KAT DENNINGS SHOW UP TO THE 2013 CBS SUMMER TCA PARTY

Born: June 13, 1986 (age 27), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States

Height: 1.64 m

Nationality: American

Siblings: Debbie Litwack, Geoffrey S. Litwack

TV shows: 2 Broke Girls, Raising Dad

Kat Dennings  is an American actress. Emerging with a role in an episode of the HBO dramedy series $ex and the City, Dennings has since appeared in the films The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Big Momma's House 2, Charlie Bartlett, Raise Your Voice, The House Bunny, Defendor, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, and Thor. She has become widely recognized for her leading role in the CBS television series 2 Broke Girls.

Early life

Dennings was born and raised in the Bryn Mawr area, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Ellen Judith Litwack, is a poet and speech therapist, and her father, Gerald J. Litwack, is a molecular pharmacologist and college professor and chairman. Dennings is the youngest of five children, including an older brother, Geoffrey S. Litwack. Her family is Jewish.

Dennings was homeschooled; her only enrollment at a traditional school was for a half-day at Friends' Central School. She graduated from high school early, at the age of 14. She moved with her family to Los Angeles, California, around 2002 so that she could act full-time. She adopted the name Dennings as her professional name when she was younger. According to Dennings, as stated in Interview magazine in 2007, her parents initially considered her idea of pursuing an acting career to be "the worst idea ever"

Personal life

Dennings has been blogging since January 2001, and later transitioned into video blogging on YouTube. She enjoys reading and is a friend of author Andrea Seigel. Dennings stated to The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles that Judaism "is an important part of my history, but, as a whole, religion is not a part of my life". The article went on to say that she considers herself more ethnically and culturally affiliated than religiously so. In December 2008, Dennings told BlackBook magazine, "I don't drink and I don't smoke and I don't like being around people who do."

In an interview with The Times in January 2009, Dennings stated, "I don't have a boyfriend. I have friends, girl friends, great friends. We just hang out in other's places and have one-on-one bonding time" Later, in an interview with Daydream Nation co-star Josh Lucas and interviewer David Poland, Dennings admitted to having a boyfriend. As of November 2011, she lives in an apartment in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley.

In December 2011, Dennings began dating 2 Broke Girls recurring actor Nick Zano