Topher Grace Reveals How He Got His Nickname On ‘The Ellen Show’

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Topher Grace is revealing why he goes by a shortened version of his name. In a new interview with Anthony Anderson for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”, the actor revealed where the nickname ‘Topher’ came from and why he no longer goes by ‘Christopher.’ “I was Chris when I was a kid… people would call me Chris and I wanted to go by Christopher,” he explained. “My mom’s name is Patricia and people only called her Pat so she always said ‘You should go by your full name.’”“So I’d say ‘Hi, my name’s Christopher‘ and they’d say ‘Nice to meet you Chris,’” he said, taking a pause. “And I’d say ‘Topher.’” RELATED: Topher Grace Reveals How Jimmy Kimmel Has Kept Up His Matt Damon Feud Even In Private He continued, “And then when I went to boarding school I