Everybody Knows One

Hard to believe, but Neil Diamond once considered Eice Cherry and Noah Kaminsky as possible stage names. They were never used. His real name is Neil Leslie Diamond.

Diamond's musical career began when he left a fencing scholarship at NYU six months prior to graduating to accept a songwriting position with a publishing company.

Neil continues to tour, release albums and appear in movies. In the 2001 film "Saving Silverman," Diamond, playing himself, is kidnapped by over-zealous fans in a bid to keep their best friend from marrying the wrong girl.