List of entertainers by nickname

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This is a list of nicknames of notable entertainers. The list includes formal or informal groups as well as individuals.

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

• "Agent Double-O Soul" – Edwin Starr, U.S. musician, singer
• "Ahnold", "Ahhnold" or "Arnie" – Arnold Schwarzenegger, U.S. actor
• "The American Band" – Grand Funk Railroad, U.S. rock band
• "America's Sweetheart" – Mary Pickford, Canadian-born U.S. actress
• "Ashmi" – Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore (as a couple)

[edit] B

• "Baby Gia" – Cindy Crawford, U.S. supermodel
• "Baby Naomi" – Beverly Peele, U.S. supermodel
• "Baby Jane" - Christina Aguilera, U.S. Singer, Songwriter, & Entertainer
• "Baby Cindy" – Niki Taylor, U.S. supermodel
• "Baby V" - Vanessa Anne Hudgens, U.S. actress and singer
• "Babe" – Oliver Hardy, U.S. actor
• "The Baby Cotton Picker" – Hank Garland, U.S. guitarist
• "Banjo Eyes" – Eddie Cantor, U.S. singer and actor
• "Baron" – Charles Mingus, U.S. musician and bandleader
• "Baron of Blood" – David Cronenberg, Canadian film director
• "BB" – Brigitte Bardot, French actress
• "Beale Street Blues Boy" – B. B. King, U.S. musician, singer and songwriter
• "Beat" – Takeshi Kitano, Japanese comedian, film director, actor
• "Bennifer" – Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck (as a couple)
• "Bennifer II" – Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck (as a couple)
• "Big Eye" – Louis Nelson Deslile, U.S. musician
• "The Biggest Band in the World" – Led Zeppelin, British hard rock band
• "Big Joe" – Joe Turner, U.S. singer
• "The Big O" – Roy Orbison and Otis Redding, U.S. singer-songwriters
• "Billary" - Bill Clinton and his wife, Hilary Rodham Clinton
• "The Big Yin" – Billy Connolly U.K. comedian
• "Bing" – Harry Lillis Crosby, U.S. singer and actor
• "Bird" – Charles Parker, U.S. musician
• "Bix" – Leon Beiderbecke – U.S. musician
• "Bloody Sam" – Sam Peckinpah, U.S. film director
• "Blues Boy" – B. B. King, U.S. musician, singer and songwriter
• "Bobby D" – Robert DeNiro, U.S. actor
• "Boobs from Brazil" – Gisele Bündchen, Brazilian supermodel
• "Bogey" – Humphrey Bogart, U.S. actor
• "Bonzo" – John Bonham, British drummer
• "The Boss" – Bruce Springsteen, U.S. musician, singer and songwriter
• "Boogaloo Shrimp" – Michael Chambers, U.S. breakdancer.
• "Boss of the Blues" – Joe Turner, U.S. singer
• "Brangelina" – Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, U.S. actors (as a couple)
• "The Brat Pack" – group of young 1980s actors, often appearing in films together; notable members included (but were not limited to) Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Demi Moore, and Mare Winningham
• "Bubber" – James Miley, U.S. musician
• "Buck" – Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr, U.S. musician
• "Bull Moose" – Benjamin Jackson, U.S. musician and singer
• "Butterscotch Stallion" - Owen Wilson, U.S. Actor
• "The Body" – Elle Macpherson, Australian supermodel
• "The Body" – Heidi Klum, German supermodel
• "Big Daddy" – Regis Philbin, U.S. talk show host

[edit] C

• "Canada’s Country Gentleman" – Tommy Hunter, Canadian singer
• "The Chameleon" – Linda Evangelista, Canadian supermodel
• "Chester the Molester", "Chaz" – Chester Bennington, American singer
• "Chick" –
  • Armando Anthony Corea, U.S. musician and composer
  • William Henry Webb, U.S. musician and bandleader
• "Cocaine Kate" or "Cocaine Katie" – Kate Moss, British supermodel
• "Chicken Little" - Kevin Covais, American singer
• "Coop" – Gary Cooper, U.S. actor
• "Cootie" – Charles Melvin Williams, U.S. musician
• "Count" – William Basie, U.S. musician and bandleader
• "The Chairman of the Board" – Frank Sinatra, U.S. singer and actor
• "The Crocodile Hunter" – Steve Irwin, Australian naturalist, wildlife expert and television personality
• "The Cry Guy" – Johnnie Ray, U.S. singer
• "The Cute Beatle" – Paul McCartney, UK singer, musician

