Unfortunately, there's no juicy conspiracy when it comes to Kat Dennings' early career name change; it simply comes down to a matter of preference. Born as Katherine Victoria Litwack, Dennings has gone on record voicing her displeasure for the name. In 2008, she told Philadelphia Magazine, "I didn't want to use my family name because I thought, A, it was a little hideous, and B, I wanted to know when someone really knew me or they didn't. I was a precocious youngster."
Given how many hangers-on celebrities can attract, the name change is a really clever call. While it only takes five seconds to search someone's real name on IMDb or Wikipedia, most people probably just assume that "Kat Dennings" is the "Dollface" actor's real name. Then, based on what they call her, she can then determine whether they're pre-Hollywood or post-Hollywood. Dennings went on to reveal the origin of her loathed surname in her Philly Mag interview. "It's a sturdy Polish-Jewish name," she said. "I used to be really touchy about it, but I couldn't care less now. And Katherine has Katie, Kat, and if you want to die, Kathy, but no one can go there — no one."
Despite opting for a stage name, Dennings has been more than vocal about her Jewish heritage over the years.
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