18 Actors You Didn't Know Actually Use Their Middle Names

14. Reese Witherspoon

Will Ferrell
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Rating: Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon

Though Reese is an interesting name, the actor's decision to use her third name as her given one is probably more down to the fact that it is her mother's maiden name, as a tribute of sorts to her immediate heritage.

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