Jude Law used to regret changing his name from David, as the star was often mistaken for a girl.
The British actor, who was born David Law, began using his famous moniker as a stage name when he enrolled with a youth drama group in London in the 1980s
Law admits he had to toughen up because his feminine name would often lead to confusion.
He says, "(I was) assigned to the girls' dormitories and sleeping quarters when I was a teenager and I joined the National Youth Music Theatre.
Adding Someone took a look at my name and clearly thought, 'It has to be a girl.' How wrong can you get?"
Jude stars in the new Sherlock Holmes alongside Robert Downey JR that hits cinemas on boxing day.
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