The surprising real names of celebrities

Jamie Foxx — Eric Marlon Bishop

Foxx opened up to SiriusXM in 2016 about why he picked an androgynous name. He said he had a tough time getting selected to perform at comedy clubs over women so he started putting down women's names on set lists.

"I put down all these girl's names — Stacy Brown, Tracy Green," Foxx told SiriusXM. "I put down Jamie Foxx because, you know, they would only pick, like, a few girls to go on the set and they didn't know if I was a girl or not. They just saw the name on the list."

The name that was chosen off of the list was Jamie. Foxx said he picked the name to pay homage to his favorite show, "Samford and Son," and its star, comedian and actor Redd Foxx.

"It was a tip of the hat to him, and then they chose that name, and the name stuck, and I got to be thankful to him for blazing the trail as a comedian and allowing me to sort of ride on his coattails," said Foxx.