James Roday is going back to his roots and will now be professionally known as James Roday Rodriguez.
The 44-year-old actor, who you’ve seen in Psych and A Million Little Things, is opening up about his decision to reclaim his birth name from this point on.
In an interview with TV Line, James went in depth about why he changed his name in the first place, where Roday actually came from, and why he’s changing it now.
He recalled that when he started to audition for acting roles while studying at New York University, he wasn’t getting the jobs he desired because he was told his name was holding him back.
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