Real Names of Celebrities

 Many celebrities come up with pseudonyms for easier pronunciation and to better remember their name.

I propose to find out the real names of famous people. celebrity, star, actor, singer

                                          Charlie Sheen's — Carlos Irwin Estevez

                                             Nicholas Coppola — Nicolas Cage

                                                         Reginald Dwight — Elton John

                                                      Farrokh Bulsara — Freddie Mercury

                                                  Georgios Panaylotou — George Michael

                                                             Margaret Hyra — Meg Ryan

                                                       Natalie Hershlag — Natalie Portman

                                                              Enrique Morales — Ricky Martin

                                                         Eldrick Woods — Tiger Woods

                                              Caryn Johnson — Woody Goldberg

                                                        Allen Konigsberg — Woody Allen

                                                 Jose Antonio Dominguez Bandera — Antonio Banderas

                                                         David Robert Jones — David Bowie

                                                       Kong-Sang Chan — Jackie Chan

                                                             Eric Bishop — Jamie Foxx

                                             Audrey Ruston — Audrey Hepburn

                                                           Lawrence Harvey Zeiger — Larry King

                                                Christopher Ashton Kutcher — Ashton Kutcher

                                           Carlos Ray Norris — Chuck Norris

                                               Winona Laura Horowitz — Winona Ryder

                                               Lesane Parish Crooks — 2pac

                                                            Steven Tallarico — Steve Tyler

                                             Susan Alexandra Weaver  — Sigourney Weaver

                                                          Walter Willis — Bruce Willis

Exquisite Oil Paintings By Marey Jane Ansell

Christ of the Abyss

Christ of the Abyss is a submerged bronze statue of Jesus, of which the original is located in the Mediterranean Sea off San Fruttuoso between Camogli and Portofino on the Italian Riviera. It was placed in the water on 22 August 1954 at approximately 17 metres depth, and stands c. 2.5 metres tall. Various other casts of the statue are located in other places worldwide, both underwater and in churches and museums. The sculpture was created by Guido Galletti after an idea of Italian diver Duilio Marcante. The statue was placed near the spot where Dario Gonzatti, the first Italian to use SCUBA gear, died in 1947. It depicts Christ offering a blessing of peace, with his head and hands raised skyward.

Due to increasing amounts of corrosion and the growth of crustaceans, the statue was removed from the water and restored in 2003. A hand that had been detached by an anchor was also replaced. The statue was returned to the water with a new base on 17 July 2004. A second bronze sculpture cast from the same mould exists off the coast of St. George's, Grenada. This was a gift of the navy of Genoa for assistance in rescuing the crew of Italian vessel Bianca C destroyed by fire in the port of St. George's. The sculpture was placed under water on October 22, 1961. 

A third bronze from the original mould was presented to the Underwater Society of America in New York in 1962. On August 25, 1965 it was placed approximately in 25 feet of water off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. It is located around Dry Rocks, around six miles east of Key Largo in the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. While the statue weighs around 260 kg, the concrete base to which it is attached weighs about 9 tons. The original clay statue minus the hands was located in a foundry in 1993. This is now on display with replacement hands at the National Museum of Underwater Activities in Ravenna, Italy.

Storseisundet Bridge in Norway

Storseisundet Bridge in Norway — Nervous drivers (and their equally nervous passengers) beware! You should really prepare yourselves for the sight of Storseisundet Bridge in Norway. The road connection from the mainland Romsdal peninsula to the island of Averøya in Møre og Romsdal county doesn’t look as if it actually connects as you drive towards it. In fact it looks very much as if you are in for an icy bath as you plummet off its 23 meters height.

However, you will be relieved to hear that this is simply something of an optical illusion. The bridge is built in such a way that from a certain angle, as you approach, it looks as it is more diving board than bridge. One can only imagine the creative spirit that overcame the architect as he sat at his desk. Known locally as the drunk bridge it forms part of the Atlanterhavsveien or Atlantic Ocean Road in English and attracts many a curious visitor. The bridge's design is functional and curious much like an l shaped desk in a modern office, it still is an amazing location to behold.

Why it is built in this way is a secret lodged in the mind of its architect. It seems to have a different shape from whichever angle you view it which is, perhaps, what makes it so special.

                     Even when you can see the whole bridge it still looks, frankly, scary.