In an emotional clip, Sterling K. Brown explained why he chose to stop going by his middle name — and made tears well up behind Kelly Clarkson’s hazel eyes. In the video, posted to the YouTube page of “The Kelly Clarkson Show,

Sterling K. Brown got Kelly Clarkson choked up while sharing his reasons for dropping his middle name from his professional stage name. "I went by Kelby until I was 16-year-old. My dad's name is Sterling Brown Jr.