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
Aleksei Smirnov (actor) with his participation in a row came out: comedy "Striped Trip" by Vladimir Fetin and film adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's "The Night Before Christmas". Both were enjoyed by the public. But what brought national fame to the actor were his works in Leonid Gaidai's films — "Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures" and "Strictly Business". Aleksei Smirnov (actor) Aleksei Makarovich Smirnov (; 28 February 1920 in Danilov – 7 May 1979 in Leningrad) was a Russian actor. He performed in more than fifty films between 1959 and 1977. Alexey Smirnov was born on 28 February 1920, in the town of