Liza Koshy facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Liza Koshy
Koshy in March 2020
Born	Elizabeth Shaila Koshy (1996-03-31) March 31, 1996 (age 29) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Education	University of Houston
Occupation	YouTuber media personality actress
Years active	2013–present
YouTube information
Subscribers	16.7 million (Liza Koshy) 6.94 million (Liza Koshy Too)
Total views	2.17 billion (Liza Koshy) 577.01 million (Liza Koshy Too)
Subscriber and view counts updated as of April 03, 2025.

Elizabeth Shaila Koshy (born March 31, 1996) is an American YouTuber and actress. She is known for her funny videos and acting roles. Her main YouTube channel has nearly 17 million subscribers. Both of her channels together have over 3 billion views. She has won many awards, including four Streamy Awards and four Teen Choice Awards. She also won a Kids' Choice Award.

Liza Koshy started her career on a short video app called Vine in 2013. Later, she began her own YouTube channel. She started acting in movies and TV shows in 2016. She was in the horror-comedy film Boo! A Madea Halloween. She also starred in the TV series Freakish and Escape the Night. From 2017 to 2018, she was a reporter for the MTV show Total Request Live.

Liza also helped create and star in the comedy series Liza on Demand (2018–2021). She hosted the Nickelodeon game show Double Dare from 2018 to 2019. She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for her hosting. She acted in the Netflix dance movie Work It (2020). She also lent her voice to animated films like My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021) and Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023).

In 2019, Forbes magazine included Liza Koshy in its "30 Under 30" list for Hollywood & Entertainment. Time magazine also named her one of the "25 Most Influential People on the Internet" in 2019.

Early Life and Education

Elizabeth Shaila Koshy was born in Houston, Texas, on March 31, 1996. Her mother, Jean Carol, was a yoga instructor. Her father, Jose Koshy, was a petroleum executive from India. Liza has two older sisters. When she was younger, she learned to speak Spanish in a special school program.

After finishing Lamar High School in 2014, Liza went to the University of Houston. She studied business marketing. In 2015, she decided to leave college. She moved to Los Angeles to focus on her career in media and entertainment.

Career Highlights

Social Media Journey

Liza Koshy appearing on the Refinery29 YouTube channel in August 2017

Liza Koshy started making funny videos on Vine in 2013. She used the name "Lizzza." When Vine closed in 2017, she had 7 million followers. By 2016, she was also very popular on YouTube. In November 2016, she even interviewed President Barack Obama on her YouTube channel. She wanted to encourage people to register to vote.

Liza's videos are known for her funny faces and fast-paced humor. She often makes fun of herself. Some of her videos talk about serious topics like anxiety. She makes these topics easy to understand and fun for her viewers. She took a break from posting new videos on her main YouTube channel in early 2018. This was to focus on acting and hosting. She started posting new videos again in 2019.

In 2017, Liza became the fastest YouTube star to reach 10 million subscribers. As of 2021, her main YouTube channel had over 17 million subscribers. It also had more than 2 billion views. Her second YouTube channel had over 8 million subscribers. Both channels together had more than 3 billion views. She also has many followers on other social media sites.

Acting Roles

In 2016, Liza Koshy starred as Violet Adams in the Hulu horror series Freakish. She was in the second season of the show in 2017. Also in 2016, she played Aday Walker in the movie Boo! A Madea Halloween. She also appeared as herself in the YouTube Premium series Jingle Ballin'. Liza played Princess Aubrey in the 2016 comedy film FML. In 2017, she was a character called The Explorer in the YouTube Premium mystery series Escape the Night.

Liza also stars in and helps produce a YouTube Premium comedy series called Liza on Demand. It started in June 2018. The show follows her character as she does different odd jobs. Critics have praised the show, with one calling it "a truly excellent comedy." In November 2018, Liza voiced the character Owl in Crow: The Legend. This was an animated virtual-reality short film. She returned to Escape the Night in 2019. She also co-starred in the Netflix dance-comedy film Work It (2020). A review in The New York Times said that Liza and her co-star were great dancers. In 2021, she voiced Zipp Storm in the Netflix movie My Little Pony: A New Generation.

In 2023, it was announced that she would voice Serena in the TV series Primos.

Other Projects

Liza Koshy hosted the live pre-show for the 2017 Golden Globes Awards. This show had 2.7 million viewers on Twitter, which was a record. She also hosted the series Every Single Step. She was the only social media star chosen to promote the 2016 MTV Movie Awards. She was one of the hosts on Total Request Live on MTV from 2017 to 2018. She also helped produce content for MTV.

Liza was the first "digital star" to be interviewed for Vogue magazine's "73 Questions" web series. She interviewed celebrities at the 2018 and 2019 Met Galas for Vogue. She hosted the new version of the Nickelodeon game show Double Dare from June 2018 to December 2019. In 2020, Liza hosted the dance competition show Floored.

Liza's online ads for Beats Electronics were very popular. She also works with The Giving Keys. This is a jewelry company that helps people who are experiencing homelessness. She is also involved with "When We All Vote." This group helps more people vote. She also promotes the plant-based food company Beyond Meat.

Recognition and Awards

Teen Vogue named Liza Koshy one of "The 7 Female Comedians You Need to Know" in 2016. The Hollywood Reporter included her in its 2017 list of "15 Rising Crossover Stars." The Washington Post said she was one of the "funny women...at the top of their game today." They said she is a great role model for girls in comedy. She was also on the 2019 Forbes "30 Under 30" list for Hollywood & Entertainment.

John Jurgensen from The Wall Street Journal said that Liza's comedy is very funny and not mean. He said her videos are good for advertisers because people watch them many times. Alexis Gunderson of Paste magazine compared Liza to Lucille Ball. She called her a "physical comedy wunderkind" and a "tiny magnetic goofball."

Liza Koshy has won many awards for her work. She has won four Streamy Awards and four Teen Choice Awards. She also won a Kids' Choice Award.

Awards and Nominations

Images for kids

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  Liza Koshy in March 2020

See also

In Spanish: Liza Koshy para niños