Liza Koshy posted several videos while being a student. She almost instantly became a sensation. Later, the Houstonian became famous as a presenter and actress. Read more about the life and professional path of the Houston star on houstonski.
Childhood and education
Elizabeth Shaila Koshy was born on March 31, 1996 in Houston in a prosperous Christian family. Shaila is an Indian name with several meanings, including mountain and river. Lisa’s father is an Indian, the head of an oil company. Her mum is a yoga instructor.
The girl attended a bilingual educational program, during which she learned Spanish. After graduating from high school, she chose the University of Houston to study business marketing. In 2015, she dropped out of it and moved to LA to delve into show business.
A successful user of social networks
Liza began her blogging career in 2013. Her videos appeared on Vine under name Lizzza. She gathered more than 7 million subscribers. There, she shared mainly comedic videos. However, the platform was closed in 2017.
In 2016, her YouTube channel was launched. She gained immense popularity and international recognition after she interviewed the US President Barack Obama. By 2017, 10 million people subscribed to it, which was a record for the speed of gaining such an audience. In 2021, Koshy’s main channel reached over 17 million followers and over 2 billion views. Her second channel has gained over 8 million of people and the two channels have over 3 billion views together.
Koshy’s videos are a mixture of interviews, commercials and entertainment content. Some of them highlight important issues such as psychological or emotional distress. Liza was remembered by the audience for her active facial expressions, fast pace of speech and desire to look as funny as possible if a joke requires it.
Actress and host
In 2016, the blogger debuted as an actress. She starred in several episodes of the horror TV series Freakish. At the same time, she took part in the comedy horror film Boo! A Madea Halloween and a series about herself called Jingle Ballin’.
She also starred in the film FML and Escape the Night series in 2016. The latter tells about fantastic plots based on the aesthetics of horror and mysterious crimes.
In 2018, the Houstonian became a co-producer of the comedy series Liza on Demand. Later this year, she voiced a short film called Owl in Crow: The Legend. Two years later, she starred in the Work It series.
In addition, Liza has hosted many shows such as Every Single Step, 2016 MTV Movie Awards, Total Request Live, Double Dare… She has interviewed celebrities at New York’s annual fashion event with global stars, the Met Gala, in 2018 and 2019. The actress has also appeared in commercials for famous brands such as Beats Electronics, The Giving Keys and Beyond Meat.
Recognition
In 2019, Koshy was included in the list of the 30 best representatives of the Hollywood and entertainment industries under the age of 30 according to Forbes magazine. At the same time, the blogger was included in the list of 25 most influential people on the Internet according to the version of the Time.
Despite her fame, Liza did not remain aloof from human problems. The actress teamed up with the Los Angeles jewelry company The Giving Keys to help the homeless.