Biography
Who is Liza Koshy?
Early life and education
Liza Koshy: Elizabeth Shaila Koshy was born in Houston, Texas, on March 31, 1996. Her mother, Jean Carol Hertzler, is an American yoga instructor, and her father, Jose Koshy, is an Indian petroleum executive. She has two older sisters. During her early school years, she participated in a dual language educational program and learned to speak Spanish.
She attended Lamar High School before enrolling at the University of Houston in 2014 to study business marketing. In 2015, she left college and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a full-time media career.
Rise on Vine and YouTube
Liza began posting short comedic videos on the Vine platform in 2013 under the pseudonym Lizzza. When Vine closed, she had accumulated seven million followers. She then expanded her presence to YouTube, where her videos featured fast-paced delivery and expressive physical comedy.
In November 2016, she interviewed President Barack Obama on her channel to encourage voter participation. By 2017, she became the fastest YouTube personality to reach ten million subscribers. Her main channel eventually gained millions of subscribers and billions of total views before she temporarily paused posting to focus on acting and hosting.
Acting and television career
Liza made her acting debut in the 2016 horror comedy film Boo! A Madea Halloween. She subsequently starred in the Hulu horror drama series Freakish as Violet Adams and appeared in the YouTube Premium mystery series Escape the Night. She also took on voice roles in animated films such as My Little Pony: A New Generation and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
In 2018, she co-created, produced, and starred in the YouTube Premium comedy series Liza on Demand. She also hosted the Nickelodeon game show revival Double Dare from 2018 to 2019, earning a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for her work.
Hosting and other ventures
Liza served as a correspondent for MTV and hosted the live preshow at the Golden Globes. She conducted celebrity interviews for Vogue at the Met Gala and was the first digital star interviewed for the magazine's 73 Questions series. She also hosted the dance competition show Floored.
Beyond entertainment, she has collaborated with jewelry companies and served as a co-chair for When We All Vote, a nonpartisan group dedicated to increasing voter participation.
Birthday and age
Liza Koshy was born on March 31, 1996, which makes Liza 30 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aries sign. Liza shares the date with 25 other famous people.
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