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Ayeesha Walsh

Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul files petition to officially change his name

Breaking bad star Aaron Paul has filed a petition to change his name along with his wife and child.

The 43-year-old actor has made the decision to undergo an official name change for all members of the family and submitted the documents to make it official.

Aaron - whose real surname is actually Sturtevant - has been known in the acting world by his alternative moniker for years and now wants wife Lauren Parsekian, 35, and his baby son to have new names too.

However, their little boy won't be changing his surname - he's already registered as Paul despite his parents not currently being officially called the name - but his Christian names will be altered from Casper Emerson, to Ryden Caspian.

They have already been using the new name for the baby on their social media accounts and have stated that they want to create a uniform family name that ties in with Aaron's stage name hence the change.

Documents obtained by TMZ confirm the change, with the couple confirming they decided after naming their baby in the hospital that they like the new names better in the paperwork.

Ryden was born in April and is the couple's second child, they already share four-year-old daughter Story Annabelle Paul.

Aaron and Lauren tied the knot in 2013 after first meeting at Coachella in 2009, the couple met again the following year and shared their first kiss at the iconic event.

They visited Paris for New Year's Eve in 2011, with the actor - best known as Breaking Bad's Jesse Pinkman - proposing to her in the romantic spot.

Aaron rose to fame as Jesse in the hit AMC show that ran for five seasons between 2008 - 2013.

Aaron and Lauren have already shared the change of their son's name (Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock)
Aaron rose to fame in Breaking Bad (Richie Buxo/REX/Shutterstock)

He recently reprised his role alongside co-star Bryan Cranston who played Walter White for a "long-anticipated crossover" appearance in the sixth and final season of spinoff series Better Call Saul.

At the time a spokesperson said: "Bryan and Aaron both won numerous awards for their incredible roles, including Golden Globes and Primetime Emmys, making their inclusion in the final season a must-watch event for Breaking Bad fans."

Bryan was the leading role in the popular Breaking Bad series, playing a terminally-ill chemistry teacher who dealt methamphetamines alongside his former pupil Jesse in New Mexico.

The critically acclaimed series was an overwhelming hit, winning 16 Primetime Emmy Awards and two Peabody Awards as well as four Golden Globes and nine Critics' Choice Awards and a sea of nominations.

It also starred an array of household names and huge Hollywood stars including Anna Gunn, RJ Mitte and Saul Goodman star Bob Odenkirk.

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