Hundreds of figures throughout history have adopted alter egos.
And now 41 states permit CPAs to adopt the alter ego of salesperson or paid business solicitor.
Take Nicki Minaj, the hip-hop singer who has purposefully adopted theatrical alter egos with names like Roman Zolanski and Nicki Teresa.
He agreed, adopting the alter ego of "Lili", who soon became Gerda's favourite model.
This week, Hilton Als writes about the dancer Richard Move, who, in the nineties, began adopting the alter ego of the legendary modernist choreographer Martha Graham in his performances in downtown nightclubs.
Hank Williams, best remembered for his gushing vocals and expressive lyrics, adopted the alter ego of Luke the Drifter, whom he often called his "half-brother".
Every player who picks up a controller is, in some way, a caped crusader adopting an alter ego, exploring what it would mean to live a different life.
By The New Yorker November 9, 2011 This week, Hilton Als writes about the dancer Richard Move, who, in the nineties, began adopting the alter ego of the legendary modernist choreographer Martha Graham in his performances in downtown nightclubs.
In some of his lighter writings for Science, Dr. Koshland adopted the alter ego of Dr. Noitall, a bumptious senior scientist who seemed quite literally to know it all.
When Scottish singer-songwriter Nicholas Currie adopted the alter ego of Momus - the Greek god of mockery and satire - 20 years ago, he was a fey acoustic poet writing cerebral, lascivious songs of sexual opportunism.
