Why do musicians and actors/actresses take up stage names (i.e. Elton John)?
1) Either they don’t have a name that one could sell so easily or they want to convey a particular message with their names. 2) “When used by an actor, performer or model, a pseudonym is a stage name or screen name. In professional wrestling, and sometimes in other combat sports such as mixed martial arts, a pseudonym is a ring name. Also, some professional fighters are known to assume the name of the founder of the school or discipline of martial arts they practice as a symbol of respect and gratitude. Actors — and others in show business — rarely use a pseudonym to disguise themselves. Actors who are members of a less-privileged ethnic or religious group have often adopted stage names, typically changing their surname or entire name to mask their original background — as has been done in other fields as well. This phenomenon was common in the United States in the first half of the twentieth century, as ethnic minorities began to attain a greater role in acting and films, yet social t
