Liza Koshy

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Actress • Host • Comedian • YouTuber

Birth Date: March 31, 1996

Age: 27 years old

Birth Place: Houston, Texas

Liza Koshy was a YouTube star and actress who was best known for hosting the reboot of MTV's "Total Request Live" (MTV, 1998-2008, 2017- ), which premiered on the network in October of 2017. Born in raised in Houston, Texas, Koshy's fun-loving demeanor and funny personality made her popular all throughout high school. In 2013 she started to utilize her talent for making people laugh by posting videos on the micro-vlogging site Vine. Koshy's comedy videos instantly made her a star, and within just a few years she had amassed millions of subscribers. In addition to Vine, Koshy also began posting her comedy videos on YouTube, and gained notoriety for reaching 10 million subscribers faster than any of her peers on the video-sharing site. By 2016 Koshy had also begun acting in films and TV shows. In addition to appearing as Violet Adams on the Hulu horror series "Freakish" (Hulu, 2016- ), she also landed a supporting role in Tyler Perry's comedy-horror film "Boo! A Madea Halloween" (2016). The following year, in 2017, Koshy also nabbed a recurring part on the YouTube Red series "Escape the Night" (YouTube Red, 2016- ). In addition to her screen-acting, Koshy continued to release funny videos on her YouTube channel, and as of September 2017 had amassed over 11 million subscribers and an astounding 1-billion plus views to her videos. With her career as a well-known millennial personality on the rise, Koshy broke out into the mainstream in October 2017 when she began hosting the rebooted version of MTV's "Total Request Live." Carson Daly last hosted the show, which featured the most popular music videos of the day, from 1998 to 2008.

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Voice
Arcee
Movie
2023

A Family Affair

Actor
Movie
2023

Players

Actor
Movie
2023

Quackers

Actor
Kitty the Cat
Movie
2023

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

Voice
Margo
Movie
2023

Little Dodo

Voice
Hatchy
Movie
2023

Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2023

Host
TV Show
2022

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2023

Guest
TV Show
2022

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2023

Host
TV Show
2022

The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday

Contestant
TV Show
2022

The Tiny Chef Show

Voice
Liza Koshy
TV Show
2022

Dancing With Myself

Self
TV Show
2022

Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2022

Host
TV Show
2021

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2022

Host
TV Show
2021

The Fourth Door

Actor
Party Goer #3
TV Show
2021

Chopped Next GenStream

Host
TV Show
2021

Punk'dStream

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TV Show
2021

The Drew Barrymore ShowStream

Guest
TV Show
2020

VOMO: Vote or Miss Out

Actor
TV Show
2020

Floored

Executive Producer
TV Show
2020

Floored

Host
TV Show
2020

Great Global Clean Up

Self
TV Show
2020

Work It

Actor
Jasmine Hale
Movie
2020

Sugar Rush ChristmasStream

Judge
TV Show
2019

The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream

Guest
TV Show
2019

Tamron Hall

Guest
TV Show
2019

GMA3: Strahan, Sara & Keke

Guest
TV Show
2019

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?Stream

Voice
TV Show
2019

All ThatStream

Guest Star
TV Show
2019

Double Dare at Super Bowl

Host
TV Show
2019

Liza on Demand

Actor
Liza
TV Show
2018

Double DareStream

Executive Producer
TV Show
2018

Double DareStream

Host
TV Show
2018

Derek Does Stuff With a Friend

Guest
TV Show
2018

Access

Guest
TV Show
2017

Access Live

Guest
TV Show
2017

Live with Kelly and Ryan

Guest
TV Show
2017

Live with Kelly and Ryan

Host
TV Show
2017

Crow: The Legend

Actor
Owl
Movie
2017

Jingle Ballin'

Actor
Liza
TV Show
2016

FreakishStream

Actor
Violet Adams
TV Show
2016

To Tell the TruthStream

Guest
TV Show
2016

Tyler Perry's Boo! A Madea Halloween

Actor
Aday
Movie
2016

FML

Actor
Princess Aubrey
Movie
2016

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

Guest
TV Show
2015

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

Guest
TV Show
2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream

Guest
TV Show
2014

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Guest
TV Show
2003

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