“Steptoe and Son.” But changing his name did not come without its side effects. “The sad thing about it was, by 1975, when I was ‘Elton Hercules John,’ ‘Reg’ had been lost, and I ...

Although Elton John changed his birth name ... and chose “Hercules” from the horse on the British 1960s sitcom “Steptoe and Son.” The beloved artist noted that the name change spurred ...

Becoming Elton John was a two-fold process for the Grammy-winning music legend: First a name change, and then a persona overhaul. During his Tuesday visit to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert ...