HOLLYWOOD - Shane West (A Walk to Remember) on his real name, to IMDB:
"My first name is really Shannon, so I know what going through life is like with a different name.
"I was born in Louisiana, so around the fifth grade moving to California, trying to fit in, having long hair, accent, name of Shannon, and everyone was going, 'Isn't that a girl's name?' and I was like [in a thick Louisiana accent], 'Yuk, I dunno.'"