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Those of you who share a name with a celebrity, how do you deal with it? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by SBJ@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I share a name with a very famous professional athlete. I don't even think about it usually but as soon as I have to give my name to someone I can pretty much count on some remark about the athlete by the same name.

I've dealt with this in many ways over the years but my most recent method is to pretend to have never heard of that famous person by the same name. That makes the conversation awkward and they usually move on.

Also, if you meet someone who shares a name with a celebrity, keep these things in mind:

There is nothing you can say about it that is funny or clever. We have heard it all before. Just don't.
If you do have something to say about it that is truly original and absolutely hilarious, see the previous rule.

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[–] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

I have the same name as a Hollywood writer/director. But he's not crazy popular/notable except maybe in horror circles, and also our name is common enough that there is no worry about people making weird comments to me. Additionally I enjoy his movies and joke that "I made this" when his name shows in the credits.

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

"Nice to meet you! Hey, I just thought of a real dumb joke. Bet you never heard it before. But nevermind that, tell me about yourself."

[–] hardcoreufo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

My last name is very similar but not the same as a popular fairly long running TV show title/family name. I got teased about in elementary school and middle school a lot. By high school no one cared even though the show was still on. To this day people still pronounce my last name like the show even though it is obviously a different name if you read it.

[–] indepndnt@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Not quite the same thing, but my first name inspires people to quote Dr. Seuss to me. Eventually I dropped it and started using my middle name instead.

I do share a last name with a couple of celebrities, and people will ask "any relation to (celeb whose name is spelled differently)?" Depending on my mood I'll either point out the spelling or tell them he's my cousin. Or bring up the celebs whose names are spelled the same.

[–] Daryl76679@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I have a friend who's name is Alexander. I call him Hamilton

[–] Thief_of_Crows@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago

What's the celebrities name?

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