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.

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 ...