Written by: Tedfuel
Fans across the world could tell you who Lilly Dennis is. Whether you know her from her years of work in tv and film, or her successful theater career, or maybe you know her from her million-view videos on Tiktok. People are watching her every move.
Fame is a fascinating concept. Legends such as Meryl Streep, Laura Dern, Viola Davis, and Reese Witherspoon are today’s long-standing icons in Hollywood. They come from classical training and dedicated hard work in a time when being a woman in the entertainment industry was another world. Today’s path to long-lasting fame and becoming an icon in the entertainment industry is different. Some of Hollywood’s top talent agents will tell you, they cannot sell talent to a production anymore without the social media factor. Social media is the new way Hollywood creates a star. However, it is no easy fate. This market is so saturated that only those with incredibly unique talent and a long history of work in the industry break into that small percent of international fame.
Allow us to give you an incredibly unique example of such talent. Lilly Dennis broke into the entertainment industry at a young age, starring in the first Australian theater production of Mean Girls, created by the legendary Tina Fey. She then went on to attend the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts. To give you a reference, this academy is the same that trained actors such as Oscar-winning Anne Hathaway, Grace Kelly, and countless other Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe-winning actors. It is from there that the successful career of Lilly Dennis was launched. From her comedic roles, to her dramatic ones, she has worked with some of the most long-standing names in the industry. However, her roots remained in theater, and it’s incredibly striking to see an on-the-rise actor achieve success in both fields; but that’s the beauty of success today in the entertainment industry versus ten years ago. If talent is diverse in their industry, success seems to swarm to them because it’s a unique thing. Dennis, at the same time as working in Hollywood, was also starring in the award-winning theater production, Chocoholic; a solo show. Solo shows are currently at a new peak on Broadway.
For instance, along with Lilly Dennis, finding success in the storytelling of solo shows are acclaimed actors such as Lily Tomlin, Whoopi Goldberg, and John Leguizamo. Again, it is today’s entertainment industry that is quickly and rapidly adapting to streaming and app content to be some of the highest-grossing productions. This is where the talents of the Chocoholic star shot to unparalleled recognition in her field. Her TikTok account has millions of views and entertains hundreds of thousands of people. With now fans all over flocking to every video, the TikTok account fulfills a unique hole on the app used by billions of users worldwide and that’s; comedic and real character skits. Her content features highly hilarious characters and scenarios that are all too relatable to the masses, making her an overnight success on the platform.
It is expected the year to come will continue to push this star into an even bigger level of stardom than she has already acclaimed.
