Katherine Litwack was born on the 13th June 1986, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania USA, and is of Jewish ancestry. The world knows her as Kat Dennings, an actress who earned her fame and net worth through appearances in notable TV series and films such as “Sex And The City” (1998-2004), “Raising Dad”(2001-2002), “Big Momma`s House” (2006), “Thor” (2011) among many others.
Have you ever wondered how rich Kat Dennings is? According to sources, it is estimated that Kat Dennings` total net worth is $8 million, an amount earned through her successful career as an actress, during which she has been nominated for several awards and won the Best Actress Award for her appearance in the film “To Write Love On Her Arms” (2012).
Kat Dennings Net Worth $8 Million
To talk about her early life, Dennings comes from a Jewish family, her father is a molecular pharmacologist and her mother is a poet. She is the youngest of five siblings. When it comes to her education, she was home-schooled and graduated from high school at 14 years old, following which she moved to Los Angeles with her family, in order to pursue an acting career.
Kat has been in love with the camera since childhood; at only ten years of age appearing in an ad for potato chips. Soon after that appearance, her career became professional, as she was featured in an episode of the popular TV series “Sex And The City” in 2000. After that, her career has gone only upward. In 2001, she was featured in the main cast of the TV series “Raising Dad” (2001-2002), and during the 2000s, she appeared in a number of other TV series and films, which became the main source of her net worth. Her big screen debut was her role in the film “Raise Your Voice” (2004), alongside Hilary Duff and John Corbett; in 2005 she had supporting roles in films “Down In The Valley” and “The 40-Year Old Virgin”, which also featured Steve Carell and Catherine Keener.
In the next few years, Katherine gained more exposure by being featured in a number of comedy films, such as “Big Momma`s House 2” (2006), “Nick And Norah`s Infinite Playlist” (2008), “House Bunny” (2008) and “The Answer Man” (2009). However, her biggest success so far is the role of Darcy Lewis in the blockbuster film “Thor” (2011) and its sequel “Thor: Dark World” (2013). She has been also featured in the main cast of the film “To Write Love On Her Arms” (2012).
Alongside her film appearances, Katherine has also built up a career in television series. In 2005 she was cast in the popular TV series “ER” (1994-2009). Furthermore, she is in the main cast of the TV series “2 Broke Girls” (2011-2015). Adding to her net worth, she has also appeared in a supporting role in the TV series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” in 2004.
Regarding her personal life, Dennings has been in a relationship with the singer Josh Groban, since October 2014. One of her previous boyfriends was the actor Nick Zano, from December 2011 to June 2014. In numerous interviews, Dennings stated that her ancestry and Judaism in the whole are a big part of her life. As a result of that devotion, she does not drink or smoke and it is reported that she practices Transcendental Meditation.
People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Gal Pals, MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance - Female, Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Music/Dance
Movies
Thor: The Dark World, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, Daydream Nation, The House Bunny, To Write Love on Her Arms, Charlie Bartlett, Defendor, Big Momma's House 2, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Thor, Raise Your Voice, Suburban Gothic, The Answer Man, The Scream Team, Down in the Valley, Shorts: The Adve...
TV Shows
Raising Dad, 2 Broke Girls
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Trademark
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Husky sultry voice
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Deadpan delivery
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Curvaceous, buxom figure
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Blue eyes and full pouty lips
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Dark lipstick and pale skin
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Often plays rebellious characters with a sarcastic sense of humor
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[in case she achieves superstar status] If it were to happen, I don't think anything would really change about me. [looks and nods at the pyjamas she's wearing] I'd just, finally, put on some normal clothes and go outside.
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I was born knowing I was going to be an actress. When I'm not feeling that great, I can morph into somebody else and experience their emotions instead, which actually helps me deal a lot better with my own.
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[on if she was hesitant to do a TV role] I'm just in a really lucky place where I've gotten to work with amazing film people and amazing directors, like Kenneth Branagh, and amazing casts. This is just something different. It's something cool and new, that I haven't gotten to do before. If this goes for eight years, I'll be thrilled. I love who I'm working with. I love this show because it's real. It's more like a half-hour movie than a half-hour sitcom. It's very fresh.
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[on what her soul looks like] A moose with a hat on wearing a polka dot bikini sitting atop a barn of dreams.
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When I was younger there was a lot of discouraging talk: lose weight. Color your hair. Straighten your teeth. Get a tan. But I'm a firm believer in everyone being born with what they need to be attractive. In all sorts of ways. And I don't really feel like I want to change that much by myself.
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I can't imagine wanting to be famous just for the sake of being famous. I think fame should come along with success, talent.
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I can say that I had a particularly painful teenage-hood. I felt pretty alienated most of the time because I wanted to become an actress from an early age and was made fun of relentlessly.
