Liza Koshy
Liza Koshy | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 31 March 1996[1][2] |
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| YouTube information | |
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| Subscribers | 11 million |
| Total views | 1.1 billion |
| Network | AwesomenessTV[3] |
Elizabeth "Liza" Koshy (born March 31, 1996)[1] is an American actress and YouTube personality.
Koshy stars in the Hulu original television series Freakish as Violet Adams, and she played The Explorer in the YouTube Red series Escape the Night (2017). She is also set to host MTV's Total Request Live beginning in October 2017. As of September 2017, Koshy's main YouTube channel has 11 million subscribers and more than a billion views, making it the 88th most subscribed channel on the platform.[4] She won the Streamy Award for breakout content creator of 2016[5] and the Teen Choice Award for Choice Female Web Star in 2017.[6]
Career[edit]
Social media[edit]
Koshy began posting comic videos on the Vine platform, in 2013, under the pseudonym "Lizzza".[3] When Vine closed in 2017, Koshy had over 5 million followers.[1] By 2016, Koshy was also becoming noted on the YouTube platform.[7] In November 2016, just before the 2016 election, Koshy interviewed president Barack Obama on her YouTube channel to encourage voter registration.[8][9]
Koshy was "the fastest YouTube personality [up to August 2017] to reach 10 million subscribers".[10] As of September 2017, her main YouTube channel has over 11 million subscribers and more than 1 billion views,[11] making it the 88th most subscribed channel on the platform.[4] Videos on her channel receive an average of nearly 10 million views.[12] As of the same month, her second YouTube channel had approximately 5 million subscribers,[13] she had more than 13 million followers on Instagram,[14] more than 2.5 million on Facebook[15] and more than 1 million on Twitter.[16] Her total social media penetration was approximately 45 million followers.[8][17]
Acting[edit]
In 2016, Koshy starred in the Hulu original series Freakish as Violet Adams,[18] and she is set to reprise the role in the show's second season in 2017.[19] Also in 2016, she played the role of Aday in the feature film, Boo! A Madea Halloween,[8] and a character in a YouTube Red series, Jingle Ballin'.[20] In 2017 she played a recurring character, The Explorer, in another YouTube Red series, Escape the Night.[21][22]
Other activities[edit]
Koshy is set to be one of the hosts on Total Request Live on MTV, broadcast live daily from Times Square in New York City beginning in October 2017.[10][17] Her previous hosting experience includes the live preshow at the 2017 Golden Globes Awards,[10] which received 2.7 million live viewers on Twitter – a record for the medium.[8] According to Quartz, all of MTV's "hopes for reinvention rest [on Koshy]. ... [MTV] is still figuring out how to connect with the new generation. ... It's hoping Koshy can help."[17] Koshy will also serve as a producer and developer of content for MTV.[23]
Koshy collaborates with The Giving Keys, a jewelry company that employs and supports the formerly homeless population, on a necklace collection.[24]
Personal life[edit]
Koshy was born and raised in Houston, Texas.[25] She is of half Indian and half Caucasian descent; her parents are Jose Koshy and Jean Carol née Hertzler. She has two older sisters.[26][27] From kindergarten until 5th grade, she was placed in a dual language educational and cultural program, where she learned how to speak Spanish fluently.[28] In 2014, after attending Lamar High School,[29] Koshy enrolled in the University of Houston and began to study business marketing.[27]
Koshy lives in Los Angeles, California. Since 2015, she has dated fellow YouTube personality David Dobrik.[26][30]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Film / Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 - present | Freakish | Violet Adams | Main role |
| 2016 | FML | Princess Aubrey | Supporting role[31] |
| Boo! A Madea Halloween | Aday | Supporting role | |
| Jingle Ballin' | Liza | Main role[32][20] | |
| 2017 | Escape the Night | The Explorer | Season 2 |
| Making a Scene with James Franco | Herself | Season 3[33] | |
| Total Request Live | Host | [10] |
Reception and awards[edit]
Koshy has won a Streamy Award and Teen Choice Award and received other award nominations, including for the 2017 Shorty Award for YouTuber of the Year. Teen Vogue named Koshy to its 2016 list of "The 7 Female Comedians You Need to Know".[34] The Hollywood Reporter included Koshy in its 2017 list of "15 Rising Crossover Stars".[25]
| Year | Award Show | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Streamy Awards | Breakout Creator | Won | [35][36] |
| 2017 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Social Media Star | Nominated | [37] |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Female Web Star | Won | [38] | |
| Choice Comedy Web Star | Nominated | |||
| Choice YouTuber | Nominated | |||