[edit] D

• "Dani Evans" – Danielle Evans, American fashion model and reality TV star
• "Deprave" – David Cronenberg, Canadian film director
• "Diamond Dave" – David Lee Roth, U.S. singer
• "Dino" - Dean Martin, U.S. singer and actor
• "La divine Sarah" – Sarah Bernhardt, French actress
• "The Divine Miss M." – Bette Midler, U.S. actress and singer
• "Doc" –
  • Adolphus Anthony Cheatham, U.S. musician , singer, and bandleader
  • Carl H. Severinsen, U.S. musician and bandleader
• "Don Grungio" – Neil Young, Canadian singer-songwriter
• "Dr. Funkenstein" – George Clinton, U.S. composer, singer, and bandleader
• "Duke" –
  • Edward Kennedy Ellington, U.S. composer, musician, and bandleader
  • John Wayne, U.S. actor
  • David Dickinson, UK Television Personality
• "DC3" – Destiny's child, American female R&B group

[edit] E

• "E" – Elvis Presley, U.S. singer and actor
• "Elvis the Pelvis" – Elvis Presley, U.S. singer and actor
• "Empress of the Blues" – Bessie Smith, U.S. singer

[edit] F

• "The Face" – Carol Alt, U.S. supermodel
• "Face" – Billy Crystal, U.S. actor and comedian
• "The Fab Four" – The Beatles, British pop-rock band.
• "Fatha" – Earl Hines, U.S. musician
• "The Father of Funk" – James Brown, U.S. singer
• "Fats" – Thomas Wright Waller, U.S. composer and musician
• "Fergie" - Stacy Ferguson, U.S. R&B and pop singer
• "The Fellini of the Sex Industry" – Russ Meyer, U.S. film director
• "Filliam H. Muffman" – William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman, U.S. actors (as a couple)
• Firecrotch*-- Lindsay Morgan Lohan
• "The First Lady of the American Theater" - Helen Hayes, U.S. actress
• "The First Lady of Country Music" – Tammy Wynette, U.S. singer
• "The First Lady of Las Vegas" – Lola Falana, U.S. singer and actress
• "The First Lady of MGM" – Norma Shearer, U.S. and actress
• "First Lady of Song" – Ella Fitzgerald, U.S. singer
• "Le Fou chantant" – Charles Trenet, French singer
• "The Frat pack" – group of actors Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Steve Carell, Luke Wilson, and Owen Wilson
• "Frogman" – Clarence Henry, U.S. rhythm and blues singer
• "Fresh Prince" – Will Smith, U.S. actor and rapper

[edit] G

• "Gainsbarre" – Serge Gainsbourg, French singer-songwriter
• "The Gambler" - Kenny Rogers, U.S. Country Singer
• "Gene the Nazarene" – Gene Simmons, Israeli guitarist and singer
• "The Genius Of Soul" – Ray Charles, U.S. musician and singer
• "The Gentle Giant" – Curtis Mayfield, U.S. musician and singer
• "Georgie Porgie" – George Carlin, U.S. comedian and actor
• "Gigi" – George General Grice, Jr, U.S. musician and composer
• '"Ginger Spice" – Geri Halliwell, British pop singer
• "The Girl with the Curl" – Mary Pickford, Canadian actress
• "The Girl Who Was Too Beautiful" – Barbara La Marr, U.S. actress
• "The Glimmer Twins" – Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones, British rock group
• "The Gloved One" – Michael Jackson, U.S. singer
• "The Glue" – Phil Hartman, Canadian comedian and actor
• "The Godfather of Punk" – Iggy Pop, U.S. singer
• "The Godfather of Soul" – James Brown, U.S. singer
• "Godfathers of Goth" – The Cure, British band
• "The Golden God" – Robert Plant, British singer and musician
• "The Governator" – Arnold Schwarzenegger, U.S. actor and Governor of California
• "The Great One" – Jackie Gleason, U.S. actor and comedian
• "The Great Sphinx" – Kate Moss, British supermodel
• "The Great Profile" – John Barrymore, U.S. actor
• "The Great Stone Face" – Buster Keaton, U.S. silent film comedian
• "The Groop" - Stereolab, British post-punk group
• "La Guitarra" (Spanish, "The Guitar") – Jennifer Lopez, U.S. singer and actress
• "Garfleck" – Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck (as a couple)

