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Gormy Cuss

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23. He does use his real name. Stewart has been his legal surname for a decade.

Reply to Jenoch (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 26, 2013, 01:48 PM

Apr 2013

If you're asking why he adopted a stage name, it's common and the reasons for the change are numerous.
What's ridiculous about Trump's tweet is that he's highlighting Stewart's Jewishness, as if Stewart has tried to hide it.

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