has opened up about the reason why she took a stage name, and what it was like growing up with her actual last name.
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Olivia Wilde discusses her VERY rude real last name… and why she had to change it for Hollywood career
Olivia Wilde has opened up about the reason why she took a stage name, and what it was like growing up with her actual last name.The 42-year-old actress and fil...
The 42-year-old actress and filmmaker, appearing on the Armchair Expert podcast with Dax Shepard and Monica Padman on Sunday, revealed her family surname.
'I'll tell you something - and there's no way you would know this - it's pronounced Coburn,' the New Yorker said.
She added, 'Which I want you to imagine being a kid, when you're … because it's spelled "Cockburn."'
The Don't Worry Darling star said that her family birth name is linked to her Scottish heritage. She adopted the last name Wilde in homage to
Olivia Wilde, 42, opened up about the reasons behind why she took a stage name, and what it was like growing up with her actual last name, while appearing on the Armchair Expert podcast with Dax Shepard on Sunday
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Wilde made reference to a 1969 Johnny Cash song in growing up with her last name, calling it 'character-building.'
Wilde made reference to a 1969 Johnny Cash song in growing up with her last name, calling it 'character-building'
Wilde pictured at the June 24 LA premiere of her latest directorial effort, The Invite
Wilde said, 'I don't know, have we? I think having the last name looks like Cockburn in any city in any decade.'
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Shepard joked that the lack of maturity marked a 'comforting' consistency.
'In fact, it's kind of comforting, too,' he said. 'It's like no matter how evolved we get, if your last name is Cockburn ...'
Wilde said that 'you're always gonna learn to laugh early.'
Wilde's latest directorial effort is the film The Invite, which she stars in with Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton. The film is slated for US release July 10.
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Wilde is the daughter of British journalist Andrew Cockburn and his wife Leslie, an investigative journalist and filmmaker.
The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for the actress for further comment.
