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Kat Dennings (born Katherine Victoria Litvak on June 13, 1986) is a talented American actress and television personality. She is best known for her role as Max George Blake, a feisty and opinionated Brooklyn girl, on the CBS comedy 2 Broke Girls.
As a teenager, she starred in HBO’s Sex and the City and later made her screen debut in the teen musical Raise Your Voice. She has appeared in films such as Charlie Bartlett, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Daydream Country, To Write Love on Her Arms and Suburban Gothic.
She also had small roles in The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Bad Dad 2, The Answer Man, Thor and its sequel Thor. She starred in Raising Dad and had guest appearances in several other TV series, including Without a Piece, Clubhouse, ER, CSI: NY and The Newsroom. She is also an accomplished singer.
American actress
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| Name: | Katherine Victoria Litvak |
| stage name: | Kat Dennings |
| Date of Birth: | June 13, 1986 (38 years old) |
| place of birth: | Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Country of Citizenship: | American |
| high: | 1.61m |
| parents: | Gerald Litvak, Alan Litvak |
| Brothers and sisters: | Debbie Litwack, Geoffrey S. Litwack |
| Husband • Spouse: | Andrew WK |
| Boyfriend and partner: | Ira David Wood IV (former), Nick Zano (former), Josh Groban (former) |
| Children: | not applicable |
| Profession: | Actress • Television personality |
| net worth: | $12 million |
early life
Kate Dennings was born on June 13, 1986, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA. Her parents are Ellen Judith Litwack, a poet and speech therapist, and Gerald J. Litwack, a molecular pharmacologist, professor and chairman.
She is the youngest of five siblings and has an older brother named Geoffrey S. Litwack.
Her parents home-schooled her, attending Friends Central School only half-days, and she graduated from high school at age 14. Kat Dennings began appearing in commercials at age 10 and became a full-time actress after moving to Los Angeles with her family and taking the Dennings last name.
Profession
Kat Dennings made her television debut in 2000, playing an annoying 13-year-old girl in the HBO Sex and the City episode Hot Child in the City. The following year, she played the lead role of Sarah Stewart in the Warner Bros. sketch comedy Raising Dad.
She made her debut on the Disney Channel in 2002 on The Scream Team and has since guest-starred on shows such as Without a Trace, Less than Perfect, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Clubhouse and CSI: NY.
In 2004, she made her screen debut as the melancholic piano student Sloane in Raise Your Voice, directed by Hilary Duff, and in 2005 she had a recurring role on the medical drama ER.
In the following years, she mainly played supporting roles in films such as The Valley, The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Daredevil 2. She also played Susan in the comedy films Charlie Bartlett (2007) and Nick and Norah’s Infinity (2008).
In 2009, Kat Dennings starred in the romantic comedy Answer Man, co-starred in the dark children’s film Shorts, and played a drug-addicted prostitute in the superhero drama The Defenders. In the same year, she also voiced the animated sitcom American Dad!
In 2010, she played Caroline Wexler in the Canadian independent drama film Daydream Country and performed in the music video for the song “40 Dogs (Like Romeo and Juliet)” by Texas singer Bob Schneider. That same year, she began filming the role of Darcy Lewis, the tech-savvy but timid assistant to Jane Foster, played by Natalie Portman, in the 2011 Marvel superhero blockbuster Thor.
Kat Dennings next starred in the CBS comedy 2 Broke Girls, co-starring Beth Behrs, playing Max George Blake, a role that was “almost” written for her by creator Michael Patrick King. The series premiered on September 19, 2011, and ran until April 17, 2017. The series was cancelled after six seasons.
She has appeared in the 2012 drama film Love Written On Her Arms, the 2014 horror-comedy film Suburban Gothic, and the 2013 thriller film Thor: The Dark World. Her subsequent television work includes various voiceover parts in shows such as Robot Chicken, Big Mouth, The Simpsons, and Dallas vs. Robot (YouTube Premium), as well as a guest appearance on The Newsroom.
Personal life
Kat Dennings was born into a Jewish family and is ethnically and culturally more inclined towards Judaism than to Judaism. She also practices Transcendental Meditation. She does not smoke or drink, and she dislikes those who do.
Kat Dennings has had several relationships in the past, most notably a two-and-a-half-year relationship with actor Ira David Wood IV and a two-year relationship with actor Nick Zano.
In 2014, Kat Dennings began dating musician Josh Groban after being introduced by her co-star Beth Behrs, but the two voluntarily ended their relationship in mid-2016.
Kat Dennings currently has a partner named Andrew WK who is an American singer.
net worth
It is no surprise that this stunning actress has amassed a considerable fortune through her film career. Actress Kat Dennings has a net worth of $12 million, including endorsement deals and commercials.
