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Zooey Deschanel
Shockingly, it's not the last name that gets us with this "New Girl" star -- maybe years of writing about her "Bones" star sister Emily have helped -- but the double-"o" in Zooey just loses us sometimes.
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Matt Czuchry
This "Good Wife" star's last name is pronounced "zoo-kree." Can we just spell it that way, too?
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Kristin Chenoweth
"GCB" might be canceled, but our mantra of "Kristin with an 'i,' Chenoweth with an 'e'" will never go away.
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Zach Galifianakis
We loved "Bored to Death" and are hoping for more "Between Two Ferns" TV specials ... just to get that name right.
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Gabourey Sidibe
"The Big C" star has a seriously confusing name spelling.
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Matthew McConaughey
He's coming to TV! So guess we better start remembering that it's only one "n."
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Famke Janssen
This "Nip/Tuck" lady's name is as exotic as her looks.
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Alexander Skarsgard
Not to be confused with movie man Peter Sarsgaard, this "True Blood" hottie is worth the extra effort.
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Kristen Wiig
Doesn't Wiig always look like it's missing a consonant? It's not, but Kristen got plenty of them with her former "SNL" gig.
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Christina Aguilera
"The Voice" coach leaves us speechless fairly often ... but her name stumps us every time.
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Bruno Tonioli
On a difficulty scale of 1-10, Bruno's last name ranks on the tougher side. Just like his "Dancing With the Stars" judging.
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Mary Steenburgen
This "30 Rock" guest star spells it exactly like it sounds ... even if we doubt ourselves every time.
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James Van Der Beek
"Don't Trust the B---- In Apt. 23" lets Van Der Beek spoof himself -- now we're ready for him to target his fellow Hollywood "Van" clan. Like ...
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Lisa Vanderpump
This "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" beauty isn't one for excess capitalization or spaces -- it's all one word, all fabulous.
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Laura Vandervoort
This "Smallville" and "V" alum is stunning, as is her last name. (Try saying that three times fast!)
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Emily VanCamp
We don't want to know what this "Revenge" star would do if we forgot her capital "C" or left her "Van" hanging.
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Kyle MacLachlan
"Portlandia" has the proud honor of having MacLachlan guest star ... and making sure they remember all those "a"s.
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Mariska Hargitay
We love watching people butcher Mariska's name when she collects all her awards for "Law & Order: SVU." We're guessing it doesn't thrill her, though.
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Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Are all Ukranian names this tricky? Also, did Maks have to bring his brother to "Dancing With the Stars" too? Now it's Chmerkovskiy x2.
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Julianna Margulies
Both of these names somehow stump us, and judging by a lot of comments from "Good Wife" fans, we know we're not alone.
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Steve Carell
"Office" alum Carell and movie star Will Ferrell always make our brains hurt -- we may never get it right without Googling.
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Ali Fedotowsky
We'd be fine going back to the days when the "Bachelors" and "Bachelorettes" were all just one-name wonders. Please?
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Madchen Amick
There's an umlaut over the "a" in Madchen -- we think -- and umlaut's get us every time.
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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
This "Lost" alum's name still leaves us scratching our heads, much like the show itself.
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Courteney Cox
Cox has worked hard enough to deserve that extra "e" in Courteney (but it still bugs us).
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Jason Segel
One of "How I Met Your Mother's" biggest twists? That Jason Segel's name is always the hardest to spell! (Cobie Smulders thanks you, Jason.)
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Yunjin Kim
We adore this "Lost" alum, but we're already trying to train ourselves to spell her name correctly before she returns to ABC with "Mistresses."
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Damian Lewis
This man's "Homeland" is England, and that's probably why we always assume his first name is more complicated than it is. Damien or Damian? It always takes a second look.
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Britney Spears
It's Britney, b-tch! Now that this diva's on "X Factor," we're banning all urges to "Brittany" her.
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David Boreanaz
This "Bones" star's last name really is spelled just like it sounds ... sometimes the easiest ones are the hardest.
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Madeleine Stowe
"Revenge" is a dish best served cold, and spelling this star's name gives us a chill of uncertainty every time.
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Sigourney Weaver
This summer's "Political Animals" has us boning up on White House policy and this star's tricky first name.
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Milo Ventimiglia
This "Heroes" alum's last name is a mouthful ... and, if we're being honest, we're still not totally confident in our pronunciation of it either.
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Megalyn Echikunwoke
This lovely lady was pulling double-duty on "House of Lies" and "90210," which meant double the IMDb spell-checking.
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Marg Helgenberger
This "CSI" alum's name still stumps us -- anyone else feel an overwhelming need to drop the "er" when saying or spelling her last name?