Over time, Koshy’s career has transformed into something bigger than having a YouTube platform.
All of this combined with herheadline-makingrelationship and subsequentheartbreaking breakupwith fellow YouTuberDavid Dobrikcatapulted her into the spotlight at lightning speed.
But make no mistake: Nothing was handed to Koshy on a silver platter.
The vlogger came from humble beginnings well before finding fame she was just your average teenager.
Coming from a biracial family actually helped Koshy coin her catchphrase.
Clearly, Koshy hasn’t forgotten her roots.
Still, Koshy still has plenty of Houston pride.
When chatting withAccessin July 2018, Koshy explained how strict her parents really were, particularly her father.
“But I had an iPad so I continued,” she added with a laugh.
However, that wasn’t the only thing they were strict about.
In the clip, the YouTuber was pictured with fake tattoos all over her body.
My parents are going to disown me," she joked when posting the video.
One of those questions was “Does Liza Koshy have siblings?”
and she spilled some major tea, revealing she’s actually the youngest of three children.
My mom made three brown girls and she’s a white woman herself, it’s pretty exciting.
True to form, she dropped a joke about her older siblings.
Liza Koshy’s parents were far from famous
Liza Koshy wasn’t born into stardom.
In fact, it was quite the opposite.
Koshy came from a modest family, with her parents working completely normal jobs.
According toKoshy, her parents have been married for over three decades.
“Why are my parents so adorable?
screams GOALS,” she captioned a sweetphoto of them.
With a super famous daughter, Koshy’s parents definitely get the chance to live it up these days.
When Liza went to the 2017 Super Bowl, she had her father at her side,J-14reported.
Meanwhile, she asked her mom to be her date to the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards.
Koshy continued to dance with the drill team throughout high school,Narcityreported.
In fact, she wound up being the team captain, according to the popular YouTube seriesDraw Their Life.
She loved to dance.
Also, she is an amazing dancer."
Koshy’s earliest dance training proved to be the ultimate example of foreshadowing.
Koshy shared a number of photos featuring the dress to herInstagramaccount and she lookedbeyondgorgeous.
The dark two-piece ensemble featured detailed embroidery across the shoulder and waistline.
Her date taped a sign across a stretch of highway,which read: “Liza prom?”
Koshy was, of course, touched by the gesture.
Not only did she say yes, but she dished about the promposal moment on Twitter.
“Baby just asked me to prom,” she gushed.
But when it came time to play the smart kid, she let out a burst of laughter.
As it turns out, Koshy didn’t belong to one clique in particular.
In March 2014, Koshy posted avideoto her Instagram taken during her school lunch period.
In the clip, she carried out a skit in an effort to bring awareness to bullying.
The skit appeared to be a hit with her classmates, who looked on and recorded her.
I believe every person has been a victim of bullying in one way or another."
“I need everyone to post an anti-bullying instagram post or Vine…,” she strongly urged.
The YouTuber gave a very honest answer to the question.
“I went to school for one year,” she said.
“I majored in nothing because I went for one year.
It was amazing, I don’t remember it,” she joked.
By 2015, though, she dropped out, the publication reported.
Why the sudden change of heart regarding her higher education?
According to the publication, that was the year Koshy moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career inentertainment.
Clearly, the bold move paid off!
According toMoney Inc., Koshy wasworth$4.4 million by 2018.
Even Koshy herself didn’t plan on becoming an internet mega-star.
I was creating videos for them," she explained.
“I had a really tiny circle with three friends and now it’s grown,” she admitted.
Koshy’s earliest videos were on the now-defunct social media online grid Vine and they were all self-shot.
According to her 2018 interview withForbes, she used nothing but her cell phone to launch her media career.
“Her parents weren’t always supportive of it which is how we related,” Koshy recalled.
“My parents weren’t actually supportive of me when I first started out being a creator.
So it was really cool to tell her hey, you’re going to be alright.”
However, she admitted they ultimately came around and are “proud” of their daughter.
As for Koshy, she was elated by her first movie role.
She gushed about the opportunity to break into the cinema world in an interview withLAEXTV.
Thestar-studded filmalso featured social media stars such as Lexy Panterra andBella Thorne.
Koshy could hardly contain her excitement about working with Perry on her first-ever role.
“My initial reactions after reading the script was justcrazy.
It was just absolutely nuts how hilarious his writing is,” she toldLAEXTV.
