David Tennant Talks About His Real Name, And How He Came Up With The Name "Tennant"

This may come as a shock to some of you, but David Tennant's name isn't actually David Tennant. The Doctor Who and Jessica Jones actor had to choose a stage name when he got in the business of acting due to another actor already having his name, David McDonald. Desperate to find a new last name, Tennant rummaged through a music magazine, and sort of ended up naming himself after Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys. Listen to Tennant describe the process below, and continue on for a bonus Doctor Who story:

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