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[on What led her to make a weekly TV series commitment] this literally fell into my lap... ...TV wasn't something I had intended to do, but when this came, and it was Whitney Cummings and Michael Patrick King, with Michael giving me my first big job, it almost seemed like a gift, at just the right time. I was like, "God, this is exactly the answer to everything I've been wanting." I'm just really lucky that this came along.
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[in a 2008 interview] I've never taken any acting classes. I took an acting class when I first started acting when I was 10. The guy who owned the school told me I would never be an actress and I should stop immediately. I deduced that he didn't know what he was talking about and left.
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[on what is hip for her] It is an important part of your anatomy. Don't break it as you get older because if you do it's kind of curtains. I just broke a wire coat-hanger at my house. As it happened I was thinking, 'I'm talented at breaking stuff.' I dropped my first iPod thousands of times and it only really conked out last year.
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[on her favorite film character] Probably Phil Connors from Groundhog Day (1993). Bill Murray's one of my favorite actors. I think I've watched that movie over 300 times and could watch it another 300 times... today.
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[in a 2008 interview; "here" referring to Los Angeles] Shit is crazy out here. I tried being anorexic for four hours, and then I was like, I need some bagels. I'll never feel comfortable in L.A., really. I knew these nice girls that lived in the Valley. I had no idea they were on meth. They don't realize this is the worst possible thing you can do to yourself.
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[on a photo of her in "Vanity Fair"] [laughs] Clearly. I spend all my time drinking highballs on lawn chairs. It looks glamorous, but that shoot was mostly spent laughing, shivering or screaming. [laughs] Any glamorous moment you might mistake me for having is always pretend.
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I basically grew up in the woods. There were deer on my lawn. It was totally awesome. That's why I'm so socially weird.
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[on her the writers pulling from her dramatic chops for her character Max in 2 Broke Girls (2011)] The show's not just a ha-ha machine,... ...I grew up watching The Golden Girls (1985), The Nanny (1993) I want to bring the sitcom back.
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[on not going to night clubs] Ugh, you can't even talk in those places. Plus, I don't drink and I don't smoke and I don't like being around people who do.
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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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I've had people tell me to get Mystic Tan, blonde highlights, choppy haircuts, but I've made a conscious decision not to cave.
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(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.
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I've basically made a career out of my imagination. I feel very lucky.
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There's nothing else I would rather do, unless there was a profession that involved cuddling bunny rabbits and kittens all day for money.
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Her first acting job was appearing in a potato chips commercial for Orleans low fat crisps.
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Kat is ranked No.33 in AIM.com's "100 Celebs Under 25." She has also been listed among Moviefone's Hottest 25 stars under the age of 25.
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For her movie Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008), Kat was nominated for a Satellite Award in the category Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical in 2008 and an MTV Award for Breakthrough Performance Female in 2009.
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One of her big passions in life is writing. In 2009, Kat co-wrote a screenplay with her brother.
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Kat loves all animals and can't pick a favorite. She also loves Shojo Manga.
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Kat is 5' 4½" (164 cm) tall. She has dark brown hair and blue eyes.
After getting four aces during a poker game with Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jennie Garth, Kat got the poker name, "Four Aces Dennings.".
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Her mother, Ellie Judith Litwack, is a poet and speech therapist while her dad, Gerald J. Litwack, is a molecular pharmacologist, biochemist, and former Associate Dean for Scientific Affairs at Thomas Jefferson University. Kat is the youngest among five siblings.
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She performed the song "If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out" in Charlie Bartlett (2007).
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Kat and Josh Groban have been in a relationship since October 2014-2016.
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Named as one of the "most desirable" famous women for 2013 in Ask men's list of top 99 "most desirable" women.
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Ranked #97 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2012 list.
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Ranked #30 in Ask men's top 99 "most desirable" women of 2012.
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Ranked #16 in People magazine's "25 Beauties (and Hotties) at 25" list in 2011.
Of her family members, she has a mother named Ellie, a father named Gerald, a brother named Geoffrey, and a sister named Debbie.
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Youngest of five children. Father is a molecular pharmacologist. Mother is a poet and speech therapist. Both are Jewish.
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She is near-sighted.
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Took piano lessons for her role as Sloane in Raise Your Voice (2004).
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Ranked #55 on Interview magazine's Hollywood faces to watch "Future Stars of Tomorrow".
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Most of the characters she plays tend to be "rebellious daughters" around 15 or 16.
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She was originally cast as Laynie Hart on Everwood (2002), but the role was recast for unknown reasons. It later went to Nora Zehetner.
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Kat, who portrays Bob Saget's oldest daughter on Raising Dad (2001), was born on the same day and in the same year (June 13, 1986) as Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen, who portrayed Saget's youngest daughter on Full House (1987).