His toughest role yet

SAYING THE NAME “MAEYAERT” IS EASY FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTANS, but spelling it can be a challenge, even for hardiest of locals. In California, it’s even more work.

And that is why the former Todd Maeyaert, with hopes of making it big in L.A., changed his name to Atticus Todd.

“When my agent and I were having my first session, he’s looking at my paperwork and asked, ‘Your first name is Atticus? Why in the hell are you not using that?’ Todd said. “He said, ‘We’re dropping that. Nobody can say Maeyaert, nobody can spell Maeyaert, nobody can remember it. We’re going with Atticus Todd, that’s your stage name.”