You've gotta be a special kind of person to pull off a name like Hollywood.
Well, apparently that's the case for Kansas City Chiefs WR Hollywood Brown.
He pulls off his nickname so well that most official NFL services just list him now as Hollywood and not by his actual first name.
What is Hollywood Brown's full name?
Hollywood Brown's full name is Marquise Brown.
Why does Hollywood Brown have his nickname?
Marquise "Hollywood" Brown was given his nickname in college.
The energetic college football play-by-play guy Gus Johnson started calling Brown "Hollywood" when he played at Oklahoma.
Brown is from Hollywood, Florida, which prompted the nickname.
It also wasn't a bad nickname for a playmaker like Brown.
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Is Hollywood Brown related to Antonio Brown?
Hollywood Brown is the cousin of former Pittsburgh Steelers superstar Antonio Brown.
Hollywood is the son of Edwin Brown and Shannon James.
The 2025 NFL season will be his seventh in the NFL.
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