Mulligan's birth name was Michael, but he had it legally changed after a news article called him "Midas" in a derogatory fashion, which Mulligan took as a compliment.
mˈʌlɪɡənz bˈɜːθ nˈeɪm wʌz mˈaɪkəl, bˌʌt hiː hˌædɪt lˈiːɡəli tʃˈeɪndʒd ˈæftɚɹ ɐ nˈuːz ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl kˈɔːld hˌɪm "mˈiːdəz" ɪn ɐ dᵻɹˈɑːɡətˌoːɹi fˈæʃən, wˌɪtʃ mˈʌlɪɡən tˈʊk æz ɐ kˈɑːmplɪmənt.