[edit] H

• "Hanoi Jane" – Jane Fonda, U.S. actress
• "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business" – James Brown, U.S. singer
• "The Hawk" – Ronnie Hawkins, U.S. musician
• "Her Madge[sty]" - Madonna, U.S. singer and actress
• "The Hillbilly Shakespeare" – Hank Williams, U.S. country singer
• "His Royal Badness" – Prince, U.S. singer and actor
• "Hitch" – Alfred Hitchcock, British film director
• "The Hoosier Tornado" – Carole Lombard, U.S. actress
• "Hoss" – Waylon Jennings, U.S. country singer
• "Hot Lips" – Oran Page, U.S. singer, bandleader, and musician
• "The Human Riff" – Keith Richards, British guitarist
• "The Hoff" – David Hasselhoff, U.S. actor

[edit] I

• "The Ice Man " – Jerry Butler, U.S. singer
• "The 'It' Girl" – Clara Bow, U.S. actress

[edit] J

• "Jen Ex" – Jennifer Aniston, U.S. actress
• "The Jersey Lily" – Lillie Langtry, British actress
• "The Jewish Elvis" – Neil Diamond, U.S. singer
• "J.Lo" – Jennifer Lopez, U.S. singer and actress

[edit] K

• "Keef" – Keith Richards, British guitarist of the Rolling Stones
• "The Killer" – Jerry Lee Lewis, U.S. singer and musician
• "King" – Nathaniel Adams Coles, U.S. singer and musician
• "The King" – Elvis Presley, U.S. singer and actor
• "The King of All Media" – Howard Stern, U.S. Radio Talk Show Host
• "The King of the Blues" – B. B. King, U.S. musician, singer and songwriter
• "The King of Cool" – Steve McQueen, U.S. actor
• "The King of Grand Guignol" – Vincent Price, British actor
• "The King of Late-Night" – Johnny Carson, U.S. TV host
• "The King of Pop" – Michael Jackson, U.S. singer
• "The King of Ragtime" – Scott Joplin, U.S. ragtime composer
• "The King of Skiffle" – Lonnie Donegan, British singer
• "The King of Swing" – Benny Goodman, U.S. clarinettist
• "The King of Talk" – Larry King, U.S. broadcaster
• "King of the Clarinet" – Artie Shaw, U.S. musician and bandleader
• "The Kings of Doom and Gloom" – The Cure, British band
• "The King of the South" – T.I., U.S. rapper and actor
• "The Kings of Crunk" - Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, U.S. rappers
• "KFed" - Kevin Federline, U.S. dancer and rapper

[edit] L

• "La Lollo" – Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress
• "Lady Day" – Billie Holiday, U.S. singer
• "Lady Ella" – Ella Fitzgerald, U.S. singer
• "Lady Q" – Paul Quinichette, U.S. musician
• "Lili Marlene" – Marlene Dietrich, German actress
• "Lips" – Oran Page, U.S. singer, bandleader, and musician
• "The Little Sparrow" – Édith Piaf, French singer
• "The Lizard King" – Jim Morrison, U.S. musician and singer
• "Lockjaw" – Eddie Davis, U.S. musician
• "Lucky" – Lucius Venable Millinder, U.S. singer and bandleader
• "La Lopez" – Jennifer Lopez, U.S. singer and actress
• "La Lohan" – Lindsay Lohan, U.S. singer and actress

[edit] M

• "Ma" – Gertrude Pridgett Rainey, U.S. singer
• "Macca" – Paul McCartney, British singer, songwriter and guitarist
• "Madge" – Madonna, U.S. singer and actress
• "Mama Africa" – Miriam Makeba,, South African musician
• "The Man in Black" –
  • Ritchie Blackmore, British musician
  • Johnny Cash, U.S. singer and songwriter
• "The Man of a Thousand Faces" – Lon Chaney, Sr., British actor
• "The Man of a Thousand Voices" – Mel Blanc, U.S. voice actor
• "The Man You Love to Hate" – Erich von Stroheim, German actor
• "The Material Girl" / "The Material Mom" – Madonna, U.S. singer and actress
• "Mezz Mezzrow" – Milton Mesirow, U.S. musician
• "Miff" – Irving Milfred Mole, U.S. musician and bandleader
• "Missy" – Barbara Stanwyck, U.S. actress
• "Misdemeanor" – Missy Elliott, U.S. rapper and record producer
• "Mimi", "MC" – Mariah Carey, U.S. singer, record producer and occasional actress
• "La môme Piaf" (French, "The Little Sparrow") – Édith Piaf, French singer
• "Momo" – Maurice Chevalier, French singer and actor
• "Mother of the Blues" – Gertrude Pridgett Rainey, U.S. singer
• "The Motor City Madman" - Ted Nugent, U.S. musician and singer
• "Moz" – Morrissey, British, singer and songwriter
• "Mr. Dynamite" – James Brown, U.S. singer
• "Mr. Huckleberry" - Hillel Slovak, deceased U.S. guitarist
• "Mr. Mojo Risin'" – Jim Morrison, U.S. musician and singer
• "Mr. Showmanship" - Liberace, U.S. musician
• "Mr. Pitiful" – Otis Redding, U.S. singer
• "Mr. Television" – Milton Berle, U.S. comedian
• "Mulholland Man" – Jack Nicholson, U.S. actor
• "Muscles From Brussels" – Jean-Claude van Damme, Belgian actor
• "Madonna of Madrid" – Penelope Cruz, Spanish actress
• "Marky Mark" – Mark Wahlberg, U.S. actor

