Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ daughter Suri Cruise turned 18 in April this year. Earlier this month, 18-year-old Suri graduated from LaGuardia High School in New York City. Katie was present at this important moment and also posed for pictures with her daughter, but Tom’s absence from the event came as no surprise to anyone. In fact, the actor opted out of making an appearance at one of Taylor Swift’s ongoing Eras Tour concerts. Recent media reports claimed that Suri has actually dropped the word Cruise from her name. However, she is not the only A-lister star kid who has opted to take this path.
Suri leaves Cruise
Tom and Suri have been living separately for more than a decade. The 60-year-old actor’s strong allegiance to the Church of Scientology was apparently the main bone of contention. While Suri Cruise was one of Hollywood’s most sought-after girls in her early years, after Katie’s divorce from Tom, Tom decided to raise Suri in privacy away from the public eye.
The pamphlet handed out for the graduation ceremony reportedly had Suri’s name written as ‘Suri Noel’, not Suri Cruise, indicating that she has possibly dropped her famous last name. ‘Noel’ is actually part of Katie’s full first name – Kate Noel Holmes. In the fall, Suri Noel will be attending the renowned Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
Angelina Jolie
It may still surprise many that Angelina Jolie is actually the daughter of legendary actor Jon Voight. During her decades in the industry, Angelina has managed to create her own legacy, which is arguably even bigger than her father’s. However, professional independence was not the reason behind Angelina dropping Voight from her name. Angelina and Jon have reportedly always had a strained relationship, which was made worse by the latter’s infidelity with Jon’s mother, Marcheline Bertrand.
Incidentally, their rift had grown so much at one point that John admitted he was unaware Angelina had married fellow actor Brad Pitt in 2014. However, in a happy turn of events, John recently publicly congratulated Angelina and their granddaughter Vivienne on winning a Tony Award, thanks to their work as co-producers on the musical. foreigner,
Taking a lesson in independence from their mother, at least three of Angelina and Brad Pitt’s children, namely Shiloh, 18, Zahara, 19, and Vivienne, 15, have publicly opted to use Jolie as their last name instead of Jolie-Pitt. It seems all 6 of Angelina and Brad’s children are taking their mother’s side in the ongoing legal battle between their parents.
meryl streep’s daughter
Meryl Streep may be very famous, but her children have largely made less of the headlines. In this case, Meryl Streep’s daughter Mamie Gummer is an example of how family drama doesn’t always have to be the root of someone’s decision to drop their last name. Mamie appeared in the film with Meryl Burning sensation in stomach (1986). However, she was credited as Natalie Stern because she wanted to avoid any extra attention.
Furthermore, Meryl’s other daughter Louisa Jacobson Gummer recently revealed her truth through a post on Instagram on her mother’s birthday on June 22.
willow and jaden
Willow and Jaden are the children of actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. Although Will and Jada’s relationship drama has been the subject of endless jokes and memes on the internet, their children are no different from their family. However, due to their involvement in a variety of artistic pursuits, both Willow and Jaden have dropped their last names in a professional capacity. While Willow did so first, Jaden has done the same.
liv tyler
For the early years Lord of the Rings In actor Liv Tyler’s life, she was led to believe that she was the daughter of musician Todd Rundgren. However, Liv’s mother Bebe Buell was actually wrong about her paternity. Liv, whose last name was given as Rundgren at birth, was around 9 years old when she found out that she was the daughter of singer-songwriter Steven Tyler. She developed a strong bond with him and eventually officially changed her name to Liv Tyler.
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