Stage name Scicolone), Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky), and Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino), are four more well known examples of this trend. Similarly, retired veteran broadcaster Dave Roberts was born David T. Boreanaz but is known professionally as Dave Thomas and later Dave Roberts as ethnic surnames were discouraged when he first began his career during the 1950s; however, his son actor David Boreanaz chose not to adopt a stage name. The use of stage names for ethnic purposes may vary widely depending on the media market the personality is representing. For example, in Buffalo, New York, a city
Charles Taylor (actor) as a bouncer at Studio 54, Regine's, and other nightclubs. After a dangerous encounter with an unruly clubgoer, Taylor moved to California to break into television and motion pictures. Aside from his starring role in "Code of Vengeance", Taylor's other television roles include the movie "A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder" and appearances in episodes of "Knight Rider", "Murder, She Wrote", "Days of Our Lives", and "Starting from Scratch". Taylor has appeared in the films "Mask", "The Natural History of Parking Lots", "Shout", "", and "Saving Grace B. Jones". Charles Taylor (actor) Charles Taylor (a.k.a. L. Charles Taylor)