Emma Stone Really Wants to Compete on ‘Jeopardy’
Emma Stone attends the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 07, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Emma Stone is evoking her inner Quiz Lady. The Poor Things star and recently revealed that she really wants to compete on Jeopardy and has applied every year to be a contestant on the beloved quiz show. In a new interview, Stone, 35, said she applies every June… and not for the celebrity edition of the show. “I want to earn my stripes,” she said, as the celebrity spin-off features less challenging clues. “You can only take the test once a year with your email address, and I’ve never gotten on the show.”
Stone shared just how committed she is; she watches the show “every single night, and I mark down how many answers I get right.” She adds, “I swear, I could go on Jeopardy.” Whether or not Stone ever gets approved to go on the show, the actress recently won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy for her role in Poor Things.
Poor Thing
Following her win, a reporter in the press room asked Stone what she thought about 🎥| @TaylorSwift13 cheering for Emma Stonepic.twitter.com/Y3bRglXI2k
— The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) January 8, 2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Taylor Swift’s cheering when she won, to which Stone dryly quipped, “What an a–hole, am I right?” Stone added seriously that she had known the pop icon for almost 20 years and was “very happy” she was there. Swift was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement for her record-breaking Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.
Poor Things also stars Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, and Jerrod Carmichael. Based on the 1992 novel by Alasdair Gray, the dark comedy sci-fi film follows Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman living in Victorian-era London. After being crudely resurrected by a scientist (Dafoe) following her suicide, she runs off with a debauched lawyer (Ruffalo) to embark on an odyssey of self-discovery and sexual liberation. Watch the trailer below:
These Celebrities Don't Go By Their Real Names
In the entertainment industry, every aspect needs to be marketable. Some celebrities have really catchy names, while others have had to get their creative juices flowing to come up with a unique name to be known for the rest of their lives. Meanwhile, there are some cases where there are other successful people in media who have the same name, and someone’s got to change their name to follow SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) rules. This guild that represents actors stipulates that no two members can have identical working names. An actor whose name has already been taken must choose a new name. SAG-AFTRA allows any new member to keep their legal name as their stage name, even if another member has the same stage name already, as long as they sign a waiver.
Why Use a Stage Name?
Furthermore, a middle name may be adopted in preference to changing a name to avoid confusion. In some cases, attaching a generational suffix is sufficient for guild rules. A person hoping to become successful as an entertainer who has a name identical to a name already familiar to the public (in any field of endeavor) may change their name to avoid having their name evoke the other person with the same name. When it comes to musicians spanning all genres, artists have come up with some pretty unique stage names. Some artists, like Sean Combs, use several aliases (P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, Diddy, Puffy). Other reasons a performer will take a stage name is because their real name is considered unattractive, dull, hard to pronounce or spell, or even to retain anonymity. The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, started releasing his music anonymously on YouTube in 2009.
See which celebrities don’t go by their real name in the entertainment industry.
Laila Abuelhawa is the Top 40 and Hip-Hop pop culture writer for Beasley Media Group. Being with the company for over three years, Laila's fierce and fabulous red-carpet rankings have earned her a feature on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!' Her favorite stories are those surrounding the latest in celebrity fashion, television and film rankings, and how the world reacts to major celebrity news. With a background in journalism, Laila's stories ensure accuracy and offer background information on stars that you wouldn't have otherwise known. She prides herself in covering stories that inform the public about what is currently happening and what is to come in the ever-changing, ever-evolving media landscape.
