Famous changed Gentile names

[jpgray]

Archibald Leach
Gordon Sumner
Michael Balzary

[Fenris]

1. Vincent Furnier

[jpgray]

6. He plays a mean game of golf, I'm told (nt)

[Fenris]

7. WITH a snake around his neck.

[Book Lover]

10. Alice Cooper ?

[KamaAina]

2. 1. Cary Grant 2. Sting

Michael Balzary?!

[jpgray]

3. I put in two monsyllabic one-named music personas

Come to think, they play the same instrument.

[Bossy Monkey]

9. Then that would be Flea

Of course, there's also Prince Rogers Nelson, but his is more abbreviated than changed.

[WMliberal]

4. is this jewish to gentile changes?

my entry is Jon Stewart.

[jpgray]

5. Ahem.

See my other thread below.

:)

[WMliberal]

8. ohhhhhhh, right

i just logged into the forum. hadn't scrolled that far down yet.
dern it!

[KamaAina]

11. Hugh Cregg

???

[jpgray]

12. Ack. Never heard that one (nt)

[KamaAina]

16. Bzzzzzt! Time's up. The answer is Huey Lewis, of the News.

Say, why doesn't Huey do the News? He couldn't possibly be any worse than Paula Zahn and her ilk :-)

[miss_kitty]

13. I itch

i must have a Flea

on edit:........^ Michael Balzary

[11cents]

14. Cary Grant's father was Jewish

OTOH, the name "Leach" isn't. So does he count? What a conundrum.

[jpgray]

15. I thought the Jewish possibility was over his mother

Something about her being a Jewish worker in his dad's factory? Anyway, we're dealing with only names here.

O8)

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

17. Hope Lesley=

Bob Hope