Went Under Different First Names
Post by: TimK2003 on January 31, 2025, 11:42:58 AM
Got into this conversation after watching the MG School Riot episode again:

Which celebrities went under different/slightly different first names on game shows?

On Match Game '7x, Ed Asner went under both "Ed" and "Edward" on the name plate, as did "William" and "Bill" Shatner.

"Jim J." Bullock was sometimes known as "Jm. J", (no i) and occasionally as just "Jim".

"Zsa Zsa" Gabor was also known as "Princess Zsa Zsa" on Davidson's HQ, when she was married to Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt, aka "Prince Frederick".

Others?
Title: Re: Celebs Who Went Under Different First Names
Post by: BrandonFG on January 31, 2025, 12:53:24 PM
Scoey Mitchell was never consistent about how many “O”s he had in his name.

Vicki Lawrence sometimes added “Schultz” to her last name.

EDIT: I just realized my second example goes against what Tim was asking.
Title: Re: Celebs Who Went Under Different First Names
Post by: Brian44 on January 31, 2025, 01:17:16 PM
Patty Duke and Patty Duke-Astin (Does that count?)

Even though she was married to John throughout the entire MG '7X run, CNR almost always referred to her as just Patty Duke. That left me confused as a kid because I thought maybe they had divorced sooner than they actually did.
Title: Re: Celebs Who Went Under Different First Names
Post by: Otm Shank on January 31, 2025, 01:36:33 PM
Quote from: BrandonFG on January 31, 2025, 12:53:24 PM
Scoey Mitchell was never consistent about how many “O”s he had in his name.
Or the number of L's.
Title: Re: Celebs Who Went Under Different First Names
Post by: Bob Zager on January 31, 2025, 02:02:23 PM
Quote from: TimK2003 on January 31, 2025, 11:42:58 AM

"Jim J." Bullock was sometimes known as "Jm. J", (no i) and occasionally as just "Jim".


When appearing on All-Star Blitz, he was identified as "Jm. Bullock," I think because of not enough space on nameplate, and on the premiere episode of The New Battlestars, Charlie Tuna introduced him as "Jimmy Bullock" with the nameplate reading "Jimmy."  Sometimes a contestant calling on him would say "J.M. Bullock," or "J.M.J. Bullock."
Title: Re: Celebs Who Went Under Different First Names
Post by: aaron sica on January 31, 2025, 03:31:49 PM
On the morning mini-marathons of MG90 that have been running this week, he was known as "Jim".
Title: Re: Celebs Who Went Under Different First Names
Post by: BrandonFG on January 31, 2025, 03:54:25 PM
Quote from: Otm Shank on January 31, 2025, 01:36:33 PM
Quote from: BrandonFG on January 31, 2025, 12:53:24 PM
Scoey Mitchell was never consistent about how many “O”s he had in his name.
Or the number of L's.
Which reminds me, sometimes no E at all in his last name.
Title: Re: Celebs Who Went Under Different First Names
Post by: Neumms on February 03, 2025, 07:41:21 PM
Bowzer and Jon were both used for Mr. Bowman. (Bauman?) There was also Chuck Nelson Reilly, but that was kind of unofficial.
Title: Re: Celebs Who Went Under Different First Names
Post by: That Don Guy on February 04, 2025, 07:22:15 PM
Quote from: TimK2003 on January 31, 2025, 11:42:58 AM
"Jim J." Bullock was sometimes known as "Jm. J", (no i) and occasionally as just "Jim".

He was credited  as Jm J. Bullock(for some reason, I think it appeared as "JM J. Bullock" in print) in Too Close for Comfort.

credited as Jm J. Bullock (https://youtu.be/m-BVv5qKA7g?t=38)