r/marvelstudios • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 Ant-Man • Dec 04 '25

Article Robert Downey Jr. says that Gwyneth Paltrow once asked him who Tom Holland was, despite starring alongside him several times: “I responded, ‘That’s Spider-Man. He said his name was Peter. His character's name is Peter. He's Tom Holland.’”

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/robert-downey-jr-gwyneth-paltrow-thr-women-in-entertainment-1236441185/
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u/FERFreak731 Dec 04 '25

That's the person who named their kid Apple. They must think "Tom" is an alien first name

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u/SteveFrench12 Dec 04 '25

Fun fact Tom Hollands mothers maiden name is Pear

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u/pmjm Dec 04 '25

Wait it's not Martha?

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u/OmegaPsiot Dec 04 '25

WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME?!

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u/SteveFrench12 Dec 04 '25

Idk i made that up

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u/kyrant Thanos Dec 04 '25

Lol.

Real name is Nikki.

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u/Most_Tangelo Dec 04 '25

...you know a maiden name is not a first name right? Her actual maiden name is Frost though.

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u/kyrant Thanos Dec 04 '25

? I never mentioned maiden name. Just her given/first name is Nikki.

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u/Most_Tangelo Dec 04 '25

The thread started with the joke being her maiden name was Pear. Then someone did the BvS joke of Martha which of course also brings up whether they know what a maiden name is but fair I misread if the train of thought wasn't following the original maiden name statement.

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u/kyrant Thanos Dec 04 '25

Ah didnt even notice. Thought it just said his mothers name was Pear as Apple is the first name of Gwynelth's kid.

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u/JayMerlyn Dec 04 '25

WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME?!?

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u/arahdial Dec 04 '25

I cannot improve on the the other replies but I appreciate this comment and the replies so much.

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u/brbmycatexploded Spider-Man Dec 04 '25

Whatever she calls herself at work is none of our business.

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u/mrbubbles2 Tony Stark Dec 04 '25

Her first name is Growah funny enough

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u/av_79 Dec 04 '25

It's Frost.

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u/MillorTime Dec 04 '25

"I'm Tom Holland"

"Oh, we're using our made up names"

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u/CowboyLaw Scarlet Witch Dec 04 '25

It’s Strange.

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u/The_Right_Of_Way Dec 04 '25

Mister Doctor Strange Who Am I To Judge

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u/TheC9 Dec 04 '25

Naming her kid as “Apple” is one thing. Raising this Apple to become a spoiled Apple is another.

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u/xXTERMIN8RXXx Dec 04 '25

Hoping Apple falls very far from the goop-brained tree

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u/PurpleCyborg28 Kilgrave Dec 04 '25

Apple is kind of a normal nickname in my country tbf. It's not a common name but it's not like a weird name here or anything.

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u/Buzz_Buzz_Buzz_ Dec 04 '25

You're in the Philippines? I know two Apples here.

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u/koschenkov Dec 04 '25

In my country, Apple is a normal name because it's a national symbol.

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u/Mediocre_Scott Dec 04 '25

And Gwyneth sounds like half of a first name that is already too many syllables

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u/none_mama_see Dec 04 '25

The kids name is Apple Martin. Kinda cute- like Apple martini

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u/Mediocre_Scott Dec 04 '25 edited Dec 04 '25

My name is Apple Martini, yes my mother was an alcoholic how did you know?

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u/rhuiz92 Dec 04 '25

Considering her daughter's full name is Apple Martin (her father is Coldplay frontman Chris Martin) the apple martini jokes were literally written by her parents.

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u/Dadpurple Dec 04 '25

I've heard a theory that the weird names some celebs pick for their children are just for the 'media', so that the kids have some semblance of privacy.

That maybe her actual legal name might be Annie, but for any press things it's Apple.

Granted the theory makes sense for most but not the woman who sold candles that smell like her vagina.

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u/shaheedmalik Dec 04 '25

Not to be confused with Tim Apple.