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Once upon a time, a person’s surname revealed their occupation. It was simple, straightforward, and a bit boring. For instance, if your name was Smith, chances were high that you were hammering away at metal all day long. But in this day and age, life is a little more interesting, and we’ve got “aptronyms” to thank for that.
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Carrie Fisher
That’s right, folks. We now have people with last names like Painter becoming artists and Cook becoming chefs. It’s almost like they were born to do it! And while we can’t change our names to match our desired professions, we can certainly have a good laugh imagining celebrities in jobs that fit their names.
Ellen Barkin
DesignCrowd threw down the gauntlet and challenged digital artists to come up with the most amusing and appropriate job for each celeb based on their moniker. And boy, did they deliver! From Tom Cruise manning an ocean liner to Orlando Bloom cultivating flowers, these pictures will have you chuckling in no time.
Jude Law
Who knows? Maybe one day, we’ll see a Jennifer Doctor, a Robert Lawyer, or a George Politician. Anything’s possible in this wacky world of ours!
David Letterman
Heath Ledger
Patrick Stewart
Dane Cook
Tom Cruise
Will Smith
Kevin Bacon
Sarah Jessica Parker
Charisma Carpenter
Gerard Butler
Elijah Wood
Jim Carrey
Keira Knightley
Alec Baldwin
Simon Baker
Winona Ryder
Brooke Shields
Reese Witherspoon
Billy Crystal
Penélope Cruz
Sigourney Weaver
Teri Hatcher
Larry King
Minnie Driver
Christian Slater
Chevy Chase
David Cook
Tyra Banks
Ban Ki-Moon
Kevin Spacey
Rachel Hunter
Alicia Keys
Oliver Stone
John Goodman
Sean Combs
Billie Joe Armstrong
Kevin Bacon
Christopher Walker
Howie Mandel
Amanda Seyfried
Oprah Winfrey
Steven Tyler