Jeremy Allen White shared a rare insight into how he feels about his own name, which he did not choose.
In a recent chat with Vanity Fairrevealed the 34-year-old actor that his professional name, including his first, middle and last name, is not how he understands himself.
Although “Jeremy Allen White” is his full legal name, he told the outlet, “That’s not how I understand myself.”
And when someone calls him by his full name, he noted, “It feels like people are talking about someone I don’t know.”
The actor was brought up under his name “Jeremy White” but professionally he also added his middle name due to the Screen Actors Guild as he had already been taken to the name “Jeremy White” when he entered the industry.
White further told the outlet that he would “be very interested” in meeting registrant Jeremy White in SAG.
“I could talk to him and maybe see if he would allow me to get Jeremy White back,” the actor explained.
The Bear actor also feels that he has had to compromise on being known by his professional name.
“I think it will always come back to me feeling lucky that I was able to work for a very long time in my late teens and through my 20s without having the burden of being a very public person,” he noted, pointing to his comedy-drama series, Shameless.
“The bear has taken me to another level, but I’m lucky that it’s in my early 30s where I think I feel a bit more grounded in myself,” he added. “And I don’t feel like I need to take on any self-serious or troubled attitudes.”
