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 Collins (actor) Charles Collins (actor) Charles Clyde Collins (7 January 1904 – 26 June 1999) was an American singer and actor. He was particularly known for his work within musical comedy, between broadway, films and television series. Collins made his Broadway debut in 1927 in Harry Akst's "Artists and Models (1927)". He went on to star in several Broadway productions during the 1930s, including "Ripples" (1930), where he met Dorothy Stone. In 1931, he married Dorothy in London on 12 September 1931. He starred in "Smiling Faces" (1932), "Say When" (1935), "Conjur Man Dies" (1936), "Macbeth" (1936), and "Sea Legs" (1937) (with