Kat then explained that she got the idea to change her name after visiting with a family friend, children's fantasy author Lloyd Alexander. “Randomly, he was my mother’s best friend,” she said.

Dennings returned to the sitcom world in the early 2010s, starring opposite Beth Behrs on the CBS workplace comedy "2 Broke Girls." The Emmy-winning series ran for six seasons from 2011 to 2017.

Kat Dennings is reflecting on the challenges of Hollywood casting. The 2 Broke Girls star recently recalled the troubling atmosphere surrounding her auditions as a child.

Kat Dennings reveals her real name — and why she changed it — on Kylie Kelce’s podcast "I was like, ‘This can’t be displayed on a poster.’” March 14, 2025, 8:46 AM PDT / Source: TODAY ...