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Raddix, Apple, Pilot? Find out the stories
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behind these celeb kids’ quirky monikers…

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the moniker Nicolas Cage and When it came time to name their little Lee and actress Beth Riesgraf named
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ex-wife Alice Kim gave their now girl, Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden their now 16-year-old son Pilot
14-year-old son. ‘Kal-El was chose something that was quirky yet Inspektor. But the My Name Is Earl
[Superman’s] original name on meaningful: Raddix. Friends say it’s a star later explained the moniker was
Krypton,’ explains the 56-year-old combination of one of their favourite inspired by the song He’s Simple,
actor, who is (shocker!) a Man of words, rad, and a translation of the He’s Dumb, He’s the Pilot by indie
Steel enthusiast. ‘I just thought it phrase ‘new beginning’. While it’s rock band Grandaddy. ‘The track
was a beautiful name, and it had definitely original, friends insist the absolutely blew my mind when I first
kind of a magical ring to it.’ name suits the newborn ‘perfectly!’ heard it,’ says Jason, 49. Right then...

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