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Bierbart12 t1_iwucbb5 wrote

Reply to comment by cleverlane in TIL The first house in Cleveland to have electricity got its power from the first automatic electric turbine. The turbine was built in 1888 for the home of Charles F. Brush and provide continuous power for 20 years. by jamescookenotthatone

It depends on how you make yourself known. Like Samuel L. Jackson. There definitely are more modern examples

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[deleted] t1_iwug8ze wrote

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RetroMetroShow t1_iwugpt2 wrote

Also with common names they need the middle initial like actor Michael B Jordan (not the hoops GOAT) and there was already another Sam Jackson in the actors guild so he added the L

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Zran t1_iwuqy9n wrote

David Tennant is known as such for the same reason

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RetroMetroShow t1_iwut19k wrote

Also Michael Keaton’s name was Michael Douglas so he had to switch too

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series_hybrid t1_iwvfd3a wrote

Irving Rhames wanted to register with the screen actors guild, but someone else already used that name, so...he is now "Ving Rhames"

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scooterboy1961 t1_iwvp2my wrote

Movie and TV actors often have a middle initial because the Screen Actors Guild will not allow two actors with the same name.

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skccsk t1_iwv467x wrote

With actors, it's generally because another actor with that name is already registered with the actor's guild.

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