Katherine Victoria Litwack, born on June 13, 1986, professionally known as Kat Dennings, is a famous American actress. She is best known for her roles as Max Black in the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls and as Darcy Lewis in the Marvel superhero films Thor and Thor: The Dark World.
Wiki Profile
| Full Name: | Katherine Victoria Litwack |
| Date of Birth: | June 13, 1986 (35 years old) |
| Place of Birth: | Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania |
| State of Origin: | Pennsylvania |
| Nationality: | United States |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Net Worth: | $25 million |
| Husband/Boyfriend: | Andrew W.K. |
| Mother: | Ellen Litwack |
| Father: | Gerald Litwack |
Early Life and Education
Katherine Victoria Litwack was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Ellen Judith Litwack, is a poet and speech therapist, while her father, Gerald J. Litwack, is a molecular pharmacologist, college professor, and chairman.
Kat Dennings is the youngest of five brothers and sisters. Her family is Jewish.
Dennings grew up in Penn Cottage, a historic house in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, erected in 1694 and said to be haunted.
Dennings began her acting career at the age of nine, in commercials, because her family could not afford formal acting training.
Her first acting role was in a commercial for a dangerous chemical in potato chips that never made it to market. She earned her SAG card by working as an extra in her early years.
Dennings was homeschooled, with only a half-day at Friends’ Central School as her only regular schooling.
She graduated from high school early, at the age of 14, and relocated to Los Angeles with her family to pursue acting full-time under the stage name “Dennings.”
Career
Dennings has starred in films such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Big Momma’s House 2 (2006), Charlie Bartlett (2007), The House Bunny (2008), Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2008), Defendor (2009), and Suburban Gothic since her acting debut in 2000. (2014).
Dennings made her professional debut in the episode “Hot Child in the City” of HBO’s Sex and the City in 2000, where she played an unpleasant 13-year-old who employs Samantha to handle press for her bat mitzvah.
She then played Sarah, a 15-year-old raised by her widowed father (Bob Saget) with a pre-teen sister, on the short-lived WB sitcom Raising Dad from 2001 to 2002.
Dennings starred as a teen who runs across a bunch of ghosts in the Disney Channel film The Scream Team in 2002. She was cast in The WB’s Everwood for a five-episode run, however the part was recast with Nora Zehetner.
On February 10, 2013, Dennings welcomed The Black Keys at the 55th Grammy Awards.
She starred alongside Nikki Reed in a music video for Hanson’s “Get the Girl Back.” Both the actresses are admirers of the musical group and are close friends.
On April 4, 2013, the video was released.
Dennings returned to the character of Darcy Lewis in the superhero sequel Thor: The Dark World in 2013.
She worked on both the film and 2 Broke Girls at the same time, taking six months off from her CBS comedy to film in London.
Kat Dennings Net Worth
Kat Dennings is a top American actress with an estimated net worth of $25 million. The actress has amassed wealth and fame in his illustrious acting career.
Personal Life
Dennings remarked in 2008 that Judaism “is a significant element of my history, but religion is not a part of my life as a whole.” She identifies herself more with ethnicity and culture than with religion.
Dennings kept a blog from 2001 to 2010, as well as dabbling in YouTube video blogging. She is an animal rights activist
She told BlackBook magazine in December 2008, “I don’t drink or smoke, and I don’t like being around those who do.” She practices Transcendental Meditation.
Kat Dennings dated her 2 Broke Girls co-star Nick Zano from 2011 to 2014. She dated musician Josh Groban from 2014 to 2016.
Dennings’ relationship with artist Andrew W.K. was revealed on May 6, 2021; the two had met earlier that year in Los Angeles.
The pair confirmed their engagement on Instagram a week later, on May 13, 2021. Since 2014, Dennings has been a fan of Andrew W.K.
Social Media
- Instagram: @katdenningsss
- Twitter: @OfficalKat
