So Dennings is from her." The Thor star, whose full real name is Katherine, also drew inspiration from a fellow actress' movie character when choosing her stage name. "Kat, I chose, because ...

“My real last name is Litwack — that’s all you need to hear,” the Thor ... favorite character at the time was Kat in the 1995 movie Casper. “So I was like, ‘OK, Kat Dennings.

Kat Dennings knew her real name "wasn't going to work" for her acting career when she was just nine years old. The 38-year-old actress - who made her official onscreen debut in a 2000 episode of 'Sex ...

The “Thor” alum then explained that she got the ... and she was Denning’s “favorite character at the time.” “So I was like, ‘OK, Kat Dennings. This is it, I can really picture it.’” she said. “It’s ...

Inspired by close family friends, she chose 'Dennings' and abbreviated her first name influenced by her favorite character, Kat from 'Casper'. She changed her name to help distinguish between ...

Ahead of the season finale of 'Shifting Gears', Kat Dennings and Seann William Scott exclusively reveal to PEOPLE what it's ...

The actress revealed that her stage name is a combination of a family friend and a character from her favorite childhood movie Chris Haston/WBTV via Getty Kat Dennings knew early on she wanted a ...

That’s as far as it went.” As for her first name, Dennings (whose given name is Katherine), took on the nickname Kat as a nod to Christina Ricci’s character in 1995’s Casper, which was one ...