[edit] N

• "The Nabob of Sob" – Johnnie Ray, U.S. singer
• "No Show Jones" - George Jones, U.S. singer

[edit] O

• "Ol' Blue Eyes" – Frank Sinatra, U.S. singer and actor
• "The Old Groaner" – Bing Crosby, U.S. singer and actor
• "Old Ski Nose" – Bob Hope, U.S. entertainer
• "Old Stone Face" – Ed Sullivan, U.S. T.V. host
• "One-Take Fonda" – Henry Fonda, U.S. actor
• "The Oomph Girl" – Ann Sheridan, U.S. actress

[edit] P

• "Papa" – John Creach, fiddler with psychedelic rock group Jefferson Airplane
• "The Patchwork Family" – Seal, Heidi Klum, and kids (as a family)
• "Pappy" – John Ford, U.S. film director
• "PCD" – The Pussycat Dolls, U.S. R&B group
• "Pearl" – Janis Joplin, U.S. singer
• "The Peek-a-boo Girl" – Veronica Lake, U.S. singer
• "Pee Wee" – Charles Edward Russell, U.S. musician
• "Percy" - Robert Plant, British singer
• "The Poison Penns" - Madonna and Sean Penn, U.S. singer/actress and U.S. actor (as a couple)
• "Pops" – Louis Armstrong, U.S. musician
• "Posh" - Victoria Beckham, British singer
• "The Prime Minister of Rock 'n' Roll" – Chuck Berry, U.S. singer musician
• "Prince of Darkness" –
  • Miles Davis, U.S. musician, bandleader and composer
  • Ozzy Osbourne, British singer and leader of Black Sabbath
• "The Prince of Soul" – Marvin Gaye, U.S. singer
• "The Prince of Wails" – Johnnie Ray, U.S. singer
• "The Prophet of Love" – Barry White, U.S. singer
• "Princess of the Roc" – Teairra Mari, U.S. R&B singer
• "Princess of Crunk" – Ciara, U.S. R&B singer
• "Prince of Crunk" – Lil' Scrappy, U.S. rapper
• "Princess of Pop" – Britney Spears, U.S. pop singer
• "Princess of the South" – Brooke Valentine, U.S. R&B singer
• "Prez" – Lester Young, U.S. musician

[edit] Q

• "Queen of Pop" – Madonna, U.S. pop singer
• "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" – Mary J. Blige, U.S. singer
• "Queen of Soul" – Aretha Franklin, U.S. singer
• "Queen of the Blues" –
  • Mamie Smith, U.S. singer, dancer, musician and actress
  • Dinah Washington, U.S. singer
• "Queen of Talk" – Oprah Winfrey, U.S. talk-show host, entrepreneur, philatrophist and actress
• "The Quiet Beatle" – George Harrison, UK singer, musician
• "Queen of the catwalk" – Naomi Campbell, UK supermodel
• "Queen of the Indies" – Parker Posey, U.S. actress

[edit] R

• "The Rat Pack" – group of 1950s entertainers, including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford, and sometimes Shirley MacLaine
• "The Rock Iguana" – Iggy Pop, U.S. singer
• "Rod The Mod" – Rod Stewart, British singer
• "Rompin' Ronnie" – Ronnie Hawkins, U.S. singer and musician
• "Ronald Ray-Gun" – Ronald Reagan, 40th US President, referencing the Strategic Defense Initiative, also known as "Star Wars"

