Ever Quote by Keith Coogan

I started out as Keith Mitchell. I had done probably about ten years of television work under that name. Then my grandfather passed away…

— Keith Coogan

I was named after my mother's maiden name.

— Sprague Grayden

My mother used to paper pictures from movie magazines on the wall of her bedroom. When I was born, she looked at those pictures…

— Loretta Lynn

My mother died just long enough to name me - Tom after my father, Marvolo after my Grandfather.

— Tom Riddle

David Holdaway was my stage name. I was an actor for about eight years in the '90s. I had to change my name because…

— David Nicholls

My mother named me after her favorite actor, Joel McCrea, and dressed and presented me as her avatar. I'm sure she wanted to be…

— Joel Grey

My parents' names were Florian and Mabel Smith. My mother's maiden name was Dersam. They were of German heritage and were part of a…

— Paul Smith

My father had the same name as me but he was known as Alec. He was a member of the House of Representatives.

— Alexander Downer

So my father grew up in an orphanage in Boston. He was then adopted by an elderly childless couple from Maine, who gave him…

— George J. Mitchell

I have the idea that anyone who has ever heard my name has the distinct impression that I was put under the sod years…

— Olivia De Havilland

My mom was a professional. My dad and mom met each other in a movie called 'New Faces of 1937.' My mom went under…

— Albert Brooks

My stepfather's nickname for me was Squarehead.

— Ashley Walters