Kat Dennings knew early on that she wanted a cool stage name and revealed the inspiration behind her moniker on the 'Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce' podcast.

When she was just 9 years old, Kat Dennings made a big career decision — she created the stage name that she still uses to this day. Dennings, 38, known for her roles as Max Black in “2 Broke Girls” and Darcy Lewis in the Marvel universe, was born with a very different name: Katherine Litwack.

When Matt (Allen) exhibits odd behavior, his daughter Riley (Dennings) immediately connects the dots and must remind him of "the evils of peer pressure" in PEOPLE's exclusive look at the March 12 epis

"He's so in the moment, and he's such an amazing actor, and he will just be there with you," Dennings said of Allen