My real name was Thomas Jones Woodward, so I dropped the Woodward.
My first name used to be Leslie. I snipped that off and put my middle name, which was Steven, in the front.
Dore Schary was then head of the studio and he wanted to change my name.
The umlaut isn't on my birth certificate. I had this book as a child called Chloe and Maude, and there was an umlaut on the e, and I said, I want that! It's a little flair. Just to confuse people even more.
I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname.
I also want to announce that I'm changing my name. I haven't told anyone. You get the scoop.
All actors have to change their name.
She had gradually changed her name. "Jane" was too dull. Last year, she'd added a "y", becoming Jayne, which had more personality.
I was looking for a name with an old English sound, very easy to pronounce in every language and easy to remember. At the beginning I used J. P. Tod's, but then in 1999 it was shortened since too many people were asking who was Mr. J. P. Tod's.