| 9th Shorty Awards | YouTuber of the Year | Nominated | [39] |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Carter, Brooke (July 26, 2017). "Liza Koshy Net Worth 2017 – How Wealthy is the Social Media Star Now?". GazetteReview.com. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Liza Koshy - Instagram".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Spangler, Todd (October 13, 2016). "Liza Koshy Signs With AwesomenessTV Network". Variety. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "YouTube Top 100 Most Subscribed Channels List - Top by Subscribers". vidstatsx.com. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ↑ "6th Annual Nominees". The Streamy Awards. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ↑ Rubin, Rebecca; Knapp, JD (August 13, 2017). "Teen Choice Awards 2017: Riverdale, Fifth Harmony Shut Out Competition". Variety. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ↑ Matta, Madonna (January 20, 2016). "Teen Vogue's Top 10 YouTubers to Watch in 2016". Teen Vogue. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Social Media Superstar Liza Koshy Signs First-Look Development Deal with MTV". Broadway.com. August 2, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ↑ Liza Koshy Too (November 5, 2016), Barack Obama Interviews Liza Koshy, retrieved September 13, 2017
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "MTV's 'TRL' Enlists Social Media Star Liza Koshy as Host (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. August 2, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Liza Koshy". YouTube. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Liza Koshy YouTube Channel Analytics / Stats". www.videoamigo.com. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Liza Koshy Too". YouTube. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Liza Koshy (@lizakoshy)". www.instagram.com. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Liza Koshy". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- ↑ "Liza Koshy (@lizakoshy)". twitter.com. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Rodriguez, Ashley (August 3, 2017). "The biggest star on the new Total Request Live might just be its host from YouTube". Quartz. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ↑ Saraiya, Sonia (October 7, 2016). "TV Review: Freakish". Variety. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ↑ Petski, Denise (May 1, 2017). "Hulu's Freakish Among Renewals Announced By Awesomeness At Newfronts". Deadline. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Littleton, Cynthia (January 17, 2017). "Susanne Daniels Throws Out the TV Rulebook to Lead YouTube Red". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ↑ Spangler, Todd (May 25, 2017). "YouTube Red's Escape the Night With Joey Graceffa Season 2 Adds Tyler Oakley, Liza Koshy, Other Digital Stars to Cast". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ↑ Lawrence, Derek (May 24, 2017). "Joey Graceffa, Tyler Oakley lead all-star cast of YouTube's Escape the Night season 2". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ↑ Pedersen, Erik (August 2, 2017). "MTV Sets YouTube Star Liza Koshy to Co-Host TRL Revival Under First-Look Overall Deal". Deadline. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
- ↑ Hamanaka, Kari (August 22, 2017). "L.A.-based company Giving Keys taps YouTube personality Liza Koshy for limited-edition collaboration". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Hollywood's New Digital Disrupters: 15 Rising Crossover Stars". The Hollywood Reporter. August 24, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 "Liza Koshy: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. August 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Rojas, Paulina (November 5, 2014). "Meet @lizzza: Average teenager and online sensation". The Daily Cougar. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ↑ Flama (February 17, 2016), When People Think You're Mexican ft. Liza Koshy, YouTube, retrieved 2017-09-13; and DeSimone, Evan (September 22, 2015). "CAA Signs Vine Star Liza Koshy". TheVideoInk.com. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Lamar drill team reigns at dance event". The Houston Chronicle. February 28, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ↑ "David Dobrik Wiki: Net Worth, Nationality, Parents, & Facts to Know". Earn The Necklace. September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ↑ Masters, Linita. "FML Out Next Week: First-Ever Film by Vine Stars (Written, Directed and Starring Vine Stars)", TheHollywood306.com, October 5, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2017
- ↑ "Jingle Ballin, Starring Liza Koshy, Will Be YouTube Red's First Christmas Special". Tubefilter. November 30, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
- ↑ ""Making A Scene With James Franco" Is Back For A 3rd Season". CelebMix. 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ↑ "The 7 Female Comedians You Need to Know". Teen Vogue. September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Nominees Announced for 6th Annual Streamy Awards". streamys.org. Streamys. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ↑ "6th Annual Winners & Nominees". streamys.org. Streamys. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "People's Choice Awards 2017: Full List of Nominees". peoplechoice.com. One Three Digital, LLC. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ↑ Heldman, Breanne L. "Teen Choice Awards 2017: Riverdale, Wonder Woman among big winners". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ↑ Spangler, Todd. "Shorty Awards 2017: Finalists", Variety, accessed March 2, 2017
External links[edit]
- Liza Koshy on IMDb
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