[edit] S

• "Sasha" – Beyonce Knowles, U.S. musician and actress
• "Satchmo" – Louis Armstrong, U.S. musician
• "Schwarzie" – Arnold Schwarzenegger, U.S. actor
• "Sexy Rexie" – Rex Harrison, British actor
• "Sharkey" or "Sharkey Bananas" – Joseph Bonano, U.S. musician, bandleader and composer
• "The Sheffield Soul Shouter" – Joe Cocker, British singer
• "The Silver Fox" – Charlie Rich, U.S. singer
• "The Singing Cowboy" – Gene Autry, U.S. actor and singer
• "The Singing Nun" – Jeanine Deckers, U.S. singer
• "Sir Charles" – Charles Thompson, U.S. musician
• "Sister" – Rosetta Tharpe, U.S. musician and singer
• "Skeeter" – Norma Nicole Davis, U.S. singer
• "SkyDog" – Duane Allman, U.S. musician
• "Slash" - Saul Hudson, guitarist
• "Slim" –
  • Bulee Gaillard, U.S. singer, songwriter, and musician
  • Otis Dewey Whitman, Jr, U.S. singer
• "Slim Shady" - Eminem, U.S. rapper, record producer and occasional actor
• "Slowhand" – Eric Clapton, British singer and guitarist
• "Slugger" – Ann-Margret, Swedish singer and actress
• "The Smart Beatle" - John Lennon, UK singer, musician and activist
• "SMG" / "Smidge" – Sarah Michelle Gellar, U.S. actress
• "Smokey"- Sammy Davis Jr., U.S. singer, actor, member of the Rat Pack
• "Sonny" –
  • Salvatore Phillip Bono, U.S. singer, actor, producer, and politician
  • Theodore Walter Rollins, U.S. musician
  • Edward Stitt,, U.S. musician
• "Soul Brother Number One" – James Brown, U.S. singer
• "The Sound" – Stan Getz, U.S. jazz saxophonist
• "The Sound of Young America" – The Supremes, U.S. girl group
• "Spederline" – Kevin Federline and Britney Spears (as a couple)
• "Sugarfoot" – Hank Garland, U.S. guitarist
• "Swan" - Anthony Kiedis, U.S. singer
• "Sweater Girl" – Lana Turner, U.S. actress
• "The Swedish Sphinx" – Greta Garbo, Swedish actress

[edit] T

• "T" – Tori Amos, U.S. musician and singer
• "Tab" – Talmadge Smith, U.S. musician
• "Tater Salad" - Ron White. His own nickname he made up.
• "T-Bone" –
  • Joseph Henry Burnett, U.S. musician, singer, songwriter and producer
  • Aaron Thibeaux Walker, U.S. musician, singer and songwriter
• "Thin White Duke" – David Bowie, British singer and composer
• "Tiger Tom" – Tom Jones, British singer
• "Tiny" – Myron Bradshaw, U.S. musician, bandleader, and singer

• "Tom-Kat" / "TomKat" – Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, U.S. actors (as a couple)
• The Edge- David Howell Evans Lead guitarist of Irish band U2
• "The Toxic Twins" – Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, respectively lead singer and lead guitarist for Aerosmith
• "The 'Trane" – John Coltrane, U.S. musician and composer
• "Tram" – Frankie Trumbauer, U.S. musician
• "Tricky Sam" – Joe Nanton, U.S. musician
• "The Trinity" – Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, and Christy Turlington, Supermodels

[edit] U

• "Ultraviolent Ray" – Johnnie Ray, U.S. singer
• "Uncle Miltie" – Milton Berle, U.S. comedian
• "Universal James" – James Brown, U.S. singer

[edit] V

• "Van Hagar" – Van Halen, U.S. rock group, when fronted by Sammy Hagar
• "Vaughniston" – Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston, U.S. actors (as a couple)
• "The Velvet Fog" – Mel Tormé, U.S. jazz singer
• "Vice Prez" – Paul Quinichette, U.S. musician
• "The Voice" – Mariah Carey, U.S. singer, record producer and occasional actress
• "Vincifer" - Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston, U.S. actors (as a couple)

[edit] W

• "White Queen of Soul" – Dusty Springfield, British singer
• "White Zulu" – Johnny Clegg, South African musician
• "The Wicked Pickett" – Wilson Pickett, U.S. singer
• "Wild Bill" – Bill Paxton, U.S. actor

[edit] X

• "X-tina" – Christina Aguilera, U.S. singer

[edit] Y

• "Young Django" – Philip Catherine, Belgian jazz guitarist

[edit] Z

• "Zanessa" - Zac Efron and Vanessa Anne Hudgens, U.S. actors (as a couple)
• "Zashley" - Zac Efron and Ashley Tisdale, U.S. actors (as a couple)
• "Ziggy Stardust" – David Bowie, British singer and composer

[edit] See also

• Nickname
• List of athletes by nickname
• List of criminals by nickname
• List of monarchs by nickname
• List of nicknames of historical personages
• List of military figures by nickname