- Born
- Birth nameKatherine Victoria Litwack
- Height5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
- Kat Dennings was born Katherine Victoria Litwack in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania,
near Philadelphia, to Ellen (Schatz), a speech therapist and poet, and
Gerald Litwack, a molecular pharmacologist. She is the youngest of five
children. Her family is of Russian Jewish descent. Kat was
predominantly home-schooled, graduating at the age of fourteen. Her
family subsequently moved to Los Angeles, California to support Kat
acting full-time.
After work doing commercials, she began work in television, starting
with a role on HBO's
Sex and the City (1998),
following up with roles on
Raising Dad (2001),
The Scream Team (2002),
Everwood (2002),
Without a Trace (2002) and
ER (1994), among others.
Kat made the move to the big screen with supporting roles in
Raise Your Voice (2004),
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
and
Big Momma's House 2 (2006).
She later achieved a level of fame with roles in
The House Bunny (2008) and
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008).
Kat continues to act in feature films and is an avid video blogger.
Since 2011, she has starred with Beth Behrs
in the CBS television series
2 Broke Girls (2011).- IMDb Mini Biography By: GEF
- SpouseAndrew W.K.(November 27, 2023 - present)
- ChildrenNo Children
- ParentsGerald J. LitwackEllie Judith Litwack (Schatz)
- RelativesGeoffrey Litwack(Sibling)Debbie Litwack(Sibling)
- Often plays rebellious characters with a sarcastic sense of humor
- Dark lipstick and pale skin
- Blue eyes and full pouty lips
- Curvaceous, buxom figure
- Deadpan delivery
- Is best friends with her 2 Broke Girls (2011) co-star Beth Behrs.
- Youngest of five children. Father is a molecular pharmacologist. Mother is a poet and speech therapist. Both are Jewish.
- Took piano lessons for her role as Sloane in Raise Your Voice (2004).
- One of her big passions in life is writing. In 2009, Kat co-wrote a screenplay with her brother.
- Her first acting job was appearing in a potato chips commercial for Orleans low fat crisps.
- There's nothing else I would rather do, unless there was a profession that involved cuddling bunny rabbits and kittens all day for money.
- I've basically made a career out of my imagination. I feel very lucky.
- (on Charlie Bartlett (2007)) I think it's an important movie for teenagers to see. There was a time when I thought I was crazy but really I was just a teenager. It's important to realize you're not the only person going through it.
- I've had people tell me to get Mystic Tan, blonde highlights, choppy haircuts, but I've made a conscious decision not to cave.
- I don't take crap from anyone, so that makes people think I'm rebellious. I'm not. I'm just not a pushover.
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